ACTOR
Lee Byung-hun
1970 - Today

Lee Byung-hun
Lee Byung-hun (Korean: 이병헌; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He has received acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably Joint Security Area (2000); A Bittersweet Life (2005); The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008); I Saw the Devil (2010); Masquerade (2012); and the television series All In (2003), Iris (2009), Mr. Sunshine (2018), and Squid Game (2021-2025). His other notable South Korean films include Inside Men (2015), Master (2016), Ashfall (2019), and The Man Standing Next (2020). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Byung-hun is the 679th most popular actor (up from 1,212th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 92nd in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Lee Byung-hun ranks 679 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert Walker, John Heard, Jean Rochefort, Michelle Phillips, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Sam Elliott. After him are Robert Englund, Margot Robbie, Cantinflas, Totò, Lucia Bosè, and Mae West.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Walker
1918 - 1951
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 673
John Heard
1946 - 2017
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 674
Jean Rochefort
1930 - 2017
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 675
Michelle Phillips
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 676
Hiroyuki Sanada
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 677
Sam Elliott
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 678
Lee Byung-hun
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 679
Robert Englund
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 680
Margot Robbie
1990 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 681
Cantinflas
1911 - 1993
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 682
Totò
1898 - 1967
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 683
Lucia Bosè
1931 - 2020
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 684
Mae West
1893 - 1980
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 685
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, Lee Byung-hun ranks 18. Before him are Andre Agassi, Tina Fey, Jennifer Connelly, Edwin van der Sar, MacKenzie Scott, and Banksy. After him are Uma Thurman, Naomi Campbell, Gianni Infantino, David James, Rachel Weisz, and Ekrem İmamoğlu.
Others Born in 1970
Go to all RankingsAndre Agassi
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 12
Tina Fey
COMEDIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 13
Jennifer Connelly
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 14
Edwin van der Sar
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 15
MacKenzie Scott
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 16
Banksy
ARTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 17
Lee Byung-hun
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 18
Uma Thurman
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 19
Naomi Campbell
MODEL
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 20
Gianni Infantino
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 21
David James
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 22
Rachel Weisz
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 23
Ekrem İmamoğlu
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 24
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Lee Byung-hun ranks 65 out of 1,128. Before him are Gim Yu-sin (595), Queen Inhyeon (1667), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Ki-duk (1960), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), and Munmu of Silla (626). After him are Nam June Paik (1932), Lee Jae-myung (1964), Yi Hwang (1501), Queen Munjeong (1501), Son Heung-min (1992), and Queen Cheorin (1837).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsGim Yu-sin
POLITICIAN
595 - 673
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 59
Queen Inhyeon
COMPANION
1667 - 1701
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 60
Heungseon Daewongun
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1898
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 61
Kim Ki-duk
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - 2020
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 62
Charles J. Pedersen
CHEMIST
1904 - 1989
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 63
Munmu of Silla
POLITICIAN
626 - 681
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 64
Lee Byung-hun
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 65
Nam June Paik
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 66
Lee Jae-myung
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 67
Yi Hwang
PHILOSOPHER
1501 - 1570
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 68
Queen Munjeong
POLITICIAN
1501 - 1565
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 69
Son Heung-min
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 70
Queen Cheorin
COMPANION
1837 - 1878
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 71
Among ACTORS In South Korea
Among actors born in South Korea, Lee Byung-hun ranks 1. After him are Lee Jung-jae (1972), Ma Dong-seok (1971), Lee Min-ho (1987), Kim Hye-ja (1941), T.O.P (1987), Song Joong-ki (1985), Song Hye-rim (1937), Gong Yoo (1979), Kim Soo-hyun (1988), Lee Sun-kyun (1975), and Soon-Tek Oh (1932).
Lee Byung-hun
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 1
Lee Jung-jae
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 2
Ma Dong-seok
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 3
Lee Min-ho
1987 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 4
Kim Hye-ja
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 5
T.O.P
1987 - Present
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 6
Song Joong-ki
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 7
Song Hye-rim
1937 - 2002
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 8
Gong Yoo
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 9
Kim Soo-hyun
1988 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 10
Lee Sun-kyun
1975 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 11
Soon-Tek Oh
1932 - 2018
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 12