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Song Hye-kyo

1981 - Today

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Song Hye-kyo (Korean: 송혜교; born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She gained international popularity through her leading roles in the television dramas Autumn in My Heart (2000), All In (2003), Full House (2004), That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013), Descendants of the Sun (2016), Encounter (2018–2019), and The Glory (2022–2023). Her film work includes Hwang Jin Yi (2007), The Grandmaster (2013), My Brilliant Life (2014), and Dark Nuns (2025). In 2017, Song ranked 7th in Forbes magazine's Korea Power Celebrity 40 list, and 6th in 2018. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Song Hye-kyo is the 2,055th most popular actor (up from 2,543rd in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 155th in 2019) and the 15th most popular South Korean Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Song Hye-kyo ranks 2,055 out of 13,578. Before her are Earl Cameron, Geraldine Farrar, Venantino Venantini, James Tien, Charlie Ruggles, and Mary-Louise Parker. After her are Kemal Sunal, Harris Yulin, Lauren Graham, Peter Mensah, Frank Welker, and Daliah Lavi.

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Among people born in 1981, Song Hye-kyo ranks 41. Before her are Elijah Wood, Anna Kournikova, Nemanja Vidić, Javier Saviola, Jared Kushner, and Kim Jong-chul. After her are Shahid Kapoor, Milan Baroš, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Peter Crouch, Daniel Bryan, and Belladonna.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Song Hye-kyo ranks 139 out of 1,128. Before her are HoYeon Jung (1994), Suga (1993), Hyun Bin (1982), Yun Hyu (1617), Beopheung of Silla (500), and Kim Seok-jin (1992). After her are Myung-whun Chung (1953), Kim Hae-sook (1955), Lee Young-ae (1971), J-Hope (1994), IU (1993), and Ye Wanyong (1858).

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Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Song Hye-kyo ranks 15. Before her are Gong Yoo (1979), Kim Soo-hyun (1988), Lee Sun-kyun (1975), Soon-Tek Oh (1932), HoYeon Jung (1994), and Hyun Bin (1982). After her are Kim Hae-sook (1955), Lee Young-ae (1971), Song Kang-ho (1967), Lee Joon-gi (1982), Choi Eun-hee (1926), and Son Ye-jin (1982).

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