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3434 famous people named Kim found on Wikipedia.
179527 female, 34880 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
4080-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
34-th in year 1960
Used in: Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Vietnamese
Kim is a male or female given name. It is also used as a diminutive or nickname for names such as Kimberly, Kimberley, Kimball, Kimiko, or Joakim.
A notable use of the name was the fictional street urchin Kimball O'Hara in Rudyard Kipling's book Kim, published in 1901.
The name is also found in the opening of Edna Ferber's 1926 novel Show Boat. Magnolia, the female protagonist, names her baby daughter Kim; the name was inspired by the convergence of the three states - Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri - where the child was born.
In the period between the 1900's and the 1960's, the name Kim was mainly given to boys, despite the use of this name for both male and female characters in popular literature and, later, movies of the time.
In Scandinavia Kim can be a diminutive/nickname for Joakim/Joachim, but more often a male name in its own right.
In Russia Ким (Kim) is also a diminutive/nickname of Ioakim (Russian: Иоаким) after Joachim. In the early Soviet era, it was also explained as the acronym for Коммунистический Интернационал Молодёжи (Young Communist International).
One of three most common family name in Korea. Short form of Kimberely: from the wood of the royal forest.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Kardashian | 1980 | American television personality |
| 2 | Kim Jong-un | 1984 | 3rd Supreme Leader of North Korea |
| 3 | Kim Basinger | 1953 | Model and actress from the United States |
| 4 | Kim Jong-il | 1941 | General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea |
| 5 | Kim Zolciak | 1978 | American television personality |
| 6 | Kim Il-sung | 1912 | President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| 7 | Lil' Kim | 1975 | Rapper, actress, model |
| 8 | Kim Soo-hyun | 1988 | South Korean actor (born 1988) |
| 9 | Kim Woo-bin | 1989 | South Korean model, actor |
| 10 | Kim Cattrall | 1956 | English born actress |
| 11 | Kim So-hyeon | 1999 | South Korean actress |
| 12 | Kim Jong-nam | 1971 | North Korean politician |
| 13 | Kim Richards | 1964 | American actress |
| 14 | Kim Tae-hee | 1980 | South Korean actress |
| 15 | Kim Hyeon-jung | 1986 | South Korean singer and actor |
| 16 | Kim Tae-yeon | 1989 | South Korean singer |
| 17 | Kim Dickens | 1965 | American actress |
| 18 | Kim Go-eun | 1991 | South Korean actress |
| 19 | Kim Fields | 1969 | Actress, singer, director |
| 20 | Kim Yu-jeong | 1999 | South Korean actress |
| 21 | Kim Ji-won | 1992 | South Korean actress |
| 22 | Kim Novak | 1933 | American actress |
| 23 | Kim Coates | 1958 | Canadian actor |
| 24 | Daniel Dae Kim | 1968 | South Korean-American actor |
| 25 | Gail Kim | 1977 | Canadian professional wrestler, model, and actress |
| 26 | Kim Rae-won | 1981 | South Korean actor |
| 27 | Kim Dotcom | 1974 | German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur |
| 28 | Kim Bum | 1989 | South Korean actor |
| 29 | Kim Philby | 1912 | British spy and KGB double agent for the Soviet Union |
| 30 | Kim Peek | 1951 | American savant |
| 31 | Kim Jong-kook | 1976 | South Korean singer and television personality |
| 32 | Kim So-eun | 1989 | South Korean actress |
| 33 | Kim Sae-ron | 2000 | South Korean actress |
| 34 | Kim Darby | 1947 | American actress |
| 35 | Kim Clijsters | 1983 | Belgian tennis player |
| 36 | Kim Wilde | 1960 | English pop singer |
| 37 | Kim Young-kwang | 1987 | South Korean actor and model |
| 38 | Kim Delaney | 1961 | American actress |
| 39 | Kim Chiu | 1990 | Filipino actress from China |
| 40 | Kim Campbell | 1947 | 19th Prime Minister of Canada |
| 41 | Kim Raver | 1969 | American actress |
| 42 | Kim So-yeon | 1980 | South Korean actress |
| 43 | Kim Wayans | 1961 | US-American actress |
| 44 | Claudia Kim | 1985 | South Korean actress |
| 45 | Kim Jong-chul | 1981 | Son of Kim Jong-il |
| 46 | Kim Gordon | 1953 | American musician |
| 47 | Kim Jonghyun | 1990 | South Korean singer and dancer |
| 48 | Dong Hyun Kim | 1981 | South Korean mixed martial artist |
| 49 | Yunjin Kim | 1973 | South Korean-American actress |
| 50 | Kim Hyo-yeon | 1989 | South Korean singer, dancer |
| 51 | Kim Deal | 1961 | Alternative rock musician |
| 52 | Kim McGuire | 1969 | American actor and lawyer |
| 53 | Kim Yo-jong | 1987 | North Korean politician |
| 54 | Kim Seolhyun | 1995 | Korean singer and actress member of girl group AOA |
| 55 | Kim Sharma | 1980 | Indian actress |
| 56 | Kim Hee-sun | 1977 | South Korean actress |
| 57 | Kim Carnes | 1945 | American singer-songwriter |
| 58 | Jim Yong Kim | 1959 | Korean-American physician and anthropologist, 12th President of the World Bank |
| 59 | Kim Woodburn | 1942 | Television presenter |
| 60 | Kim Ha-neul | 1978 | South Korean actress |
| 61 | Kim Hee-chul | 1983 | South Korean singer, actor, Model, song writer,snsd's taeyeon's best friend, television host, radio host, MC, presenter |
| 62 | Kim Rhodes | 1969 | Actress |
| 63 | Kim Ung-yong | 1963 | South Korean engineer and former child prodigy |
| 64 | Kim Hunter | 1922 | Actress |
| 65 | Kim Min-seok | 1990 | |
| 66 | Kim Min-hee | 1982 | South Korean actress |
| 67 | Kim Jae-joong | 1986 | South Korean singer and actor |
| 68 | Kim A-jung | 1982 | South Korean actress, model and singer |
| 69 | Kim Thayil | 1960 | American musician |
| 70 | Kim Sung-kyu | 1989 | South Korean singer |
| 71 | Kim Yong-nam | 1928 | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly |
| 72 | Kim Burrell | 1972 | American musician |
| 73 | Kim Joo-hyuk | 1972 | South Korean actor |
| 74 | Kim Eun-sook | 1973 | South Korean screenwriter |
| 75 | Kim Hye-su | 1970 | South Korean actress |
| 76 | Kim Jun | 1984 | Singer |
| 77 | Kim Manners | 1951 | American television director and producer |
| 78 | Kim Hyeon-ju | 1977 | South Korean actress |
| 79 | Kim Fowley | 1939 | American musician |
| 80 | Ricky Lee Neely | 1981 | Korean-American model and actor |
| 81 | Kim Ji-su | 1972 | South Korean actress |
| 82 | Kim Källström | 1982 | Swedish footballer |
| 83 | Roy Kim | 1993 | Singer |
| 84 | Kim Fisher | 1969 | German television presenter |
| 85 | Kim Sa-rang | 1978 | South Korean actress, model |
| 86 | Randall Duk Kim | 1943 | Korean-American actor |
| 87 | Kim Ryeowook | 1987 | South Korean singer, actor, musical actor |
| 88 | Kim Sun-a | 1975 | South Korean actress |
| 89 | Kim Dae-jung | 1925 | South Korean politician |
| 90 | Kim Min-jae | 1996 | South Korean actor and rapper |
| 91 | Kim Jeong-hoon | 1980 | South Korean singer and actor |
| 92 | Kim Hartman | 1952 | British actress |
| 93 | Kim Young-sam | 1927 | South Korean politician |
| 94 | Kim Min-jeong | 1982 | South Korean actress |
| 95 | Kim Han-sol | 1995 | Korean politician |
| 96 | Kim Hui-ae | 1967 | South Korean actress |
| 97 | Kim Ji-hun | 1981 | South Korean actor born 1981 |
| 98 | Kim Jae-kyung | 1988 | South Korean idol |
| 99 | Kim Jaewon | 1981 | South Korean actor and model |
| 100 | Kim Su-an | 2006 | South Korean actress |
| 101 | Kim Ji-seok | 1981 | South Korean actor |
| 102 | Kim Junsu | 1986 | South Korean singer from band JYJ |
| 103 | Kim Stanley Robinson | 1952 | American science fiction writer |
| 104 | Kim Sul-song | 1974 | Daughter of Kim Jong-il |
| 105 | Kim Tae-ri | 1990 | South Korean actress |
| 106 | Kim Jae-wook | 1983 | South Korean model and actor |
| 107 | Kim Gloss | 1992 | German singer |
| 108 | Kim Joon-ho | 1975 | South Korean singer |
| 109 | Kim Min-jong | 1971 | South Korean actor and singer |
| 110 | Kim Zmeskal | 1976 | American gymnast |
| 111 | Kim Director | 1977 | American actress |
| 112 | Kim Walker | 1968 | Actress |
| 113 | Kim Bodnia | 1965 | Danish actor |
| 114 | Kim Ki-duk | 1960 | South Korean film director, screenwriter and film producer |
| 115 | Eli Kim | 1991 | Korean musician |
| 116 | Kim Su-ro | 1970 | South Korean actor |
| 117 | Kim Tae Woo | 1981 | South Korean musician |
| 118 | Kim Domingo | 1995 | Filipina actress and model |
| 119 | Kim Jong-min | 1979 | South Korean singer |
| 120 | Kim Dong-jun | 1992 | Singer |
| 121 | Katie Kim | 1993 | Singer |
| 122 | Kim Hyung-jun | 1987 | South Korean entertainer, rapper and actor |
| 123 | Kim Sung-ryung | 1967 | South Korean actress |
| 124 | Kim Frank | 1982 | German actor and author |
| 125 | Kim Hill | 1972 | American singer |
| 126 | Kim Kyong-hui | 1946 | Daughter of Kim Il-sung |
| 127 | Sam Kim | 1998 | Singer, guitarist |
| 128 | Kim Nam-gil | 1981 | South Korean actor |
| 129 | Kim Kang-woo | 1978 | South Korean actor |
| 130 | Kim Guadagno | 1959 | First Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey |
| 131 | Kim Mulkey | 1962 | Basketball player and coach |
| 132 | Kim Chung-ha | 1996 | South Korean singer |
| 133 | Kim Walker-Smith | 1981 | Singer |
| 134 | Kimberly Matula | 1988 | American actress |
| 135 | Kim Mitchell | 1952 | Canadian musician and once member of Max Webster |
| 136 | Kim Bauer | 1987 | Character from the television series 24 |
| 137 | Kim Seul-gi | 1991 | South Korean actress |
| 138 | Kim Sung-kyun | 1980 | South Korean actor |
| 139 | Kim Kwang-kyu | 1967 | South Korean actor |
| 140 | Kim Chapiron | 1980 | French film director and screenwriter |
| 141 | John Kim | 1995 | Australian actor |
| 142 | Kim Min-seo | 1984 | South Korean actress |
| 143 | Kim Pegula | 1969 | American businesswoman |
| 144 | Kim Ui-seong | 1965 | South Korean film actor |
| 145 | Kim Zimmer | 1955 | American actress |
| 146 | Anthony Kim | 1985 | Professional golfer |
| 147 | Kim Holland | 1969 | Dutch pornographic actress and producer |
| 148 | Kim Jung-eun | 1976 | South Korean actress |
| 149 | Andy Kim | 1946 | Singer |
| 150 | Kim Dong-wan | 1979 | South Korean singer and actor |
| 151 | Kim Yoo-ri | 1984 | South Korean actress |
| 152 | Nellie Kim | 1957 | Soviet gymnast |
| 153 | Kim Jae-gyu | 1926 | South Korean military officer |
| 154 | Kim Se-jeong | 1996 | South Korean singer, member of the band gugudan |
| 155 | Kim Kibum | 1987 | South Korean musician and actor |
| 156 | Kim Myeong-min | 1972 | South Korean actor |
| 157 | Kim Hawthorne | American actress | |
| 158 | Kim Coles | 1962 | American actor and comedian |
| 159 | Kim Hee-jung | 1992 | South Korean actress (born 1992) |
| 160 | Kim Greist | 1958 | American actress |
| 161 | Kim Hasper | 1975 | German voice actor |
| 162 | Kim Stanley | 1925 | American actress |
| 163 | Kim Hamilton | 1932 | American actress |
| 164 | Kim Mu-yeol | 1982 | Actor |
| 165 | Kim Byung-man | 1975 | South Korean Comedian |
| 166 | Kim Jong-suk | 1917 | Korean communist activist |
| 167 | Kim Bum-soo | 1979 | South Korean singer |
| 168 | Kim Dong-wook | 1983 | South Korean actor |
| 169 | Kim Yong-jun | 1984 | |
| 170 | Kim Duk-koo | 1959 | South Korean boxer |
| 171 | Lim Kim | 1994 | South Korean singer |
| 172 | Kim Shattuck | 1963 | American bassist |
| 173 | Kim Young-ae | 1951 | South Korean actress |
| 174 | Kim Hyo-jin | 1984 | South Korean actress |
| 175 | Daul Kim | 1989 | South Korean model |
| 176 | Kim Dong Chul | 1953 | |
| 177 | Kim Ji-woon | 1964 | South Korean film director and screenwriter |
| 178 | Kim In-gwon | 1978 | South Korean actor |
| 179 | Kim Hae-suk | 1955 | South Korean actress |
| 180 | Kim Rhode | 1979 | Sport shooter |
| 181 | Kim Yeon-Koung | 1988 | South Korean female professional volleyball player |
| 182 | Kim Samuel | 2002 | Singer based in South Korean |
| 183 | Kim Sung-min | 1973 | South Korean actor (1973–2016) |
| 184 | Kim Gyu-ri | 1979 | South Korean actress, born in August 1979 |
| 185 | Kim Tae-hun | 1975 | South Korean actor |
| 186 | Kim Petras | 1992 | German female vocalist |
| 187 | Kim Seong-su | 1975 | South Korean actor and television host |
| 188 | Kim Seung-woo | 1969 | South Korean actor |
| 189 | Kim Beazley | 1948 | Former Australian politician and academic and a current diplomat, born 1948. |
| 190 | Kim Young-sook | 1947 | Wife of Kim Jong-il, ruler of North Korea |
| 191 | Kim Mi-kyung | 1963 | South Korean actress |
| 192 | Kim Ok-bin | 1987 | South Korean actress |
| 193 | Kim Yoon-hye | 1991 | Actress |
| 194 | Kim Jones | 1969 | American sports announcer |
| 195 | Kim So Hye | 1999 | |
| 196 | Kim Sang-joong | 1965 | South Korean actor |
| 197 | Kim Ok | 1964 | Kim Jong-Il's personal secretary |
| 198 | Kim Min-jun | 1976 | South Korean actor |
| 199 | Kim Reynolds | 1959 | American politician |
| 200 | Kim Hyde |