Kwang-su (name)

Kwang-su, also spelled Kwang-soo or Gwang-su, is a Korean given name.

According to South Korean government data, Kwang-su was the ninth-most popular name for newborn boys in 1945.

People

People with this name include:

Film and music

• Park Kwang-su (born 1955), South Korean film director
• Kim Jho Kwang-soo (born 1965), also known as Peter Kim, South Korean film director
• Lee Kwang-soo (born 1985), South Korean actor

Sportspeople

• Kim Kwang-soo (volleyball), South Korean volleyball player, represented South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics
• Jeong Gwang-su (born 1968), South Korean rower
• Oh Kwang-soo (born 1965), South Korean boxer
• Back Kwang-soo (born 1978), South Korean rugby union footballer
• Cha Kwang-su (born 1979), North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler

Writers

• Sin Kwangsu (1712–1775), late Joseon Dynasty poet
• Yi Gwangsu (1892–1950), Korean writer and independence activist
• Ma Kwang-soo (1951–2017) South Korean educator and novelist

Other

• Sin Gwang-su (spy) (born 1929), North Korean operative involved in abductions of Japanese citizens
• Kim Kwang-soo (born 1954), South Korean biologist
• Kwang Soo Kim (born 1960), South Korean chemist

See also

• List of Korean given names

References