A MODERN
BIOGRAPHY ARCHIVE
THE COLLECTION / BY AGEAGE 50

AT 50.At 50, these people

Turning 50 this year: born in ….
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year).

Not yet known5

  1. 11 yrs laterknown at 61 Jensen Huang2013 Oregon State Engineering Hall of Fame + 1 more
  2. 11 yrs laterknown at 61 Jeong Kwan2006 Korean Traditional Temple Food Research Association
  3. 4 yrs laterknown at 54 Na Moon-hee1991 Plays the mother in MBC’s Another’s Happiness
  4. 1 yr laterknown at 51 Kim Hae-sook2005 Plays a birth mother in KBS2’s My Rosy Life
  5. 1 yr laterknown at 51 V. Narry Kim2019 Selected for the 12th Asan Award in Medicine, basic medicine category

Already known95

  1. 1 yr beforeknown at 49 Baek Hee-na2021 Lindgren Award ceremony at the Swedish ambassador’s residence in Seoul
  2. 1 yr beforeknown at 49 Paik Jong-won2016 Special Award at the SBS Entertainment Awards
  3. 1 yr beforeknown at 49 Kim Do-yoon2025 Opens the Korean noodle brand Seoyeon + 2 more
  4. 1 yr beforeknown at 49 Kim Mi-ryeong2025 SBS Same Bed, Different Dreams 2, Lunar New Year special + 7 more
  5. 2 yrs beforeknown at 48 Minsuk Cho2016 Selected to design the French Embassy’s new construction and remodeling
  6. 4 yrs beforeknown at 46 Bora Chung2026 Finalist for the Locus Award in translated novels + 2 more
  7. 5 yrs beforeknown at 45 Lee Jung-eun2020 Ensemble award at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards + 1 more
  8. 6 yrs beforeknown at 44 Bryan Cranston2006 Malcolm in the Middle ends its run
  9. 6 yrs beforeknown at 44 Lee Sung-min2018 First Cannes Film Festival red carpet + 1 more
  10. 7 yrs beforeknown at 43 Lee Chang-dong2004 Leaves the post of Minister of Culture and Tourism
  11. 8 yrs beforeknown at 42 Ricky Gervais2011 Hosts the Golden Globes a second time
  12. 8 yrs beforeknown at 42 Choi Hyun-seok2022 K-food cooking show at the K-Brand Expo in New York
  13. 9 yrs beforeknown at 41 Martha Stewart1991 Time Inc. begins publishing Martha Stewart Living
  14. 9 yrs beforeknown at 41 José Mourinho2013 Real Madrid announce his departure + 1 more
  15. 9 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ma Dong-seok2021 Registers his marriage with Ye Jung-hwa + 1 more
  16. 10 yrs beforeknown at 40 Hwang Dong-hyuk2021 Netflix’s Squid Game is released + 1 more
  17. 10 yrs beforeknown at 40 Yeom Hye-ran2026 Mad Dance Office opens; plays Guk-hee + 2 more
  18. 10 yrs beforeknown at 40 Park Sung-woong2023 Netflix’s Bloodhounds released, as Kim Myung-gil + 1 more
  19. 10 yrs beforeknown at 40 Son Hyun-joo2015 Film The Chronicles of Evil opens
  20. 11 yrs beforeknown at 39 Pedro Pascal2025 Second Emmy nomination for The Last of Us + 1 more
  21. 11 yrs beforeknown at 39 Bernard Arnault1999 Group Arnault invests $30 million in NetFlix.com + 1 more
  22. 11 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jürgen Klopp2017 Liverpool secure a Champions League place
  23. 11 yrs beforeknown at 39 Do Ho Suh2012 Home within Home at Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art + 1 more
  24. 11 yrs beforeknown at 39 Kim Eun-hee2022 SBS’s Revenant casting confirmed
  25. 11 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jung Ho-young2026 Top 4 in Culinary Class Wars 2 + 2 more
  26. 12 yrs beforeknown at 38 Jennifer Coolidge2011 Joins 2 Broke Girls
  27. 12 yrs beforeknown at 38 Kim Yoon-seok2018 Best Actor in film at the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards + 2 more
  28. 12 yrs beforeknown at 38 Park Hae-joon2026 Humint opens, as Hwang Chi-seong + 2 more
  29. 12 yrs beforeknown at 38 Haegue Yang2021 First showing of the new work Mesmerizing Mesh at Kukje Gallery
  30. 13 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Chan-wook2013 Stoker released in Korea
  31. 13 yrs beforeknown at 37 Jung Jong-yeon2026 Cast of The Devil’s Plan 3 reported
  32. 13 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Hee-soon2020 Appears on tvN’s Summer Vacation
  33. 14 yrs beforeknown at 36 Viola Davis2015 Wins an Emmy Award
  34. 14 yrs beforeknown at 36 Raymon Kim2025 Head judge of the 2025 Camping Cooking Festival + 1 more
  35. 15 yrs beforeknown at 35 Harrison Ford1992 Jack Ryan in Patriot Games
  36. 15 yrs beforeknown at 35 Jeff Bezos2014 Amazon introduces the Fire phone
  37. 15 yrs beforeknown at 35 Yoo Hae-jin2020 Returns to tvN’s Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village
  38. 15 yrs beforeknown at 35 Hwang Jung-min2020 Deliver Us from Evil released
  39. 16 yrs beforeknown at 34 Bong Joon Ho2019 Parasite wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes + 1 more
  40. 16 yrs beforeknown at 34 Yang Yong-eun2022 Announces his move to the PGA Tour Champions
  41. 16 yrs beforeknown at 34 Kim Kwang-kyu2017 Film The Sheriff in Town opens
  42. 17 yrs beforeknown at 33 Yoshihiro Akiyama2025 SBS’s Hantang Project – My Turn premieres + 1 more
  43. 17 yrs beforeknown at 33 Sul Kyung-gu2017 The Merciless screened at the Cannes Film Festival + 1 more
  44. 17 yrs beforeknown at 33 Lee Bul2014 Noon Award at the Gwangju Biennale, mid-career artist prize + 1 more
  45. 17 yrs beforeknown at 33 Pyun Hye-young2022 Kim Seung-ok Literary Award grand prize, “Podobat Myoji” (Vineyard Cemetery)
  46. 18 yrs beforeknown at 32 Hugh Jackman2018 Golden Globe nomination for The Greatest Showman + 1 more
  47. 18 yrs beforeknown at 32 K. J. Choi2020 Debuts on the PGA Tour Champions
  48. 18 yrs beforeknown at 32 Lee Seo-jin2021 tvN’s Youn’s Stay premieres
  49. 18 yrs beforeknown at 32 Im Ha-ryong2002 Stage play Welcome to Dongmakgol
  50. 19 yrs beforeknown at 31 Hwang Sok-yong1993 Arrested on his return
  51. 19 yrs beforeknown at 31 Na Yeong-seok2026 tvN’s Youth Over Flowers: Limited Edition first airs + 5 more
  52. 19 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Eun-sook2023 The Glory part 2 released; No. 1 on Netflix worldwide + 1 more
  53. 19 yrs beforeknown at 31 Lee Soo-geun2025 Netflix’s Three Idiots in Kenya released
  54. 19 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Tae-ho2025 First broadcast of MBC’s Good Day + 1 more
  55. 20 yrs beforeknown at 30 Sia2025 Saturday Church is set for a world premiere + 1 more
  56. 20 yrs beforeknown at 30 Song Kang-ho2017 A Taxi Driver opens + 1 more
  57. 20 yrs beforeknown at 30 Shin Kyung-sook2013 Short book Stories I Wish to Tell the Moon
  58. 20 yrs beforeknown at 30 Noh Hee-kyung2016 tvN’s Dear My Friends first airs
  59. 21 yrs beforeknown at 29 Woo Young-mi2009 Sets up a design studio in Paris and expands to Japan
  60. 22 yrs beforeknown at 28 Shah Rukh Khan2015 Receives an honorary doctorate from Edinburgh
  61. 22 yrs beforeknown at 28 Yoo Jae-suk2022 First episode of the web talk show Pinggyego + 1 more
  62. 22 yrs beforeknown at 28 Moon So-ri2024 Special appearance in tvN’s Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born + 1 more
  63. 22 yrs beforeknown at 28 Choi Min-sik2012 Choi Ik-hyeon in Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time, his third Blue Dragon best actor award
  64. 22 yrs beforeknown at 28 Cha Seung-won2020 tvN’s Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village 5 premieres
  65. 23 yrs beforeknown at 27 Kim Sook2025 Netflix’s Screwballs released + 1 more
  66. 23 yrs beforeknown at 27 Yoon Do-hyun2022 Official cheer song for the Qatar World Cup, “Deo Tteugeopge, Hanguk” (“Hotter, Korea”)
  67. 23 yrs beforeknown at 27 Yoo Chang-hyuk2016 Wins the Electroland Cup “Legends of Korean Baduk” + 1 more
  68. 24 yrs beforeknown at 26 Sumi Jo2012 Turns 50 in Canberra, Australia
  69. 24 yrs beforeknown at 26 Jang Jin2021 Appears in SBS’s While You’re Having a Hard Time
  70. 24 yrs beforeknown at 26 Lee Bong-ju2020 Pain of unknown cause
  71. 25 yrs beforeknown at 25 Keanu Reeves2014 John Wick
  72. 26 yrs beforeknown at 24 Youn Yuh-jung1997 Appears in MBC’s The Reason I Live
  73. 26 yrs beforeknown at 24 Jeon Do-yeon2023 tvN’s Crash Course in Romance first airs + 1 more
  74. 26 yrs beforeknown at 24 Hong Soo-hwan2000 Starts lecturing on “sajeon ogi”
  75. 26 yrs beforeknown at 24 Yoo Sang-chul2021 Dies after a fight with pancreatic cancer
  76. 27 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jung-jae2022 Hunt screens for the first time in the Midnight Screenings at the 75th Cannes Film Festival + 2 more
  77. 27 yrs beforeknown at 23 Yoo Ji-tae2026 Film The King’s Warden opens
  78. 28 yrs beforeknown at 22 Hwang Young-cho2020 100 million won for overcoming COVID-19 + 1 more
  79. 28 yrs beforeknown at 22 Ahn Jung-hwan2026 Appears on tvN You Quiz on the Block + 5 more
  80. 28 yrs beforeknown at 22 Sim Kwon-ho2022 Appears on TV Chosun’s Star Documentary My Way + 1 more
  81. 28 yrs beforeknown at 22 Dae-sung Koo2019 Pitches against Brisbane as manager and player
  82. 29 yrs beforeknown at 21 Lee Hyun-do2022 D.O.P.E. fifth single, “Dokkaebi”
  83. 29 yrs beforeknown at 21 Yoon Jong-shin2019 Plans the Netflix original series Persona + 2 more
  84. 29 yrs beforeknown at 21 Lee Seung-yuop2026 Practice game against his old team Samsung as a Yomiuri coach
  85. 29 yrs beforeknown at 21 Park Joo-bong2014 Japan men’s team wins the Thomas Cup
  86. 29 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Mi-sook2009 SBS’s Brilliant Legacy ends + 1 more
  87. 30 yrs beforeknown at 20 Hwang Sun-hong2018 Resigns as FC Seoul manager
  88. 30 yrs beforeknown at 20 Song Seung-heon2026 Film The Gardeners finishes shooting
  89. 30 yrs beforeknown at 20 Yoo Nam-kyu2018 Present when Busan is chosen to host the 2020 World Championships
  90. 31 yrs beforeknown at 19 Cha Bum-kun2003 Named Suwon Samsung manager
  91. 31 yrs beforeknown at 19 Yum Jung-ah2022 JTBC Cleaning Up premieres + 3 more
  92. 32 yrs beforeknown at 18 Kang Sue-jin2017 Reappointed artistic director of the Korean National Ballet + 1 more
  93. 32 yrs beforeknown at 18 Chun Lee-kyung2026 Choi Min-jeong ties the record of four Winter Olympic golds
  94. 33 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hye-soo2020 First broadcast of SBS’s Hyena
  95. 33 yrs beforeknown at 17 Lee Chang-ho2025 Special game against Cho Hun-hyun in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang + 1 more
60 more with nothing recorded that year＋

Michelle Yeoh · Tim Cook · Ina Garten · Andrea Bocelli · Judy Sheindlin · Christoph Waltz · Mark Cuban · Han Kang · Chan Ho Park · Myung-whun Chung · Kyung Wha Chung · Lee Ufan · Na Hong-jin · Edward Lee · Ryu Seung-ryong · Kim Young-ok · Go Doo-shim · Kim Hee-ae · Yeo Kyung-lae · Hu Duk-juk · Sunjae · Kang Ae-shim · Uhm Jung-hwa · Hong Myung-bo · Cho Hee-sook · Hyun Jung-hwa · Go Hyun-jung · Jang Dong-gun · Huh Jung-moo · Kim Hyesoon · Park Seo-bo · Choi Ji-woo · Kim Yon-ja · Kang Soo-yeon · Ha-Joon Chang · Park Hyo-nam · Ha Hyung-joo · Chang Jung-koo · Kim Tschang-yeul · Im Kwon-taek · Park Hang-seo · Cho Hun-hyun · Pomnyun · Cho Chikun · J.Y. Park · Lee Jong-beom · Sun Dong-yol · Ahn You-seong · Kang Seok-woo · Kim Sung-ryung · Jung Jae-young · Kim Soo-yong · Yuh Myung-woo · Chon Kye-young · Lee Sang-hoon · Lee Mi-young · Kim Jae-yup · Choi Dong-won · Yang Young-ja · Kim Kap-soo

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