A MODERN
BIOGRAPHY ARCHIVE
THE COLLECTION / BY AGEAGE 52

AT 52.At 52, these people

Turning 52 this year: born in ….
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year).

Became known at this age2

  1. 52this year Edward Lee2024 Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars is released + 2 more
  2. 52this year Ahn You-seong2024 Appears on Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars + 1 more

Not yet known3

  1. 8 yrs laterknown at 60 Cho Hee-sook2010 Meeting of cooks with First Lady Kim Yoon-ok
  2. 7 yrs laterknown at 59 Park Hang-seo2011 Manager of Sangju Sangmu
  3. 2 yrs laterknown at 54 Ina Garten2000 Food Network show shelved

Already known77

  1. 1 yr beforeknown at 51 Kim Hae-sook2007 Plays Ahn Yang-sun in SBS’s First Wives’ Club
  2. 1 yr beforeknown at 51 V. Narry Kim2021 Foreign member of the Royal Society, the first Korean
  3. 3 yrs beforeknown at 49 Baek Hee-na2023 First solo exhibition at the Seoul Arts Center + 1 more
  4. 3 yrs beforeknown at 49 Paik Jong-won2018 SBS’s Baek Jong-won’s Alley Restaurant begins
  5. 4 yrs beforeknown at 48 Minsuk Cho2018 Korean Institute of Architects Award for Harmony Hall at Daejeon University + 1 more
  6. 6 yrs beforeknown at 46 Han Kang2022 13th Kim Man-jung Literary Prize, grand prize + 1 more
  7. 7 yrs beforeknown at 45 Lee Jung-eun2022 tvN’s Our Blues premieres, Jeong Eun-hui + 1 more
  8. 8 yrs beforeknown at 44 Bryan Cranston2008 Breaking Bad premieres on AMC + 1 more
  9. 8 yrs beforeknown at 44 Lee Sung-min2020 The film The Man Standing Next
  10. 9 yrs beforeknown at 43 Lee Chang-dong2006 Korean title of Secret Sunshine set as Milyang
  11. 10 yrs beforeknown at 42 Ricky Gervais2013 Derek set for Netflix
  12. 10 yrs beforeknown at 42 Choi Hyun-seok2024 Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars released, with him as a White Spoon + 1 more
  13. 11 yrs beforeknown at 41 Martha Stewart1993 Martha Stewart Living premieres as a syndicated show
  14. 11 yrs beforeknown at 41 José Mourinho2015 League Cup with Chelsea + 2 more
  15. 11 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ma Dong-seok2023 The Roundup: No Way Out passes 10 million admissions
  16. 11 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ryu Seung-ryong2022 Life Is Beautiful released
  17. 12 yrs beforeknown at 40 Hwang Dong-hyuk2023 Squid Game Season 2 set is opened to the press
  18. 12 yrs beforeknown at 40 Park Sung-woong2025 First broadcast of MBC’s A Head Coach’s Turnover, as Maeng Gong + 1 more
  19. 12 yrs beforeknown at 40 Son Hyun-joo2017 Film Ordinary Person opens + 1 more
  20. 13 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jürgen Klopp2019 Liverpool win the Champions League + 2 more
  21. 13 yrs beforeknown at 39 Kim Eun-hee2024 Writer award at the 51st Korea Broadcasting Prizes
  22. 14 yrs beforeknown at 38 Jennifer Coolidge2013 Joins Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
  23. 14 yrs beforeknown at 38 Haegue Yang2023 No. 71 on ArtReview’s Power 100 for 2023
  24. 15 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Chan-wook2015 Joint Security Area re-released for its 15th anniversary
  25. 15 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Hee-soon2022 Film The Policeman’s Lineage released + 1 more
  26. 16 yrs beforeknown at 36 Andrea Bocelli2010 Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame + 1 more
  27. 16 yrs beforeknown at 36 Viola Davis2017 Third Oscar nomination + 1 more
  28. 17 yrs beforeknown at 35 Jeff Bezos2016 Wins the Heinlein Prize
  29. 17 yrs beforeknown at 35 Yoo Hae-jin2022 Kang Jin-tae in Confidential Assignment 2: International + 1 more
  30. 17 yrs beforeknown at 35 Hwang Jung-min2022 Netflix’s Narco-Saints released, as Jeon Yo-hwan
  31. 18 yrs beforeknown at 34 Na Hong-jin2026 Hope invited to the competition at the 79th Cannes Film Festival + 7 more
  32. 18 yrs beforeknown at 34 Bong Joon Ho2021 Named president of the 78th Venice Film Festival jury
  33. 18 yrs beforeknown at 34 Yang Yong-eun2024 Wins the Ascension Charity Classic, his first Champions Tour title
  34. 19 yrs beforeknown at 33 Lee Ufan1988 Solo show at the Civic Museum of Contemporary Art in Milan
  35. 19 yrs beforeknown at 33 Lee Bul2016 French Order of Arts and Letters
  36. 19 yrs beforeknown at 33 Pyun Hye-young2024 Report on a film of The Hole
  37. 20 yrs beforeknown at 32 Hugh Jackman2020 Emmy nomination for Bad Education
  38. 20 yrs beforeknown at 32 K. J. Choi2022 Named Presidents Cup assistant captain for the third time
  39. 20 yrs beforeknown at 32 Lee Seo-jin2023 Boss on tvN’s Jinny’s Kitchen + 2 more
  40. 21 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Eun-sook2025 Netflix’s Genie, Make a Wish released
  41. 22 yrs beforeknown at 30 Song Kang-ho2019 Parasite wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes
  42. 22 yrs beforeknown at 30 Shin Kyung-sook2015 Plagiarism claim raised, and her position
  43. 22 yrs beforeknown at 30 Noh Hee-kyung2018 tvN’s Live first airs + 1 more
  44. 23 yrs beforeknown at 29 Kang Seok-woo2009 Appears in the drama Smile, You
  45. 24 yrs beforeknown at 28 Yoo Jae-suk2024 First broadcast of SBS’s Whenever Possible
  46. 24 yrs beforeknown at 28 Moon So-ri2026 First episode of JTBC’s The Apartment Job
  47. 24 yrs beforeknown at 28 Choi Min-sik2014 Admiral Yi Sun-sin in The Admiral: Roaring Currents, the most-watched Korean film + 1 more
  48. 24 yrs beforeknown at 28 Cha Seung-won2022 tvN’s Our Blues premieres
  49. 25 yrs beforeknown at 27 Yoon Do-hyun2024 2024 YB TOUR LIGHT ; INFINITY nationwide tour + 1 more
  50. 26 yrs beforeknown at 26 Sumi Jo2014 Appears in the film Youth
  51. 26 yrs beforeknown at 26 Jang Jin2023 Regular on Channel A’s Black 2: Soul Destroyers
  52. 26 yrs beforeknown at 26 Lee Bong-ju2022 1st Cheonan Lee Bong-ju Marathon
  53. 26 yrs beforeknown at 26 Chon Kye-young2022 Main story of Love Alarm ends + 1 more
  54. 28 yrs beforeknown at 24 Chan Ho Park2025 Home lost in the Los Angeles wildfires + 1 more
  55. 28 yrs beforeknown at 24 Youn Yuh-jung1999 Appears in MBC’s Did We Really Love?
  56. 28 yrs beforeknown at 24 Jeon Do-yeon2025 Netflix’s The Price of Confession released
  57. 28 yrs beforeknown at 24 Hong Soo-hwan2002 Special boxing instructor at the Air Force Academy
  58. 28 yrs beforeknown at 24 Cho Chikun2008 1,300 career wins
  59. 29 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jung-jae2024 Disney+’s The Acolyte is released + 1 more
  60. 29 yrs beforeknown at 23 J.Y. Park2023 TWICE wins at Billboard Women in Music
  61. 29 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jong-beom2022 Third in the vote for the KBO’s 40 legends
  62. 30 yrs beforeknown at 22 Go Hyun-jung2023 Mask Girl is released on Netflix
  63. 30 yrs beforeknown at 22 Hwang Young-cho2022 Attends the 26th Samcheok Hwang Young-cho International Marathon
  64. 31 yrs beforeknown at 21 Myung-whun Chung2005 Hiring by the Seoul Philharmonic confirmed
  65. 31 yrs beforeknown at 21 Yoon Jong-shin2021 Remake of “Teong Bin Georieseo” with 015B after 31 years
  66. 31 yrs beforeknown at 21 Park Joo-bong2016 Gold medal in women’s doubles for Japan at the Rio Olympics + 1 more
  67. 31 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Sung-ryung2019 Play Misery
  68. 32 yrs beforeknown at 20 Jang Dong-gun2024 Taegukgi 20th anniversary re-release preview + 1 more
  69. 32 yrs beforeknown at 20 Hwang Sun-hong2020 First manager of Daejeon Hana Citizen + 1 more
  70. 32 yrs beforeknown at 20 Yoo Nam-kyu2020 Vice president of the Korea Table Tennis Association
  71. 33 yrs beforeknown at 19 Cha Bum-kun2005 Inducted into the football Hall of Fame
  72. 33 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kim Hee-ae2019 The film Moonlit Winter is released
  73. 33 yrs beforeknown at 19 Hyun Jung-hwa2021 Appears on TV Chosun’s Star Documentary My Way
  74. 33 yrs beforeknown at 19 Huh Jung-moo2007 Appointed national team manager again
  75. 33 yrs beforeknown at 19 Yum Jung-ah2024 tvN Fresh Off the Sea premieres + 1 more
  76. 34 yrs beforeknown at 18 Kang Sue-jin2019 Press conference for the new ballet Hoi Rang
  77. 35 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hye-soo2022 Netflix’s Juvenile Justice released + 1 more
47 more with nothing recorded that year＋

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