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Turning 53 this year: born in ….
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year).

Became known at this age2

  1. 53this year Christoph Waltz2009 Inglourious Basterds screens at Cannes + 1 more
  2. 53this year Im Kwon-taek1987 The Surrogate Woman wins Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival

Not yet known7

  1. 13 yrs laterknown at 66 Kim Young-ok1991 Plays Madam Park in KBS1’s Yesterday’s Green Grass + 1 more
  2. 11 yrs laterknown at 64 Kim Hyesoon2008 Ninth collection Your First + 1 more
  3. 8 yrs laterknown at 61 Jensen Huang2016 DGX-1 delivered to OpenAI
  4. 8 yrs laterknown at 61 Kang Ae-shim2016 Appears in the musical The Renewed Nunsense 2 + 1 more
  5. 6 yrs laterknown at 59 Park Hang-seo2012 Sangju Sangmu forcibly relegated
  6. 4 yrs laterknown at 57 Pomnyun2006 Wins the DMZ Peace Prize in exchange and cooperation
  7. 1 yr laterknown at 54 Ina Garten2001 Barefoot Contessa Parties!

Already known75

  1. 1 yr beforeknown at 52 Edward Lee2025 Stepping Stone Award at the 21st Korea Image Awards + 6 more
  2. 1 yr beforeknown at 52 Ahn You-seong2025 Provides food to Andong wildfire evacuees + 5 more
  3. 2 yrs beforeknown at 51 Tim Cook2013 Auburn University lifetime achievement award
  4. 2 yrs beforeknown at 51 Kim Hae-sook2008 Best supporting actress at the Grand Bell Awards for Open City
  5. 4 yrs beforeknown at 49 Baek Hee-na2024 Publishes The Recipe of Magic Candies
  6. 4 yrs beforeknown at 49 Paik Jong-won2019 SBS’s Delicious Rendezvous begins + 1 more
  7. 7 yrs beforeknown at 46 Han Kang2023 Prix Médicis étranger in France
  8. 8 yrs beforeknown at 45 Lee Jung-eun2023 Netflix’s Daily Dose of Sunshine is released, Song Hyo-shin + 1 more
  9. 9 yrs beforeknown at 44 Lee Sung-min2021 Lead role in the film Miracle: Letters to the President
  10. 10 yrs beforeknown at 43 Lee Chang-dong2007 Secret Sunshine released + 1 more
  11. 11 yrs beforeknown at 42 Mark Cuban2011 Publishes How to Win at the Sport of Business as an e-book + 2 more
  12. 11 yrs beforeknown at 42 Choi Hyun-seok2025 First episode of SBS’s Jungle Bap 2 – Peru Bap + 1 more
  13. 12 yrs beforeknown at 41 José Mourinho2016 Takes over at Manchester United + 1 more
  14. 12 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ma Dong-seok2024 The Roundup: Punishment passes 10 million admissions + 1 more
  15. 12 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ryu Seung-ryong2023 Disney+’s Moving released
  16. 13 yrs beforeknown at 40 Hwang Dong-hyuk2024 Nominated for best television series, drama at the 82nd Golden Globes + 1 more
  17. 13 yrs beforeknown at 40 Park Sung-woong2026 First broadcast of KBS2’s Cabbage Your Life, as Sung Tae-hoon + 3 more
  18. 13 yrs beforeknown at 40 Park Hyo-nam2014 Named Master Craftsman of Korea in cooking
  19. 14 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jürgen Klopp2020 Liverpool win the Premier League + 1 more
  20. 14 yrs beforeknown at 39 Kim Eun-hee2025 Second season of Signal slated for 2026
  21. 15 yrs beforeknown at 38 Kim Yoon-seok2021 Escape from Mogadishu is released
  22. 15 yrs beforeknown at 38 Haegue Yang2024 Solo show Leap Year at the Hayward Gallery in London
  23. 16 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Chan-wook2016 The Handmaiden released
  24. 16 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Hee-soon2023 Disney+’s Moving released
  25. 17 yrs beforeknown at 36 Andrea Bocelli2011 Free concert on Central Park’s Great Lawn
  26. 17 yrs beforeknown at 36 Viola Davis2018 Corduroy Takes a Bow
  27. 18 yrs beforeknown at 35 Harrison Ford1995 Sabrina
  28. 18 yrs beforeknown at 35 Jeff Bezos2017 Amazon agrees to acquire Whole Foods Market + 1 more
  29. 18 yrs beforeknown at 35 Yoo Hae-jin2023 Chi-ho in Honey Sweet
  30. 18 yrs beforeknown at 35 Hwang Jung-min2023 The Point Men released + 2 more
  31. 19 yrs beforeknown at 34 Bong Joon Ho2022 Directing Mickey 7 announced
  32. 19 yrs beforeknown at 34 Yang Yong-eun2025 Ties for 23rd at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, 18th on the money list
  33. 19 yrs beforeknown at 34 Kim Kwang-kyu2020 Netflix Extracurricular is released
  34. 20 yrs beforeknown at 33 Pyun Hye-young2025 First collection of very short stories Eoreunui Mirae (The Future of Adults)
  35. 20 yrs beforeknown at 33 Jung Jae-young2023 Noryang: Deadly Sea opens
  36. 21 yrs beforeknown at 32 Hugh Jackman2021 Cast in The Son
  37. 21 yrs beforeknown at 32 Lee Seo-jin2024 tvN’s Jinny’s Kitchen 2 premieres
  38. 21 yrs beforeknown at 32 Im Ha-ryong2005 Welcome to Dongmakgol as North Korean staff sergeant Jang Young-hee + 1 more
  39. 22 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Eun-sook2026 Donates 100 million won to children and teenagers in child care facilities + 1 more
  40. 23 yrs beforeknown at 30 Song Kang-ho2020 SAG ensemble award; Los Angeles film critics’ best supporting actor
  41. 24 yrs beforeknown at 29 Go Doo-shim2004 Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awards for MBC’s Ode to the Han River + 1 more
  42. 24 yrs beforeknown at 29 Woo Young-mi2012 Full member of the Paris trade body + 1 more
  43. 25 yrs beforeknown at 28 Shah Rukh Khan2018 Named a Crystal Award recipient by the World Economic Forum
  44. 25 yrs beforeknown at 28 Yoo Jae-suk2025 2024 SBS Entertainment Awards Grand Prize, 20th overall + 1 more
  45. 25 yrs beforeknown at 28 Choi Min-sik2015 Grand prize in film at the Baeksang Arts Awards
  46. 25 yrs beforeknown at 28 Cha Seung-won2023 Netflix film Believer 2 is released
  47. 26 yrs beforeknown at 27 Uhm Jung-hwa2022 Appears in tvN’s Our Blues
  48. 26 yrs beforeknown at 27 Yoon Do-hyun2025 YB EP Odyssey
  49. 27 yrs beforeknown at 26 Jang Jin2024 TVING’s Crime Scene Returns released
  50. 27 yrs beforeknown at 26 Lee Bong-ju2023 Lecture at the Armed Forces Athletic Corps
  51. 28 yrs beforeknown at 25 Keanu Reeves2017 John Wick: Chapter 2
  52. 28 yrs beforeknown at 25 Park Seo-bo1984 Order of Civil Merit, Seongnyu Medal
  53. 28 yrs beforeknown at 25 Kim Soo-yong2019 Appears on KBS Cool FM Yoon Jung-soo and Nam Chang-hee’s Mr. Radio
  54. 29 yrs beforeknown at 24 Chan Ho Park2026 $70 million partnership with the Athletics
  55. 29 yrs beforeknown at 24 Jeon Do-yeon2026 Possible Love, in which she appears, wins the Venice Grand Jury Prize
  56. 29 yrs beforeknown at 24 Hong Soo-hwan2003 Publishes Nuguegedo Hanbangeun Itda; appears in the film Choehuui Manchan (The Last Supper)
  57. 30 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jung-jae2025 Squid Game season 3 is released + 1 more
  58. 30 yrs beforeknown at 23 J.Y. Park2024 Debuts the U.S.-based girl group VCHA
  59. 30 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jong-beom2023 Daughter marries pitcher Woo-suk Go
  60. 31 yrs beforeknown at 22 Go Hyun-jung2024 Opens a personal YouTube channel + 2 more
  61. 31 yrs beforeknown at 22 Hwang Young-cho2023 Samcheok Hwang Young-cho Marathon
  62. 31 yrs beforeknown at 22 Kim Yon-ja2012 Divorced and set up a company in Japan as its head
  63. 31 yrs beforeknown at 22 Ha Hyung-joo2015 Appointed dean of the Dong-A University College of Sport Science
  64. 31 yrs beforeknown at 22 Sim Kwon-ho2025 Appears on TV Chosun’s Joseonui Sarangkkun (a reality show)
  65. 32 yrs beforeknown at 21 Myung-whun Chung2006 Artistic director and principal conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic
  66. 32 yrs beforeknown at 21 Lee Hyun-do2025 Announces a fourth Deux album with Kim Sung-jae’s voice restored by AI + 2 more
  67. 32 yrs beforeknown at 21 Hong Myung-bo2022 K League 1 title, Ulsan’s first in 17 years
  68. 32 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Sung-ryung2020 Netflix film The Call released
  69. 33 yrs beforeknown at 20 Hwang Sun-hong2021 Named U-23 national team manager
  70. 34 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kyung Wha Chung2001 Brahms concerto album with the Vienna Philharmonic
  71. 34 yrs beforeknown at 19 Cha Bum-kun2006 Calls the German World Cup with his son
  72. 34 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kim Hee-ae2020 JTBC’s The World of the Married begins + 1 more
  73. 34 yrs beforeknown at 19 Yum Jung-ah2025 ENA The Defects premieres
  74. 35 yrs beforeknown at 18 Kang Sue-jin2020 Term as Korean National Ballet artistic director extended again
  75. 36 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hye-soo2023 Film Smugglers released + 1 more
43 more with nothing recorded that year＋

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