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Became known at this age3

  1. 54this year Ina Garten2002 Barefoot Contessa Family Style + 1 more
  2. 54this year Judy Sheindlin1996 Publishes Don’t Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It’s Raining + 2 more
  3. 54this year Na Moon-hee1995 First broadcast of KBS1’s Even if the Wind Blows + 1 more

Not yet known7

  1. 12 yrs laterknown at 66 Kim Young-ok1992 Most Popular Actress (TV) at the Baeksang Arts Awards
  2. 7 yrs laterknown at 61 Jensen Huang2017 Fortune’s 2017 Businessperson of the Year
  3. 7 yrs laterknown at 61 Jeong Kwan2010 Jogye Order Korean Temple Food Day in New York
  4. 6 yrs laterknown at 60 Cho Hee-sook2012 Cooking show at the 2012 Jeonbuk Gourmet Master Class
  5. 5 yrs laterknown at 59 Park Hang-seo2013 Inaugural K League Challenge title
  6. 4 yrs laterknown at 58 Yeo Kyung-lae2014 Becomes president of the Korea Chinese Cuisine Association
  7. 3 yrs laterknown at 57 Pomnyun2007 Wins the National Reconciliation Award

Already known76

  1. 1 yr beforeknown at 53 Christoph Waltz2010 Golden Globe for best supporting actor + 2 more
  2. 2 yrs beforeknown at 52 Edward Lee2026 Civil Merit Medal + 1 more
  3. 2 yrs beforeknown at 52 Ahn You-seong2026 Appears on EBS’s Seo Jang-hoon’s Millionaire Next Door + 4 more
  4. 3 yrs beforeknown at 51 Tim Cook2014 Apple announces Apple Watch + 1 more
  5. 3 yrs beforeknown at 51 Kim Hae-sook2009 Best supporting actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for Thirst
  6. 3 yrs beforeknown at 51 V. Narry Kim2023 Two Nature papers on how the Dicer protein works and its 3D structure + 1 more
  7. 5 yrs beforeknown at 49 Baek Hee-na2025 Magic Candies animation reaches the final five for the 97th Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film + 2 more
  8. 5 yrs beforeknown at 49 Paik Jong-won2020 PD Award at the MBC Entertainment Awards
  9. 6 yrs beforeknown at 48 Minsuk Cho2020 Wins the Yeonhui district of the Yeonhui-Jeungsan innovation hub competition
  10. 8 yrs beforeknown at 46 Han Kang2024 Émile Guimet Prize for Asian Literature in France + 3 more
  11. 9 yrs beforeknown at 45 Lee Jung-eun2024 Netflix’s The Frog is released, Yoon Bo-min + 1 more
  12. 10 yrs beforeknown at 44 Bryan Cranston2010 Third consecutive Emmy for lead actor in a drama series
  13. 10 yrs beforeknown at 44 Lee Sung-min2022 Netflix Juvenile Justice is released + 1 more
  14. 11 yrs beforeknown at 43 Lee Chang-dong2008 Asian Film Awards: Best Film and Best Director for Secret Sunshine
  15. 12 yrs beforeknown at 42 Mark Cuban2012 Becomes a full-time Shark Tank investor
  16. 12 yrs beforeknown at 42 Choi Hyun-seok2026 Knee surgery + 2 more
  17. 13 yrs beforeknown at 41 Martha Stewart1995 People reports the reach of her magazine, show and books
  18. 13 yrs beforeknown at 41 José Mourinho2017 EFL Cup with Manchester United + 1 more
  19. 13 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ma Dong-seok2025 Preparing The Roundup films 5 to 8 at once + 3 more
  20. 13 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ryu Seung-ryong2024 Netflix’s Chicken Nugget released + 1 more
  21. 14 yrs beforeknown at 40 Hwang Dong-hyuk2025 Squid Game Season 3 is released + 1 more
  22. 14 yrs beforeknown at 40 Son Hyun-joo2019 Plays Song Woo-yong in KBS2’s Justice + 1 more
  23. 14 yrs beforeknown at 40 Park Hyo-nam2015 Recruited by Sejong Hotel as executive director and executive chef
  24. 15 yrs beforeknown at 39 Kim Eun-hee2026 First broadcast of MBC’s A Bona Fide Killer + 1 more
  25. 16 yrs beforeknown at 38 Jennifer Coolidge2015 Stars in Saving Kitty in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  26. 16 yrs beforeknown at 38 Kim Yoon-seok2022 Presidential Commendation at the 2022 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards
  27. 16 yrs beforeknown at 38 Haegue Yang2025 Solo show Quasi-Heartland at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
  28. 17 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Chan-wook2017 Juror in the Cannes competition
  29. 17 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Hee-soon2024 Netflix’s The Bequeathed released
  30. 19 yrs beforeknown at 35 Jeff Bezos2018 Forbes ranks him richest, the first centi-billionaire atop its list + 1 more
  31. 19 yrs beforeknown at 35 Yoo Hae-jin2024 Exhuma passes 10 million admissions + 1 more
  32. 19 yrs beforeknown at 35 Hwang Jung-min2024 Baeksang Arts Awards best actor in film + 2 more
  33. 20 yrs beforeknown at 34 Bong Joon Ho2023 Incoherence screened in Tokyo
  34. 20 yrs beforeknown at 34 Yang Yong-eun2026 Plays in the 108th PGA Championship + 2 more
  35. 21 yrs beforeknown at 33 Sul Kyung-gu2021 The Book of Fish released
  36. 21 yrs beforeknown at 33 Lee Bul2018 Solo show at Hayward Gallery, London
  37. 21 yrs beforeknown at 33 Pyun Hye-young2026 Story collection Saedeurui Sahoeseong (The Sociality of Birds)
  38. 21 yrs beforeknown at 33 Jung Jae-young2024 Revolver opens
  39. 22 yrs beforeknown at 32 Hugh Jackman2022 Tony nomination for The Music Man + 1 more
  40. 22 yrs beforeknown at 32 K. J. Choi2024 Wins the SK Telecom Open; oldest KPGA winner + 1 more
  41. 22 yrs beforeknown at 32 Lee Seo-jin2025 SBS’s My Grumpy Secretary premieres
  42. 22 yrs beforeknown at 32 Im Ha-ryong2006 Appeared in the film Barefoot Ki-bong
  43. 24 yrs beforeknown at 30 Michelle Yeoh2016 Cast in Star Trek: Discovery
  44. 24 yrs beforeknown at 30 Song Kang-ho2021 Named to the Cannes competition jury
  45. 25 yrs beforeknown at 29 Kang Seok-woo2011 MBC Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award in radio
  46. 26 yrs beforeknown at 28 Yoo Jae-suk2026 Netflix’s Jae Seok’s B&B Rules! is released + 1 more
  47. 26 yrs beforeknown at 28 Cha Seung-won2024 Disney+’s The Tyrant is released + 1 more
  48. 27 yrs beforeknown at 27 Uhm Jung-hwa2023 JTBC’s Doctor Cha reaches a peak rating of 18.5%
  49. 27 yrs beforeknown at 27 Yoon Do-hyun2026 Appears on MBC’s Omniscient Interfering View
  50. 28 yrs beforeknown at 26 Sumi Jo2016 Nominated for Best Original Song at the 88th Academy Awards, the first Korean + 1 more
  51. 28 yrs beforeknown at 26 Jang Jin2025 Interview for his 30th year since debut + 2 more
  52. 28 yrs beforeknown at 26 Lee Bong-ju2024 Appears on SBS’s Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 – You Are My Destiny
  53. 28 yrs beforeknown at 26 Chon Kye-young2024 Provides original art for the Weverse edition cover of TWS’s debut album
  54. 29 yrs beforeknown at 25 Kim Soo-yong2020 Appears on SBS Plus’s Kim Soo-mi’s Babeun Meokgo Daninya? (a talk show)
  55. 30 yrs beforeknown at 24 Youn Yuh-jung2001 Appears in MBC’s Hotelier
  56. 30 yrs beforeknown at 24 Cho Chikun2010 Breaks the Japanese record for career wins
  57. 31 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jung-jae2026 Named a director of the Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation + 1 more
  58. 31 yrs beforeknown at 23 J.Y. Park2025 Named co-chair of the presidential popular culture exchange committee
  59. 31 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jong-beom2024 Joins the KT Wiz as a coach
  60. 32 yrs beforeknown at 22 Go Hyun-jung2025 Genie TV original Namib ends + 1 more
  61. 32 yrs beforeknown at 22 Hwang Young-cho2024 Newspim TV’s KYD Asks Celebs for Directions
  62. 32 yrs beforeknown at 22 Kim Yon-ja2013 Released “Amor Fati”
  63. 32 yrs beforeknown at 22 Sim Kwon-ho2026 Named ambassador of the Goseong Dinosaur World Expo
  64. 33 yrs beforeknown at 21 Lee Hyun-do2026 Fourth-album project’s second single, “Another Day” + 2 more
  65. 33 yrs beforeknown at 21 Hong Myung-bo2023 Among the first inductees of the K League Hall of Fame + 1 more
  66. 33 yrs beforeknown at 21 Yoon Jong-shin2023 Monthly Yoon Jong-shin enters its 14th year
  67. 33 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Mi-sook2013 Appears on SBS’s Healing Camp
  68. 33 yrs beforeknown at 21 Yuh Myung-woo2018 Commentator for the World Boxing Super Series final on TV Chosun
  69. 34 yrs beforeknown at 20 Jang Dong-gun2026 Signs with Ace Factory + 1 more
  70. 34 yrs beforeknown at 20 Yoo Nam-kyu2022 Founding coach of the Korea Exchange table tennis team
  71. 35 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kim Hee-ae2021 Appears on Discovery Channel’s Off the Grid
  72. 35 yrs beforeknown at 19 Hyun Jung-hwa2023 Senior vice chair of the Pyeongchang Asian Table Tennis Championships organizing committee
  73. 35 yrs beforeknown at 19 Huh Jung-moo2009 Ends South Africa World Cup qualifying
  74. 35 yrs beforeknown at 19 Yum Jung-ah2026 tvN Fresh Off the Sea in Calape premieres
  75. 35 yrs beforeknown at 19 Sun Dong-yol2017 Named the national baseball team’s first full-time manager
  76. 37 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hye-soo2024 Attends Disney Content Showcase 2024
37 more with nothing recorded that year＋

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