A MODERN
BIOGRAPHY ARCHIVE
THE COLLECTION / BY AGEAGE 57

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Turning 57 this year: born in ….
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Became known at this age1

  1. 57this year Pomnyun2010 Publishes Seunimui Juryesa (A Monk’s Wedding Sermon)

Not yet known4

  1. 19 yrs laterknown at 76 Hu Duk-juk2006 Acquires South Korean nationality
  2. 4 yrs laterknown at 61 Jensen Huang2020 Agreement to acquire Arm
  3. 3 yrs laterknown at 60 Cho Hee-sook2015 Advises on the menu for a Korean dinner at the U.N. in New York
  4. 2 yrs laterknown at 59 Park Hang-seo2016 Manager of Changwon City

Already known51

  1. 3 yrs beforeknown at 54 Ina Garten2005 Emmy nomination for Barefoot Contessa + 1 more
  2. 3 yrs beforeknown at 54 Judy Sheindlin1999 Publishes Beauty Fades, Dumb Is Forever + 1 more
  3. 3 yrs beforeknown at 54 Na Moon-hee1998 Plays the mother in Kim Jee-woon’s The Quiet Family
  4. 4 yrs beforeknown at 53 Christoph Waltz2013 Second Golden Globe + 2 more
  5. 6 yrs beforeknown at 51 Tim Cook2017 Honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow
  6. 6 yrs beforeknown at 51 Kim Hae-sook2012 Plays Chewing Gum in The Thieves and wins the Grand Bell for best supporting actress
  7. 6 yrs beforeknown at 51 V. Narry Kim2026 Changjo (Creation) Medal of the Order of Science and Technology Merit + 2 more
  8. 8 yrs beforeknown at 49 Paik Jong-won2023 tvN’s The Genius Paik begins
  9. 9 yrs beforeknown at 48 Minsuk Cho2023 Renovated Osulloc Tea Museum in Jeju opens + 1 more
  10. 13 yrs beforeknown at 44 Bryan Cranston2013 Stars as Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way
  11. 13 yrs beforeknown at 44 Lee Sung-min2025 Signs with HB Entertainment + 2 more
  12. 14 yrs beforeknown at 43 Lee Chang-dong2011 Asian Film Awards: Best Director and Best Screenplay for Poetry
  13. 14 yrs beforeknown at 43 Kim Tschang-yeul1986 Begins adding the Thousand Character Classic to the water drops
  14. 15 yrs beforeknown at 42 Ricky Gervais2018 Humanity premieres on Netflix + 1 more
  15. 15 yrs beforeknown at 42 Mark Cuban2015 Appears in Entourage and Sharknado 3 + 1 more
  16. 17 yrs beforeknown at 40 Son Hyun-joo2022 MBC’s Tracer first airs + 2 more
  17. 17 yrs beforeknown at 40 Ha-Joon Chang2020 Revised edition of Kicking Away the Ladder
  18. 18 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jürgen Klopp2024 Announces he will leave Liverpool + 3 more
  19. 18 yrs beforeknown at 39 Do Ho Suh2019 Special screening of the documentary Hamnyeongjeon: The Emperor’s Bedroom + 1 more
  20. 19 yrs beforeknown at 38 Jennifer Coolidge2018 Appears in Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” video
  21. 19 yrs beforeknown at 38 Kim Yoon-seok2025 Virus is released + 1 more
  22. 20 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Chan-wook2020 Preparation of Decision to Leave reported
  23. 21 yrs beforeknown at 36 Andrea Bocelli2015 Cinema + 1 more
  24. 21 yrs beforeknown at 36 Viola Davis2022 Finding Me reaches No. 1 + 1 more
  25. 22 yrs beforeknown at 35 Jeff Bezos2021 Says he will step down as Amazon CEO + 2 more
  26. 23 yrs beforeknown at 34 Bong Joon Ho2026 Feature animation Ally confirmed
  27. 23 yrs beforeknown at 34 Kim Kwang-kyu2024 Appears on tvN STORY’s The President’s People
  28. 24 yrs beforeknown at 33 Sul Kyung-gu2024 Netflix’s The Whirlwind released
  29. 24 yrs beforeknown at 33 Lee Bul2021 Solo show Lee Bul: Beginning at Seoul Museum of Art
  30. 25 yrs beforeknown at 32 Hugh Jackman2025 Off-Broadway partnership with Sonia Friedman
  31. 26 yrs beforeknown at 31 Hwang Sok-yong2000 Publishes The Old Garden + 1 more
  32. 27 yrs beforeknown at 30 Song Kang-ho2024 Uncle Samsik premieres on Disney+, his first series + 1 more
  33. 28 yrs beforeknown at 29 Woo Young-mi2016 Solid Homme stores at Harvey Nichols and Galeries Lafayette Paris
  34. 29 yrs beforeknown at 28 Choi Min-sik2019 Special appearance as Hong Beom-do in The Battle: Roar to Victory
  35. 30 yrs beforeknown at 27 Uhm Jung-hwa2026 Okay! Madam 2 is released
  36. 31 yrs beforeknown at 26 Sumi Jo2019 Album Mother
  37. 32 yrs beforeknown at 25 Keanu Reeves2021 BRZRKR #1 + 1 more
  38. 32 yrs beforeknown at 25 Park Seo-bo1988 Special show at the 43rd Venice Biennale
  39. 32 yrs beforeknown at 25 Kim Soo-yong2023 Signs an exclusive contract with Media Lab Siso + 1 more
  40. 36 yrs beforeknown at 21 Hong Myung-bo2026 Out of the North America World Cup in the group stage, resigns as national team manager
  41. 36 yrs beforeknown at 21 Yoon Jong-shin2026 ARrC disbands + 2 more
  42. 36 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Sung-ryung2024 Netflix film My Name Is Loh Kiwan released + 1 more
  43. 37 yrs beforeknown at 20 Hwang Sun-hong2025 Contract renewed with Daejeon + 1 more
  44. 37 yrs beforeknown at 20 Yoo Nam-kyu2025 Executive vice president of the Korea Table Tennis Association
  45. 38 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kyung Wha Chung2005 Tour of 10 regional cities + 1 more
  46. 38 yrs beforeknown at 19 Cha Bum-kun2010 Announces he is leaving Suwon Samsung + 1 more
  47. 38 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kim Hee-ae2024 Netflix’s The Whirlwind is released + 1 more
  48. 38 yrs beforeknown at 19 Hyun Jung-hwa2026 Appointed honorary ambassador for Yeonggwang County + 1 more
  49. 38 yrs beforeknown at 19 Huh Jung-moo2012 Resigns as Incheon United manager
  50. 38 yrs beforeknown at 19 Sun Dong-yol2020 Starts the Ilgan Sports column Sun Dong-yol’s Baseball Studies
  51. 39 yrs beforeknown at 18 Kang Sue-jin2024 Public Procurement Service commendation
31 more with nothing recorded that year＋

Michelle Yeoh · Martha Stewart · Harrison Ford · Bernard Arnault · Shah Rukh Khan · José Mourinho · Myung-whun Chung · Lee Ufan · Youn Yuh-jung · Kim Young-ok · Go Doo-shim · Yeo Kyung-lae · Sunjae · Jeong Kwan · Kang Ae-shim · Hong Soo-hwan · Kim Hyesoon · Shin Kyung-sook · Kim Yon-ja · Park Hyo-nam · Ha Hyung-joo · Chang Jung-koo · Im Kwon-taek · Cho Hun-hyun · Cho Chikun · Park Joo-bong · Kim Mi-sook · Kang Seok-woo · Im Ha-ryong · Noh Hee-kyung · Yuh Myung-woo

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