List of Korean independence activists

The following is a list of known people (including non-Koreans) that participated in the Korean independence movement against the colonization of Korea by Japan.

Early activists

People whose main independence activities were conducted before 1910, during Joseon and the Korean Empire.

• Yi Han-eung
• Choe Ik-hyeon
• Min Yeong-hwan
• Shin Dol-seok
• Yi Tjoune
• Yi Wi-jong
• Choe Sihyeong

Korean activists

Ethnic Koreans whose main independence activities were after 1910.

• Ahn Chang Ho
• Ahn Bong-soon
• Hong Jin
• Jo So-ang
• Kim Ku^[1]
• Kim Kyu-sik
• Lee Beom-seok
• No Baek-rin
• Park Eunsik
• Syngman Rhee
• Yang Gi-tak
• Yi Dong-hwi
• Yi Dong-nyung
• Yi Sang-ryong
• Han Kyu-seol
• Jeong Jong-myeong
• Cho Man-sik
• Yi Sang-jae [ko]
• Yi Sang-seol
• An Jung-geun
• An Myeong-geun [ko]
• An Gong-geun [ko]
• Choi Jae-hyung
• Choi Jin-dong
• Jo Do-seon [ko]
• Yoo Dong-ha [ko]
• Kang Woo-kyu
• Jang In-hwan
• Jeon Myeong-un
• Cho Myung-ha [ko]
• Kim Ik-sang [ko]
• Kim Ji-seop [ko]
• Kim Sang-ok
• Lee Bong-chang
• Lee Hoe-yeong
• Na Seok-ju
• Park Jae-hyeok [ko]
• Park Yeol
• Pyeon Gang-ryeol [ko]
• Yun Bong-gil
• Gu Young-pil [ko]
• Kim Sang-yoon [ko]
• Park Byeong-gil [ko]
• Park Jang-ho [ko]
• Baek Nam-sik [ko]
• Baek Jung Gi
• Yeom Dong-jin
• Woo Deok-soon [ko]
• Lee Seong-rim [ko]
• In Han-soo [ko]
• Chaechan [ko]
• Kim Si-hyun [ko]
• Lee Gu-yeon [ko]
• Lee Jung-gu [ko]
• Lim Chi-jung
• Kim Doo-hwa [ko]
• Won Tae-woo [ko]
• Jeongshin [ko]
• Chae Eung-eon [ko]
• Han Sang-ryeol [ko]
• Han Hoon [ko]
• Hwang Byeong-gil [ko]
• Ma Man-bong [ko]
• Jang Gi-cho [ko]
• Choe Ja-nam [ko]
• Hyun Ik-cheol [ko]
• Cho Maeng-seon [ko]
• Lee Joon-yong [ko]
• Im Deuk-san [ko]
• Jang Chang-heon [ko]
• Lee Jin-ryong [ko]
• Kim Rip [ko]
• Ok Kwan-bin
• Oh Seong-ryun [ko]
• Lee Jong-am [ko]
• Lee Kwang-su [ko]
• Lee Hye-su [ko]
• Hyun Joon-hyuk [ko]
• Ahn Doo-hee
• Kim Jong-suk
• Hong Beom-do
• Jeong Jin-ryong [ko]
• Na Cheol [ko]
• Kang Won-sang [ko]
• Lee Kang [ko]
• Lee Gyu-pung [ko]
• Lee Beom-yoon [ko]
• Won Tae-geun [ko]
• Bae Gyeong-jin [ko]
• Kim Seong-hwa [ko]
• Tak Gong-gyu [ko]
• Yoo Seung-ryeol [ko]
• Kim Hong-il
• Lee Gyeong-hee [ko]
• Yang Geun-hwan [ko]
• Yoo Seok-hyun [ko]
• An Gyeong-shin [ko]
• Lee Cheol [ko]
• Hong Pil-ju [ko]
• Oh Gi-ho [ko]
• Kim Dong-pil [ko]
• Lee Hong-rae [ko]
• Kim Kwang-chu [ko]
• Park Hee-kwang [ko]
• Kim Byeong-hyun [ko]
• Lee Jae-myeong [ko]
• Seo Sang-han
• Na Chang-heon [ko]
• Lee Jun-yong [ko]
• Lee Yong-dam
• Joo Sang-ok
• Lee Gi [ko]
• Noh Eung-gyu [ko]
• Han Bong-su [ko]
• Kim Seong-beom [ko]
• Kim Si-jung [ko]
• Lee Kang-nyeon [ko]
• Hwang Byung-hak [ko]
• Lee Tak [ko]
• Song Hak-seon [ko]
• Lee Seong-gu [ko]
• Tae Yang-uk [ko]
• Cho Seong-hwan [ko]
• Chae Sang-deok [ko]
• Jeong Jae-gwan [ko]
• Seo Il
• Kim Chwa-chin
• An Jung-geun
• Hong Beom-do
• Hwang Byeong-gil [ko]
• Ji Cheong-cheon
• Kim Dubong
• Kim Jwa-jin
• Kim Wonbong
• Lee Beom-seok
• Nam Ja-hyun
• Park Yong-man
• Seo Yun-je [ko]
• Yang Sebong [ko]
• Yun Se-ju [ko]
• Bang Kyung-han [ko]
• Kim Il Sung
• Choi Jin Dong
• Han Yong-un
• Kim Maria
• Son Byong Hi
• Lee Seung-hun [ko]
• Yu Gwansun
• Choe Sang-rim
• Lee Yong-do [ko]
• Gye Ji-pung [ko]
• Kim Gyo-shin [ko]
• Kim Dong-seok [ko]
• Kim Beop-rin [ko]
• Kim Seong-su
• Na Geum-ju [ko]
• Mangong
• Park Sun-cheon [ko]
• Park Young-hee [ko]
• Park Hyeong-mu [ko]
• Seo Yun-je [ko]
• An Sang-deok [ko]
• Yun Chi-young
• Lee Un-hyeong [ko]
• Lee Jong-uk [ko]
• Lee Chu-hyeong [ko]
• Jeon Deok-gi [ko]
• Cho Gi-shin [ko]
• Chu Ki-chol
• Cha Mirisa [ko]
• Cha Sang-myeong [ko]
• Choe Yong-shin [ko]
• Hwang Ae-deok [ko]
• Lee Su-heung [ko]
• Ham Tae-young
• Kim Iryeop
• Baek Seong-uk [ko]
• Gil Seon-ju
• Kim Byeong-cho [ko]
• Park Hee-do (independence activist) [ko]
• Yongseong
• Son Byong-hi
• Shin Seok-gu [ko]
• Oh Se-chang [ko]
• Lee Seung-hoon
• Han Yong-un
• Kim Gyo-heon [ko]
• Kim Kyu-sik
• Jang Hyeong [ko]
• Yoon Se-bok [ko]
• Jo So-ang
• An Jae-hong
• Choe Nam-seon
• Jeong Inbo [ko]
• Mun Il-pyeong
• Park Eunsik
• Shin Chae-ho
• Song Nam-heon [ko]
• Song Du-yong [ko]
• Sim Hun
• Yi Yuksa
• Yun Dong-ju
• Soh Jaipil
• Kang Kyeong-ae
• Gong Deok-gwi
• Gwak Sang-hoon [ko]
• Kim Kwang-seop [ko]
• Kim Gyo-shin [ko]
• Kim Seong-suk [ko]
• Kim Jun-yop
• Kim Hyun-chul
• Baek Gwan-su [ko]
• Mirok Li
• Yi Sang-baek [ko]
• Lee Jong-hak [ko]
• Lee Hee-seung (writer and linguist)
• Jang Do-bin [ko]
• Chu Yo-han
• Choe Du-seon [ko]
• Heo Jeong
• Hong Seung-ro [ko]
• Jung Nosik
• Kim Myeong-sun
• Na Hye-sok
• Park In-deok
• Chung Chil-sung
• Lee Jong-il [ko]
• Han Yong-un
• Kim Dong-sam [ko]
• Kim Yak-yeon [ko]
• Kim Chwa-chin
• Sin Ik-hui
• Lee Beom-seok
• An Jae-hong
• Kim Il Sung
• Pak Hon-yong
• Lyuh Woon-hyung
• Gye Bong-woo [ko]
• Kim Dan-ya [ko]
• Kim San
• Kim Yak-su [ko]
• Kim Jae-bong [ko]
• Kim Jun-yeon [ko]
• Na Kyung-seok [ko]
• Yoo Jin-hee [ko]
• Yun Gong-heum [ko]
• Yun Ja-young [ko]
• Im Won-geun [ko]
• Ju Se-juk [ko]
• Cha Geum-bong [ko]
• Choe Chang-ik
• Ho Ka-i
• Ho Jong-suk
• Ho Hon
• Hyun Jeong-gyeong [ko]
• Kang Kon
• Kim Kwang-hyop
• Kim Tu-bong
• Mu Chong
• Kim Yong-bom
• Kim Ung
• Kim Won-bong
• Kim Il
• Kim Chang-man [ko]
• Kim Chaek
• Ryu Gyeong-su [ko]
• Yi Kang-guk
• Lee Hyo-sun [ko]
• Pak Kum-chol
• Bang Ho-san [ko]
• Paek Nam-Un
• Sung Jusik
• Oh Hwa-young [ko]
• Yi Kuk-no
• Lee Hyun-sang [ko]
• Cho Myeong-seon [ko]
• Choe Deok-sin
• Choe Yong-dal [ko]
• Choein [ko]
• Choe Hyon
• Ho Song-taek
• Hong Myong-hui
• Hwang Tae-seong [ko]
• Kim Jong-suk
• Choerin [ko]
• Mun Si-hwan [ko]
• Ri Yong
• Yi Dong-hwi
• Hong Beom-do
• Kang Hae-seok [ko]
• Kang Young-seok
• Byeon Hee-yong [ko]
• Bang Joon-pyo [ko]
• Kang Dal-young [ko]
• Jeong Jin-ryong [ko]
• Yi Ouitjyong
• Chŏng Sangjin
• Alexandra Kim
• Kim Pen Hwa

Non-Korean activists

See also: Category:Foreign supporters of Korean independence

• Chiang Kai-shek
• Ernest Bethell
• Frank Schofield^[2]
• Kaneko Fumiko
• George L. Shaw [ko]
• Homer Hulbert^[3]
• Sun Yat-sen
• Zhou Enlai
• Tatsuji Fuse
• George Ashmore Fitch^[4]
• Clarence N. Weems Jr.^[5]
• Robert Grierson^[6]
• Henry Berkowitz^[7]
• Franziska Donner
• Norbert Weber^[8]
• Soong Mei-ling
• Rabindranath Tagore^[9][10]
• George W. Norris^[3]
• Floyd W. Tomkins^[3]
• Selden P. Spencer^[11][12]
• Archibald Barker^[2]
• Stanley Martin^[2]
• Frederick Arthur MacKenzie^[2]

References

1. Kraus, Charles (June 2015). "Kim Gu on Reunification and War, 1948 | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
2. Yi, Whan-woo (2019-03-04). "5 Canadians honored for March 1 Independence Movement". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
3. Palmer 2020, pp. 205–206.
4. "조지 애쉬모어 피치" [George Ashmore Fitch], e-gonghun.mpva.go.kr, Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (South Korea), retrieved 2023-06-16
5. Kim, Robert S. (2017), Project Eagle: The American Christians of North Korea in World War II, U of Nebraska Press, pp. 60–64, ISBN 978-1-61234-930-5
6. 성, 동기 (2019-08-31). "구례선 목사 사택서 시작된 '독립열망'… 日帝 도끼-총으로 탄압". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
7. First Korean congress, held in the Little theatre, and Delancey streets, April 14, 15, 16. The Library of Congress. Philadelphia. 1919.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
8. "노르베르트 베버 필름 컬렉션". Korean Film Archive (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
9. "Why Korea loves Rabindranath Tagore". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
10. Tharanga, Ranasinghe (July 12, 2016). "Let's Meet Tagore in the ACC : International Exchange Exhibition on "Rabindranath Tagore"". Asia Culture Center. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
11. Palmer 2020, pp. 199–201.
12. Chung, Henry (1921). The case of Korea; a collection of evidence on the Japanese domination of Korea, and on the development of the Korean inependence movement. New York, Chicago [etc.] Fleming H. Revell Co. p. 7 – via Internet Archive.

Sources

• Palmer, Brandon (December 2020). "The March First Movement in America: The Campaign to Win American Support". Korea Journal. 60 (4): 194–216. ISSN 0023-3900 – via DBpia.