Byeon, also known as Byun, Pyon, is a Korean surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Byeon Chang-heum
Byeon Chang-heum (; born 14 August 1964) is a South Korean educator who served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation from April 2019 to December 2020. On 4 December 2020, he was nominated the new Minis ...
, South Korean educator
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Byeon Hyo-mun, Joseon diplomat
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Byeon Jin-su, South Korean baseball player
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Byeon Jun-byum, South Korean football player
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Byeon Sang-byeok
Byeon Sangbyeok was an 18th century Korean painter of the Miryang Byeon clan during the late period of the Korean Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910). Byeon is famous for his precise depictions of animals and people in detailed brushwork.
Biograph ...
, Joseon painter
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Byeon Sang-su, South Korean canoeist
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Byeon Sung-wan
Byeon Sung-wan (; born 5 September 1965) is a South Korean politician served as Acting Mayor of Busan from 2020 to 2021.
After passing the state exam in 1994, Byeon has dedicated his career in public service - mostly at now-Ministry of the Int ...
, South Korean politician
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Byeon Woo-seok, South Korean actor
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Byeon Yeong-ro, South Korean poet
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Byeon Yeong-tae, South Korean politician
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Byun Baek-hyun
Byun Baek-hyun (; born May 6, 1992), better known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. Baekhyun began training under SM Entertainment in 2011. A few months later, he made his debut in 2012 as a member of the ...
, South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band
Exo
Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...
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Byun Byung-joo
Byun Byung-joo (; or ; born 26 April 1961) is a former South Korean football player. He played for the South Korea national football team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup. After his retirement, he managed a K League club Daegu FC from 2007 t ...
, South Korean football player
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Byun Chun-sa
Byun Chun-sa (Hangul: 변천사; born November 23, 1987, in Seoul) is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympi ...
, South Korean short track speed skater
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Byun Eun-jong, South Korean retired StarCraft pro gamer and poker player
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Byun Hee-bong
Byun Hee-bong (born Byun In-chul; June 8, 1942) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Byun In-chul was born in Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, and attended Salesian High School in Gwangju. He took up law at Chosun University before droppin ...
, South Korean actor
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Byun Ho-young
Byun Ho-young ( or ; born 19 October 1945) is a former South Korean footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for South Korean national team in the 1974 Asian Games. After retirement, he became the president of the South Korean expatriates' ass ...
, South Korean football player
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Byun Hye-young
Byun Hye-young (also ''Byeon Hye-yeong'', ko, 변혜영; born June 17, 1983) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She represented South Korea in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000), and eventual ...
, South Korean former swimmer
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Byun Jae-sub
Byun Jae-sub (born September 17, 1975) is a South Korean footballer
He graduated in Jeonju University
Jeonju University (JJ) is a private Christian university in South Korea. The campus is located in 1200 Hyoja-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Je ...
, South Korean footballer
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Byun Jang-ho
Byun Jang-ho (27 April 1940 – 25 February 2022) was a South Korean film director.
Biography
Byun made about 90 films in a career that spans more than 30 years. His film ''Love Me Once Again Despite Hatred '80'' (1980) is one of the greatest ...
, South Korean film director
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Byun Ji-hyun
Byun Ji-hyun (Hangul:변지현) (born March 9, 1999) is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 Volvo Open Cup bronze medalist.
On the junior level, she is the 2014 Ice Challenge silver medalist and the 2011 South Ko ...
, South Korean figure skater
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Byun Jung-il
Byun Jung-il (born 16 November 1968 in Seoul) is a former South Korean professional boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), ...
j, former South Korean boxer
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Byun Jung-soo
Byun Jung-soo (born April 15, 1974) is a South Korean model and actress. As a model in the 1990s, Byun walked the runways in Seoul, Paris and New York, notably for the brand Kenzo. She began acting in 2002, and starred in television dramas such ...
, South Korean model and actress
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Byun Se-jong
Byun Se-jong (Hangul:변세종) (born May 4, 1998) is a South Korean figure skater. He is bronze medalist of 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy, and competed in the free skate at two Four Continents Championships (2015, 2016).
Career
2014–15 season ...
, South Korean figure skater
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Byun Sung-hwan
Byun Sung-hwan (Hangul: 변성환; ; born 22 December 1979) is a South Korean retired footballer.
Club career
Ulsan Hyundai
During 2002 to 2006 Byun made 56 appearances for Ulsan Hyundai.
Busan I'Park
Byun made 16 appearances for Busan I'Par ...
, South Korean retired footballer
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Byun Woong, South Korean footballer
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Byun Yo-han
Byun Yo-han (born April 29, 1986) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' Misaeng: Incomplete Life'' (2014), ''Six Flying Dragons'' (2015–2016), and '' Mr. Sunshine'' (2018). He has also appeared in ...
, South Korean actor
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Byun Young-joo
Byun Young-joo (born December 20, 1966) is a South Korean film director. Her films explore issues of women's rights and human rights.
Career
Byun Young-joo graduated with a law degree from Ewha Womans University and did her graduate studies at ...
, South Korean film director
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Byun Young-jun
Byun Young-jun ( or ; born 20 March 1984 in Ulsan) is a South Korean racewalker
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot mu ...
, South Korean racewalker
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Pyon In-son
Pyon In-son ( ko, 변인선, born 1946) is North Korean politician and military officer, colonel general and from March 2012 commander of the 4th Corps of the Korean People's Army.
Biography
He received his general qualifications and the rank o ...
, North Korean politician
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Pyon Kwang-sun
Pyon Kwang-sun is a North Korean artistic gymnast who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγών ...
, North Korean artistic gymnast
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Pyon Rye-yong, North Korean artistic gymnast
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Pyon Yong-rip
Pyon Yong-rip ( ko, 변영립; September 20, 1929 - November 15, 2016) was a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He served as secretary of the standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly and was a membe ...
, North Korean politician
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Korean-language surnames