Byeon, also known as Byun, Pyon, is a Korean surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Byeon Chang-heum, South Korean educator
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Byeon Hyo-mun
Byeon Hyo-mun (1396–?) was a Korean civil minister (''munsin'') from the Chogye Byeon clan during the early period of Korean Joseon Dynasty. He briefly served as a diplomat and an ambassador, representing Joseon interests in the '' Tongsinsa ...
, Joseon diplomat
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Byeon Jin-su, South Korean baseball player
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Byeon Jun-byum
is a South Korean footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules ...
, 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
Byeon Sang-su (born September 8, 1964) is a South Korean sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis o ...
, 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
Byeon Woo-seok (born October 31, 1991) is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in ''Live Up to Your Name'' (2017), '' Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency'' (2019), '' Search: WWW'' (2019), '' Record of Youth'' (2020), and '' ...
, South Korean actor
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Byeon Yeong-ro
Byeon Yeong-ro (Hangul: 변영로, Hanja: 卞榮魯, 1898–1961), also known by the pen name Suju (Hangul: 수주, Hanja: 樹州), was a Korean poet and English literature scholar. His original name was Byeon Yeong-Bok(卞榮福), but he change ...
, South Korean poet
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Byeon Yeong-tae
Pyon Yong-tae or Byeon Yeong-tae (December 15, 1892 – March 10, 1969) was a South Korean politician. He was the fifth prime minister of South Korea, and also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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, 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 and ...
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Byun Byung-joo, 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 Olympic ...
, South Korean short track speed skater
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Byun Eun-jong
Eunjong "JJu" Byeon is a retired ''StarCraft'' pro gamer and poker player from South Korea.
Byun started his career at the STX Soul Team in 2002. He moved to the Samsung Khan Team in May 2005, where he acted as team leader. He and his team Kha ...
, 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 dropping ...
, 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' asso ...
, 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, South Korean retired footballer
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Byun Woong
Byun Woong (; born 7 May 1986) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chungju Hummel
Chungju Hummel Football Club was a South Korean professional football club based in Chungju of Chungcheongbuk-do province. The club wa ...
, 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, 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, North Korean artistic gymnast
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Pyon Rye-yong
Pyon Rye-yong (born 15 August 2001) is a North Korean artistic gymnast. In 2018, she won the bronze medal in the women's vault event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. She also won the silver medal in the women's team
A woman ...
, 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 member ...
, North Korean politician
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Korean-language surnames