Ham or Hahm is a Western and Korean

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. In 2000 in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

, there were approximately 75,955 people with this surname. It is also used in

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

. Although some sources claim there are as many as sixty Ham clans, only the Gangneung Ham clan () can be documented. Ham Gyu (

Hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

: 咸規), a

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...

general from the thirteenth century, is considered the founding ancestor of the Ham clan. People with the surname include:

Ham (Korean surname)

Ham Tae-young Ham Tae-young, sometimes Hahm Tae Young, (October 22, 1873 – October 24, 1964) was a South Korean politician, pastor and leader of the Presbyterian Church of Korea. He was the third vice president of South Korea from 1952 to 1956. He was also a ...

(1873–1964), Korean politician, 3rd Vice president of First Republic of South Korea *

Ham Seok-heon Ham Seok-heon (13 March 1901 – 4 February 1989) was a notable figure in the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) movement in Korea, and was nicknamed the "Gandhi of Korea." Ham was an important Asian voice for human rights and non-violence du ...

(1901–1989), Korean Quaker author and activist * Ham Heung-chul (1930–2000), South Korean footballer * Ham Kee-yong (born 1930), South Korean long-distance runner, winner of the 1950

Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, the event was i ...

Ham Hyun-gi Ham Hyun-Gi (함현기; born April 26, 1962, in Gangneung, South Korea) is a South Korean footballer. He played in the Korean Professional Football League (K-League) for the Hyundai Horang-i, LG Cheetahs in South Korea and in the former Jap ...

(born 1962), South Korean footballer * Ham Jeung-im (born 1964), South Korean writer, professor, and former literary editor * Ham Pong-sil (born 1974), North Korean long-distance runner *

Donhee Ham Donhee Ham (Hangul: 함돈희; Hanja: 咸燉憙) is Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering at Harvard University and Fellow of Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (, sometimes shortened to S ...

(born 1974), Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering at Harvard University *

Han Da-min Han Da-min (born Ham Mi-na on November 1, 1983) is a South Korean actress. She starred in the television drama ''You're Only Mine ''You're Only Mine'' () is a 2014 South Korean morning soap opera broadcast by SBS starring Lee Min-young, J ...

(born 1983), South Korean actress, (Original Name : Ham Mi-na) *

Ham Ji-hoon Ham Ji-hoon (born December 11, 1984) is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus in the Korean Basketball League and is the club's captain and longest-serving player after Yang Dong-geun. Early li ...

(born 1984) South Korean basketball player * Ham Chan-mi (born 1994), South Korean swimmer * Ham Eun-ji (born 1997), South Korean weightlifter * Ham Jang-sik (born 1994) South Korean retired professional ''League of Legends'' player and analyst known by the ID " Lustboy" *

Ham Deok-ju Ham Deok-ju ( Hanja: 咸德柱; born 13 January 1995) is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher who is currently playing for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He graduated from Wonju High School and was selected to Doosan Bears by a draf ...

(born 1995), South Korean professional baseball pitcher * Ham Won-jin (born 2001), South Korean singer and child actor, member of the South Korean boy group

Cravity Cravity () is a South Korean boy band formed by Starship Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Serim, Allen, Jungmo, Woobin, Wonjin, Minhee, Hyeongjun, Taeyoung, and Seongmin. They debuted on April 14, 2020, with their extended p ...

Hahm (Korean surname)

Hahm Eun-Jung Hahm Eun-jung (born December 12, 1988), known professionally as Eunjung and also Elsie, is a South Korean singer and actress. In 1995, she won ''Little Miss Korea'' competition at the age of seven and debuted as a child actress in the same year ...

(born 1988), South Korean singer and actress, member of the South Korean girl group

T-ara T-ara (; ko, 티아라) are a South Korean girl group formed by MBK Entertainment in 2009, consists of four members: Qri, Eunjung, Hyomin and Jiyeon. T-ara's career is marked by hook-heavy dance-pop music, a result of their close partner ...

Shinik Hahm Shinik Hahm (born 1958) is a Korean American conductor and a professor in the Practice of Conducting and Music Director of the Yale Philharmonia. Hahm has led North American, South American, European, and Far Eastern orchestras. Recent appeara ...

(born 1958), Korean-American conductor

Ham (Western surname)

* Arlene Ham (born 1936), American former politician in South Dakota *

Arthur Ham Arthur Worth Ham (20 February 1902 – 6 September 1992) was a prominent Canadian histologist. His textbook ''Histology'' is considered by many practitioners an indispensable reference. Early life, education, and tennis Ham's early educati ...

(1902–1992), Canadian histologist and tennis player * Arthur Ham (golfer) (1891–1959), English golfer *

Bill Ham Billy Mack Ham (February 4, 1937 – June 20, 2016) was an American music impresario, best known as the manager, producer, and image-maker for the blues-rock band ZZ Top. Ham also gained prominence in the country music world by discovering and man ...

(1937–2016), American music impresario, best known as the manager, producer and image-maker for the blues-rock band ZZ Top *

Boris van der Ham Boris van der Ham (born 29 August 1973) is a Dutch writer, humanist, former politician, and actor. On 23 May 2002, he became a member of the House of Representatives for the Democrats 66, a social liberal party. From 24 November 2012 to 21 Nove ...

(born 1973), Dutch writer, humanist, former politician and actor *

Darvin Ham Darvin Ham Sr. (born July 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Tech R ...

(born 1973), American retired professional basketball player and current National Basketball Association assistant coach *

Greg Ham Gregory Norman Ham (27 September 1953 – 19 April 2012) was an Australian musician, songwriter, and actor, best known as a member of the 1980s band Men at Work. He played saxophone, flute, organ, piano, and synthesizer. Early life Ham was born ...

(1953–2012), Australian songwriter, actor and musician, member of the band Men at Work *

Jack Ham Jack Raphael Ham Jr. (born December 23, 1948) is an American former professional football player who played as an outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1971 to 1982. He is considered one of th ...

(born 1948), American retired National Football League player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame * John Ham (disambiguation), also Hamm, several people *

Jon Hamm Jonathan Daniel Hamm (born March 10, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Don Draper in the period drama television series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Televisi ...

(born 1971), American actor, director and producer *

Ken Ham Kenneth Alfred Ham (born 20 October 1951) is an Australian Christian fundamentalist, young Earth creationist and apologist, living in the United States. He is the founder, CEO, and former president of Answers in Genesis (AiG), a Christian apolo ...

(born 1951), Australian-born Christian fundamentalist and young Earth creationist *

Kenneth Ham Kenneth Todd "Hock" Ham (born December 12, 1964) is a retired American astronaut and a captain in the United States Navy. Ham was selected for NASA's astronaut program in August 1998, while serving as the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet lead carrier suit ...

(born 1964), American retired astronaut and US Navy captain *

Marieke van den Ham Marieke van den Ham (born 21 January 1983 in Wierden, Overijssel) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

(born 1983), Dutch water polo player *

Mary Katharine Ham Mary Katharine Ham (born April 5, 1980) is an American journalist. She is a contributing editor for Townhall Magazine, a writer at ''The Federalist'', and a CNN contributor. She previously worked as a Fox News contributor and an editor-at-large ...

(born 1980), American journalist and conservative commentator *

Mordecai Ham Mordecai Fowler Ham, Jr. (April 2, 1877 – November 1, 1961), was an American Independent Baptist evangelist and temperance movement leader. Racism and Anti-Semitism Ham had a reputation for racism and anti-Semitism. He believed and preached ...

(1877–1961), American evangelist and temperance movement leader *

Paul Ham Paul Ham is an Australian author, historian, journalist and publisher, who writes on the 20th century history of war, politics and diplomacy. He lives in Sydney and Paris. Life and career Between 1984 and 1998 Ham worked in London as a business ...

, Australian author, historian, journalist and publisher *

Pete Ham Peter William Ham (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a lead vocalist of and composer for the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include " No Matter What", " Day After Day" and "B ...

(1947–1975), Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist, member of the rock band Badfinger *

Tracy Ham Tracy Ham (born January 5, 1964) is an American former professional football quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Edmonton Eskimos, Toronto Argonauts, Baltimore Stallions, and Montreal Alouettes. He was known for ...

(born 1965), American retired Canadian Football League quarterback

Hahm (Western surname)

Walther Hahm __NOTOC__ Walther Hahm (21 December 1894 – 11 August 1951) was a German general during World War II who held several commands at division and corps level. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi German ...

(1894-1951), German World War II general

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