Kwang-sik, also spelled Kwang-shik or Gwang-sik, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading " kwang" and 16 hanja with the reading "sik" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *

Yi Gwang-sik Yi Gwang-sik (, Gangneung, 29 September 1493 – Seoul, 1 December 1563), was a Korean politician and general during the Joseon Dynasty. He was famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Eulmyowaebyeon (을묘왜변) war of ...

(1493), Joseon Dynasty politician * Myung Kwang-sik (born 1940), South Korean hapkido pioneer *

Choe Kwang-shik Choe Kwang-shik (born 1953) is a South Korean historian and museum curator who served as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under President Lee Myung-bak. Biography Choe Kwang-shik was born in 1953 in Seoul. He received his PhD in Kor ...

(born 1953), South Korean politician *

Ri Gwang-sik Ri Gwang-sik (born March 5, 1970) is a North Korean boxer who won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight (54 kg) category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He also captured a bronze medal at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Champions ...

(born 1970), North Korean boxer * Kim Kwang-sik (born 1972), South Korean film director *

Jeong Kwang-sik Jeong Kwang-Sik (born July 12, 1985) is a South Korean former footballer who plays as a midfielder. In 2016 he played for Madura United Madura United Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club. The club is based in Pame ...

(born 1985), South Korean footballer *

Song Kwang-sik Song Kwang-sik (born March 22, 1966) is a South Korean pianist, working both as a recording and studio artist signed under the label of SM Entertainment. He has released two solo albums and have worked in several collaboration albums by SM Town, ...

, South Korean pianist

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{{given name Korean masculine given names

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