Sung-chul, also spelled Seong-cheol or Song-chol, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the

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 ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 11 hanja with the reading " chul" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include:

Politicians

Pak Song-chol Pak Song-chol or Park Sung-chul (2 September 1913 – 28 October 2008) was a North Korean politician who served as Premier of North Korea from 1976 to 1977. He succeeded Kim Il. He also served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1970. Biogra ...

(1913–2008), North Korean politician, premier from 1976 to 1977 *

Yang Sung-chul Yang Sung-chul (born 20 November 1939) is a South Korean political scientist, politician, and diplomat. Early life and career Yang was born in Gokseong County, Jeollanam-do in 1939. He did his undergraduate studies at Seoul National Univers ...

(born 1939), South Korean political scientist, politician, and diplomat *

Kim Song-chol (politician) Kim Song-chol () is a North Korean politician and officer of the Korean People's Army. Biography He served as deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly. He also served as the commander of 105th Armored Corps based in South Hwanghae Province. Follo ...

(), North Korean politician and general

Sportspeople

* Han Seong-cheol (born 1948), South Korean judo practitioner *

Nam Song-chol Nam Song Chol (Chosŏn'gŭl: 남성철; Hanja:南成哲; born 7 May 1982) is a North Korean international football player. Nam has appeared for the Korea DPR national football team in 19 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, including a game agai ...

(born 1982), North Korean international footballer *

Pak Song-chol (athlete) Pak Song-chol (born 10 November 1984) is a North Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. His personal best time is 2:12:41 hours in 2007, winning the Pyongyang Marathon. He has represented North Korea at the Summer Olympics ...

(born 1984), North Korean long-distance runner * Ri Song-chol (born 1986), North Korean figure skater * Pak Song-chol (footballer, born 1987), North Korean international footballer (DPR Korea Premier Football League, Cambodian Premier League) * Son Seong-cheol (born 1987), South Korean springboard diver * Pak Song-chol (footballer, born 1991), North Korean footballer (DPR Korea Premier Football League) * Kim Song-chol (born 1993), North Korean weightlifter

Others

Seongcheol Seongcheol (April 6, 1912 – November 4, 1993) was a Korean Seon master.원택. (2001). ''성철스님 시봉이야기''. Seoul: 김영사. (Wontek. (2001). ''Seongcheol Seunim Sibong Iyagi''. Seoul: Kimyoungsa.) He was a key figure in mo ...

, dharma name of Yi Yeongju (1912–1993), South Korean Seon Buddhist master *

Shin Sung-chul Shin Sung-chul (; born July 19, 1952) is a South Korean physicist and the 16th president of KAIST. Shin was the first president of DGIST since it changed its form from a research institute to a university in 2011. His main research areas as a sci ...

(born 1952), South Korean physicist *

Kim Sung-cheol Kim Sung-cheol (; born December 31, 1991) is a South Korean actor. He achieved initial success in stage musicals before being cast in his debut television role as Kim Young-cheol (a.k.a. 'Jailbird') in ''Prison Playbook'' (2017). He is recognis ...

(born 1991), South Korean actor

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