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Im (Korean surname) Im or Lim is a common Korean family name. The surname is identical to the Chinese character of the same name. According to the initial law of the Korean language, both "Im" and "Lim" are interchangeable. History The first clan branch is the S ...

or Yim, a common Korean surname. See Jangheung Yim clan. * YIM or Yahoo! Messenger

People with the surname

* YIM, Chung-sik (任), Korean general and former minister of defense, Republic of Korea * IM, Jong-seok (任), Korean politician *

Louise YIM Im Yeong-sin ( ko, 임영신, 20 November 1899 – 17 February 1977), also known by the English name Louise Yim, was a South Korean educator and politician. She was both the first female minister in South Korea, holding the post of Minister of Co ...

(任), founder of

Chung-Ang University Chung-Ang University (CAU; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is widely regarded as one of the best universities in South Korea. The university operates two campuses: main campus located in Dongjak District, Seoul, and a ...

. * YIM, Jae-Beom (任), Korean legendary singer * YIM, Sang A (林), Korean former pop star turned designer of handbags * YIM, Seulong (林), Korean teen pop idol *

Yim Ho Yim Ho (Chinese:嚴浩) is a Hong Kong director most active in the 1980s, and a leader of the Hong Kong New Wave. He began his career making television programs for RTHK, then became a film director in 1980. One of his most critically acclaimed w ...

(嚴), Hong Kong director *

Yim Wing-chun Yim Wing-chun () is a Chinese legendary character, often cited in Wing Chun legends as the first master of the martial art bearing her name. Wing-chun, though a person's name in Chinese language, translates literally to "spring chant", or may be ...

(嚴), legendary Chinese martial arts master, creator of Wing Chun *

Michelle Yim Michelle Yim Wai-ling (; born September 2, 1955), better known by her stage name ''Mai Suet'' (), is a Hong Kong actress and elder sister of former actress Sidney Yim Wai-ming also known by stage name ''Suet Lei'' (). She graduated from St. Rose ...

, (嚴), Hong Kong actress *

Jay Alan Yim Jay Alan Yim (born April 24, 1958) is an American composer of Chinese descent and recipient of a 1994 Guggenheim Fellowship. Early life and education Yim was born into a Chinese family in St. Louis, Missouri on April 24, 1958. He attended th ...

, Chinese American composer * Y I M, American child star

People with the surname

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