List of Goryeo people explained
This is a list of notable people from the Goryeo dynasty, a period in Korean history lasting from 918 to 1392.
Rulers
For a chronological list of rulers, see List of Korean monarchs
- King Taejo (918 - 943)
- King Hyejong (943 - 945)
- King Jeongjong (945 - 949)
- King Gwangjong (949 - 975)
- King Gyeongjong (975 - 981)
- King Seongjong (981 - 997)
- King Mokjong (997 - 1009)
- King Hyeonjong (1009 - 1031)
- King Deokjong (1031 - 1034)
- King Jeongjong (1034 - 1046)
- King Munjong (1046 - 1083)
- King Sunjong (1083)
- King Seonjong (1083 - 1094)
- King Heonjong (1094 - 1095)
- King Sukjong (1095 - 1105)
- King Yejong (1105 - 1122)
- King Injong (1122 - 1146)
- King Uijong (1146 - 1170)
- King Myeongjong (1170 - 1197)
- King Sinjong (1197 - 1204)
- King Huijong (1204 - 1211)
- King Gangjong (1211 - 1213)
- King Gojong (1213 - 1259)
- King Wonjong (1259 - 1274)
- King Chungnyeol (1274 - 1308)
- King Chungseon (1308 - 1313)
- King Chungsuk (1313 - 1330; 1332 - 1339)
- King Chunghye (1330 - 1332; 1339 - 1344)
- King Chungmok (1344 - 1348)
- King Chungjeong (1348 - 1351)
- King Gongmin (1351 - 1374)
- King U (1374 - 1388)
- King Chang (1388 - 1389)
- King Gongyang (1389 - 1392)
Military officials
- Sin Sung-gyŏm, who died saving the life of Taejo.
- Sŏ Hŭi
- Kang Cho
- Yi Hyŏn-un, Kang Cho's deputy, defected to the Liao
- Kang Kam-ch'an, remembered for his victories in the Third Goryeo-Khitan War.
- Yun Kwan
- Chŏng Chung-bu
- Yi Ŭi-bang
- Kyŏng Tae-sŭng
- Yi Ŭi-min
- Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn, military dictator.
- Ch'oe U, military dictator. Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn's son.
- Pae Chung-son
- Kim T'ong-jŏng
- Ch'oe Mu-sŏn, scientist and military commander.
- Ch'oe Yŏng, rival to Yi Sŏng-gye in the waning days of Goryeo.
- Yi Cha-ch'un, father of Yi Sŏng-gye.
- Yi Sŏng-gye, who overthrew Goryeo in the late 14th century and established the Joseon Dynasty.
Scholar-officials
Buddhist monks
Popular leaders
Collaborators of Yuan
See also
