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style="display: inline; font-size: 1rem;"><span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hani"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%9F%B3" class="extiw" title="wikt:柳">柳</a>, <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8A%89" class="extiw" title="wikt:劉">劉</a>, <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%AA" class="extiw" title="wikt:兪">兪</a>, <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BD%99" class="extiw" title="wikt:余">余</a>, <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BA%BE" class="extiw" title="wikt:庾">庾</a></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean" title="Revised Romanization of Korean">Revised Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Revised Romanization of Korean transliteration"><i lang="ko-Latn">Yu or Ryu</i></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/McCune%E2%80%93Reischauer" title="McCune–Reischauer">McCune–Reischauer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="McCune–Reischauer transliteration"><i lang="ko-Latn">Yu or Ryu</i></span></td></tr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tbody></table> <p><b>Yoo</b> or <b>Yu</b>, or sometimes <b>Ryu</b> or <b>Ryoo</b>, is the English <a href="/wiki/Transcription_(linguistics)" title="Transcription (linguistics)">transcription</a> of several <a href="/wiki/List_of_Korean_surnames" title="List of Korean surnames">Korean surnames</a> written as <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">유</span></span> or <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">류</span></span> in <a href="/wiki/Hangul" title="Hangul">hangul</a>. As of 2000, roughly a million people are surnamed Yoo in <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>, making up approximately 2% of the population. Of those, the most common is Ryu (Hanja: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1094882035">.mw-parser-output .script-Cprt{font-size:1.25em;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Noto Sans Cypriot",Code2001}.mw-parser-output .script-Hano{font-size:125%;font-family:"Noto Sans Hanunoo",FreeSerif,Quivira}.mw-parser-output .script-Latf,.mw-parser-output .script-de-Latf{font-size:1.25em;font-family:"Breitkopf Fraktur",UnifrakturCook,UniFrakturMaguntia,MarsFraktur,"MarsFraktur OT",KochFraktur,"KochFraktur OT",OffenbacherSchwabOT,"LOB.AlteSchwabacher","LOV.AlteSchwabacher","LOB.AtlantisFraktur","LOV.AtlantisFraktur","LOB.BreitkopfFraktur","LOV.BreitkopfFraktur","LOB.FetteFraktur","LOV.FetteFraktur","LOB.Fraktur3","LOV.Fraktur3","LOB.RochFraktur","LOV.RochFraktur","LOB.PostFraktur","LOV.PostFraktur","LOB.RuelhscheFraktur","LOV.RuelhscheFraktur","LOB.RungholtFraktur","LOV.RungholtFraktur","LOB.TheuerbankFraktur","LOV.TheuerbankFraktur","LOB.VinetaFraktur","LOV.VinetaFraktur","LOB.WalbaumFraktur","LOV.WalbaumFraktur","LOB.WeberMainzerFraktur","LOV.WeberMainzerFraktur","LOB.WieynckFraktur","LOV.WieynckFraktur","LOB.ZentenarFraktur","LOV.ZentenarFraktur"}.mw-parser-output .script-en-Latf{font-size:1.25em;font-family:Cankama,"Old English Text MT","Textura Libera","Textura Libera Tenuis",London}.mw-parser-output .script-it-Latf{font-size:1.25em;font-family:"Rotunda Pommerania",Rotunda,"Typographer Rotunda"}.mw-parser-output .script-Lina{font-size:1.25em;font-family:"Noto Sans Linear A"}.mw-parser-output .script-Linb{font-size:1.25em;font-family:"Noto Sans Linear B"}.mw-parser-output .script-Ugar{font-size:1.25em;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Noto Sans Ugaritic",Aegean}.mw-parser-output .script-Xpeo{font-size:1.25em;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Noto Sans Old Persian",Artaxerxes,Xerxes,Aegean}</style><span class="Unicode">柳</span>, Hangul: <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">류</span></span>),<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with more than six hundred thousand holders, whereas Yoo (Hanja: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">兪</span>, 余 Hangul: <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">유</span></span>) accounts for about one hundred thousand. </p><p>The family name Yoo can be represented by any of the four <a href="/wiki/Hanja" title="Hanja">hanja</a>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">柳</span> (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">류</span></span>), <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">劉</span>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">兪</span> and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">庾</span>, each with a different meaning. In Korean, the characters <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">劉</span> and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">柳</span> refer to <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">유</span></span> (Yoo) or <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">류</span></span> (Ryu) and are spelled as such because of the first <a href="/wiki/Initial_sound_rule" title="Initial sound rule">initial sound rule</a> (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">두음 법칙</span></span>) in Korean, whereas the characters <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">兪</span> and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">庾</span> refer only to <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">유</span></span> (Yoo). Some of these characters are used to write the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_surname" title="Chinese surname">Chinese surnames</a> <a href="/wiki/Liu" title="Liu">Liu</a> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">劉</span> or <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">柳</span>) and <a href="/wiki/Yu_(Chinese_surname)" title="Yu (Chinese surname)">Yu</a> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">兪</span>,余). </p><p>Notable <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">柳</span> (Ryu) <a href="/wiki/Bon-gwan" class="mw-redirect" title="Bon-gwan">clans</a> include the <a href="/wiki/Munhwa_Ryu_clan" class="mw-redirect" title="Munhwa Ryu clan">Munhwa Ryu clan</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pungsan-eup" title="Pungsan-eup">Pungsan</a> Ryu. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Yoo_(Korean_surname)" title="Special:EditPage/Yoo (Korean surname)">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2023</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In Korea, the Yoo lineage traces to the <a href="/wiki/Xia_dynasty" title="Xia dynasty">Xia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Han_dynasty" title="Han dynasty">Han</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Joseon" title="Joseon">Joseon</a> <a href="/wiki/Dynasties" class="mw-redirect" title="Dynasties">dynasties</a>. Holders of the surname Yoo had a reputation for charity and diligence. </p><p>The largest Ryu (which is a separate clan from Yoo, but pronounced differently), the Munhwa Ryu,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was founded by a man named <a href="/wiki/Ryoo_Cha-dal" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryoo Cha-dal">Ch’a Tal</a>. Ch’a's fifth great-grandfather had been involved in an attempt to overthrow the <a href="/wiki/Silla" title="Silla">Silla</a> king. To avoid prosecution, the ancestor fled to Munhwa and changed his surname, first to that of his maternal grandmother, Yang, and then to Ryoo. Many years later, Ch’a Tal assisted <a href="/wiki/Taejo_of_Goryeo" title="Taejo of Goryeo">Wang Kŏn</a> to establish the <a href="/wiki/Goryeo" title="Goryeo">Koryŏ Kingdom</a>. Ch’a was recognized for his support and was rewarded accordingly. However, the historic claims that the Ch'a clans are derived from the same progenitor as Ryu Ch'a-dal have been disproven. The Munhwa Ryoo clan, along with the Andong Kwŏn clan, possess one of Korea's oldest clan <a href="/wiki/Genealogies" class="mw-redirect" title="Genealogies">genealogies</a>. Only the character <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1094882035"><span class="Unicode">柳</span> is commonly pronounced <i>Ryu</i> or <i>Ryoo</i> (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">류</span></span>). (See <a href="/wiki/Munhwa_Ryoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Munhwa Ryoo">Munhwa Ryoo</a>) The surname "Ryu" comes from the character meaning <a href="/wiki/Willow_tree" class="mw-redirect" title="Willow tree">willow tree</a>. Hence, the lineage is also sometimes called "willow Ryu" (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">버들 류씨</span></span>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics_in_the_United_States">Demographics in the United States</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Demographics in the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most people with the surname Yoo identify as Asian/Pacific Islander (95.49% in 2010). Hispanic representation increased by 25.53%, while those identifying as two or more races decreased. No one identified as Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people_(historic)"><span id="Notable_people_.28historic.29"></span>Notable people (historic)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable people (historic)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Ch%27a-dal" title="Yu Ch'a-dal">Yu Ch'a-dal</a> (880–?), founder of the Korean Munhwa Yu clan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Munhye" title="Queen Munhye">Queen Munhye</a>, Goryeo princess</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Daemyeong" title="Lady Daemyeong">Lady Daemyeong</a>, member of the Goryeo royal family</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Seong-won" title="Yu Seong-won">Yu Seong-won</a> (?–1456), scholar-official of the early Joseon dynasty</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Eung-bu" title="Yu Eung-bu">Yu Eung-bu</a> (?–1456), military official of the early Joseon dynasty</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_S%C5%8Fngnyong" title="Yu Sŏngnyong">Yu Sŏngnyong</a> (1542–1607), scholar-official of the Joseon dynasty</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Princess_Consort_Munhwa" title="Grand Princess Consort Munhwa">Grand Princess Consort Munhwa</a>, Korean Royal Family member</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Hyeong-won" title="Yu Hyeong-won">Yu Hyeong-won</a> (1622–1673), Korean philosopher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Sang" title="Yu Sang">Yu Sang</a> (1643–1723), royal court physician and politician of the Korean Joseon dynasty</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Deuk-gong" title="Yu Deuk-gong">Yu Deuk-gong</a> (1749–1807), Korean scholar during the Joseon dynasty</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Kil-chun" title="Yu Kil-chun">Yu Kil-chun</a> (1856–1914), Korean politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Geun-Hyeong" title="Yu Geun-Hyeong">Yu Geun-Hyeong</a> (1894–1993), Korean ceramist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilhan_New" title="Ilhan New">Ilhan New</a> (1895–1971), Korean independence activist and entrepreneur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Gwan-sun" title="Yu Gwan-sun">Yu Gwan-sun</a> (1902–1920), Korean independence activist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people_(contemporary)"><span id="Notable_people_.28contemporary.29"></span>Notable people (contemporary)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable people (contemporary)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arts_and_entertainment">Arts and entertainment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Arts and entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Yoo" title="Aaron Yoo">Aaron Yoo</a> (born 1979), American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ara" title="Yoo Ara">Yoo Ara</a> (born 1992), South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group <a href="/wiki/Hello_Venus" title="Hello Venus">Hello Venus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Byung-jae" title="Yoo Byung-jae">Yoo Byung-jae</a> (born 1988), South Korean television personality, actor and screenwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Chae-yeong" title="Yoo Chae-yeong">Yoo Chae-yeong</a> (1973–2014), South Korean actress, singer and radio host</li> <li>Yoo Chan-wook (stage name <a href="/wiki/Be%27O" title="Be'O">Be'O</a>, born 2000), South Korean rapper and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christine_Yoo" title="Christine Yoo">Christine Yoo</a>, American writer, director, producer and filmmaker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Da-in" title="Yoo Da-in">Yoo Da-in</a> (born 1984), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Dong-geun" title="Yoo Dong-geun">Yoo Dong-geun</a> (born 1956), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Eun-mi" title="Yoo Eun-mi">Yoo Eun-mi</a> (born 2004), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Eun-sook" title="Yoo Eun-sook">Yoo Eun-sook</a>, South Korean voice actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Gun-hyung" title="Yoo Gun-hyung">Yoo Gun-hyung</a> (born 1979), South Korean record producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ha-na" title="Yoo Ha-na">Yoo Ha-na</a> (born 1986), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hae-jin" title="Yoo Hae-jin">Yoo Hae-jin</a> (born 1970), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hae-jung" title="Yoo Hae-jung">Yoo Hae-jung</a> (born 2000) South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hee-jae" title="Yoo Hee-jae">Yoo Hee-jae</a> (born 1994), South Korean singer and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ho-jeong" title="Yoo Ho-jeong">Yoo Ho-jeong</a> (born 1969), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hwe-seung" title="Yoo Hwe-seung">Yoo Hwe-seung</a> (born 1995), South Korean singer and musical theatre actor, member of rap rock band <a href="/wiki/N.Flying" title="N.Flying">N.Flying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hye-ri" title="Yoo Hye-ri">Yoo Hye-ri</a> (born 1964), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyun_Young" title="Hyun Young">Yoo Hyun-young</a> (born 1976), South Korean entertainer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_In-na" title="Yoo In-na">Yoo In-na</a> (born 1982), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_In-soo" title="Yoo In-soo">Yoo In-soo</a> (born 1998), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_In-young" title="Yoo In-young">Yoo In-young</a> (born 1984), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jae-ha" title="Yoo Jae-ha">Yoo Jae-ha</a> (1962–1987), South Korean singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jae-suk" title="Yoo Jae-suk">Yoo Jae-suk</a> (born 1972), South Korean comedian, host and television personality</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeongyeon" title="Jeongyeon">Yoo Jeong-yeon</a> (born 1996), South Korean singer, member of girl group <a href="/wiki/Twice" title="Twice">Twice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Je-won" title="Yoo Je-won">Yoo Je-won</a>, South Korean television director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Je-yoon" title="Yoo Je-yoon">Yoo Je-yoon</a> (born 1984), South Korean actor, model, and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ji-tae" title="Yoo Ji-tae">Yoo Ji-tae</a> (born 1976), South Korean actor, film director and screenwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jun-sang" title="Yoo Jun-sang">Yoo Jun-sang</a> (born 1969), South Korean actor and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jung-hyun_(politician)" title="Yoo Jung-hyun (politician)">Yoo Jung-hyun</a> (born 1967), South Korean television personality and politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ki-hyun" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoo Ki-hyun">Yoo Ki-hyun</a> (born 1993), South Korean singer, member of boy band <a href="/wiki/Monsta_X" title="Monsta X">Monsta X</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Min-kyu" title="Yoo Min-kyu">Yoo Min-kyu</a> (born 1987), South Korean actor</li> <li>Yoo Na-ul (stage name <a href="/wiki/Naul_(singer)" title="Naul (singer)">Naul</a>, born 1978), South Korean singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Se-hyung" title="Yoo Se-hyung">Yoo Se-hyung</a> (born 1992), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Se-rye" title="Yoo Se-rye">Yoo Se-rye</a> (born 1984), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Se-yoon" title="Yoo Se-yoon">Yoo Se-yoon</a> (born 1980), South Korean comedian and television comedy show host</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Seon-ho" title="Yoo Seon-ho">Yoo Seon-ho</a> (born 2002), South Korean singer, actor and model</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Seung-ho" title="Yoo Seung-ho">Yoo Seung-ho</a> (born 1993), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Seung-jun" title="Yoo Seung-jun">Yoo Seung-jun</a> (born 1976), South Korean-born American singer, rapper and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Seung-woo" title="Yoo Seung-woo">Yoo Seung-woo</a> (born 1997), South Korean musician</li> <li>Yoo Seung-yeon (stage name <a href="/wiki/Gong_Seung-yeon" title="Gong Seung-yeon">Gong Seung-yeon</a>, born 1993), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_So-young" title="Yoo So-young">Yoo So-young</a> (born 1986), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Su-bin" title="Yoo Su-bin">Yoo Su-bin</a> (born 1992), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U_Sung-eun" title="U Sung-eun">U Sung-eun</a> (born Yoo Sung-eun, 1989), South Korean singer</li> <li>Yoo Yeon-joo (stage name <a href="/wiki/YooA" title="YooA">YooA</a>, born 1995), South Korean singer, member of girl group <a href="/wiki/Oh_My_Girl" title="Oh My Girl">Oh My Girl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Yeon-jung" title="Yoo Yeon-jung">Yoo Yeon-jung</a> (born 1999), South Korean singer, member of girl group <a href="/wiki/Cosmic_Girls" class="mw-redirect" title="Cosmic Girls">Cosmic Girls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Yeon-mi" title="Yoo Yeon-mi">Yoo Yeon-mi</a> (born 1999), South Korean actress</li> <li>Yoo Yeon-soo (stage name <a href="/wiki/Ha_Yeon-soo" title="Ha Yeon-soo">Ha Yeon-soo</a>, born 1990), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Young-jae" title="Yoo Young-jae">Yoo Young-jae</a> (born 1994), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band <a href="/wiki/B.A.P" class="mw-redirect" title="B.A.P">B.A.P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Young-jin" title="Yoo Young-jin">Yoo Young-jin</a> (born 1971), South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/You_Hee-yeol" title="You Hee-yeol">You Hee-yeol</a> (born 1971), South Korean singer-songwriter</li> <li>Christian Yu (stage name <a href="/wiki/DPR_Ian" title="DPR Ian">DPR Ian</a>, born 1990), Australian singer and rapper</li> <li>Yu Ji-min (stage name <a href="/wiki/Karina_(South_Korean_singer)" title="Karina (South Korean singer)">Karina</a>, born 2000), South Korean singer, member of girl group <a href="/wiki/Aespa" title="Aespa">Aespa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Oh-seong" title="Yu Oh-seong">Yu Oh-seong</a> (born 1966), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryoo_Seung-bum" title="Ryoo Seung-bum">Ryoo Seung-bum</a> (born 1980), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryoo_Seung-wan" title="Ryoo Seung-wan">Ryoo Seung-wan</a> (born 1973), South Korean director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Deok-hwan" title="Ryu Deok-hwan">Ryu Deok-hwan</a> (born 1987), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Han-bi" title="Ryu Han-bi">Ryu Han-bi</a> (born 2004), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Hwa-young" title="Ryu Hwa-young">Ryu Hwa-young</a> (born 1993), South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group <a href="/wiki/T-ara" title="T-ara">T-ara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Hye-rin" title="Ryu Hye-rin">Ryu Hye-rin</a> (born 1984), South Korean actress and model</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Hye-young" title="Ryu Hye-young">Ryu Hye-young</a> (born 1991), South Korean actress and model</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Hyo-young" title="Ryu Hyo-young">Ryu Hyo-young</a> (born 1993), South Korean actress, model and rapper, former member of girl group <a href="/wiki/F-ve_Dolls" title="F-ve Dolls">F-ve Dolls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Hyun-kyung" title="Ryu Hyun-kyung">Ryu Hyun-kyung</a> (born 1983), South Korean actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Jun-yeol" title="Ryu Jun-yeol">Ryu Jun-yeol</a> (born 1986), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Kyung-soo" title="Ryu Kyung-soo">Ryu Kyung-soo</a> (born 1992), South Korean actor</li> <li>Ryu Sang-gu (stage name <a href="/wiki/Deepflow" title="Deepflow">Deepflow</a>, born 1984), South Korean rapper and music producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Se-ra" title="Ryu Se-ra">Ryu Se-ra</a> (born 1987), South Korean singer, former member of girl group <a href="/wiki/Nine_Muses_(group)" title="Nine Muses (group)">Nine Muses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Seung-ryong" title="Ryu Seung-ryong">Ryu Seung-ryong</a> (born 1970), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Seung-soo" title="Ryu Seung-soo">Ryu Seung-soo</a> (born 1971), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Si-won" title="Ryu Si-won">Ryu Si-won</a> (born 1972), South Korean actor and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Soo-young" title="Ryu Soo-young">Ryu Soo-young</a> (born 1979), South Korean actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Su-jeong" title="Ryu Su-jeong">Ryu Su-jeong</a> (born 1997), South Korean singer, member of girl group <a href="/wiki/Lovelyz" title="Lovelyz">Lovelyz</a></li> <li>Ryu Sung-min (stage name <a href="/wiki/C_Jamm" title="C Jamm">C Jamm</a>, born 1993), South Korean rapper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Tae-joon" title="Ryu Tae-joon">Ryu Tae-joon</a> (born 1971), South Korean actor and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Ui-hyun" title="Ryu Ui-hyun">Ryu Ui-hyun</a> (born 1999), South Korean actor</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Painters_and_sculptors">Painters and sculptors</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Painters and sculptors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Young-ho" title="Yoo Young-ho">Yoo Young-ho</a> (born 1965), South Korean sculptor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Youngkuk" title="Yoo Youngkuk">Yoo Youngkuk</a> (1916–2002), South Korean artist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Musicians">Musicians</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Musicians"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Esther_Yoo" title="Esther Yoo">Esther Yoo</a> (born 1994), American violinist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Yoo" title="Scott Yoo">Scott Yoo</a> (born 1971), American conductor and violinist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yung_Wook_Yoo" title="Yung Wook Yoo">Yung Wook Yoo</a> (born 1977), South Korean pianist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Authors,_illustrators,_novelists,_poets"><span id="Authors.2C_illustrators.2C_novelists.2C_poets"></span>Authors, illustrators, novelists, poets</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Authors, illustrators, novelists, poets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_An-jin" title="Yoo An-jin">Yoo An-jin</a> (born 1941), South Korean poet, essayist, and professor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Yoo" title="David Yoo">David Yoo</a> (born 1974), American writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Eun-Sil" title="Yoo Eun-Sil">Yoo Eun-Sil</a>, South Korean author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hyeonjong" title="Yoo Hyeonjong">Yoo Hyeonjong</a>, South Korean novelist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ja-hyo" title="Yoo Ja-hyo">Yoo Ja-hyo</a> (born 1947), South Korean broadcaster and poet</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jae-yong" title="Yoo Jae-yong">Yoo Jae-yong</a> (1936–2009), South Korean novelist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Juhyun" title="Yoo Juhyun">Yoo Juhyun</a> (1921–1982), South Korean novelist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miri_Yu" title="Miri Yu">Miri Yu</a> (born 1968), Zainichi Korean playwright, novelist, and essayist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taeeun_Yoo" title="Taeeun Yoo">Taeeun Yoo</a>, South Korean picture book author and illustrator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Yeong" title="Yoo Yeong">Yoo Yeong</a>, (1917–2002) South Korean literary scholar, translator, and poet</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Athletes">Athletes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Athletes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Byung-hoon" title="Yoo Byung-hoon">Yoo Byung-hoon</a> (born 1972), South Korean paralympian athlete</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Byung-ok" title="Yoo Byung-ok">Yoo Byung-ok</a> (born 1964), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Byung-soo" title="Yoo Byung-soo">Yoo Byung-soo</a> (born 1988), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Chae-ran" title="Yoo Chae-ran">Yoo Chae-ran</a> (born 1992), South Korean badminton player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Chang-hyun" title="Yoo Chang-hyun">Yoo Chang-hyun</a> (born 1985), South Korea footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Dae-hyun" title="Yoo Dae-hyun">Yoo Dae-hyun</a> (born 1990), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Dae-soon" title="Yoo Dae-soon">Yoo Dae-soon</a> (born 1965), South Korean former footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Yoo_(tennis)" title="Daniel Yoo (tennis)">Daniel Yoo</a> (born 1985), Korean-American former tennis player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Dong-kwan" title="Yoo Dong-kwan">Yoo Dong-kwan</a> (born 1963), South Korean former footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Dong-min" title="Yoo Dong-min">Yoo Dong-min</a> (born 1989), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Han-joon" title="Yoo Han-joon">Yoo Han-joon</a> (born 1981), South Korean former outfielder</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hee-kwan" title="Yoo Hee-kwan">Yoo Hee-kwan</a> (born 1986), South Korean starting pitcher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ho-joon" title="Yoo Ho-joon">Yoo Ho-joon</a> (born 1985), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hong-youl" title="Yoo Hong-youl">Yoo Hong-youl</a> (born 1983), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hye-min" title="Yoo Hye-min">Yoo Hye-min</a> (born 1981), South Korean alpine skier</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hyeok-geun" title="Yoo Hyeok-geun">Yoo Hyeok-geun</a> (born 1944), South Korean rower</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hyeong-jong" title="Yoo Hyeong-jong">Yoo Hyeong-jong</a> (born 1985), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hyun" title="Yoo Hyun">Yoo Hyun</a> (born 1984), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hyun-goo" title="Yoo Hyun-goo">Yoo Hyun-goo</a> (born 1983), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Hyun-ji" title="Yoo Hyun-ji">Yoo Hyun-ji</a> (born 1984), South Korean handball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jae-hoon" title="Yoo Jae-hoon">Yoo Jae-hoon</a> (born 1984), South Korean former professional footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Yoo" title="Jeff Yoo">Jeff Yoo</a> (born 1978), South Korean former association football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jin-sun" title="Yoo Jin-sun">Yoo Jin-sun</a> (born 1962), South Korean former tennis player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ji-hoon" title="Yoo Ji-hoon">Yoo Ji-hoon</a> (born 1988), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ji-no" title="Yoo Ji-no">Yoo Ji-no</a> (born 1989), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jong-hyun" title="Yoo Jong-hyun">Yoo Jong-hyun</a> (born 1988), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Joon-young" title="Yoo Joon-young">Yoo Joon-young</a> (born 1990), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jun-soo" title="Yoo Jun-soo">Yoo Jun-soo</a> (born 1988), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jung-nam" title="Yoo Jung-nam">Yoo Jung-nam</a> (born 1983), South Korean swimmer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Kee-heung" title="Yoo Kee-heung">Yoo Kee-heung</a> (born 1947), South Korean football manager and former player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ki-hong" title="Yoo Ki-hong">Yoo Ki-hong</a> (born 1988), South Korean former professional cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Kwang-joon" title="Yoo Kwang-joon">Yoo Kwang-joon</a> (born 1932), South Korean former footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Kyoung-youl" title="Yoo Kyoung-youl">Yoo Kyoung-youl</a> (born 1978), South Korean former footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Man-kee" title="Yoo Man-kee">Yoo Man-kee</a> (born 1988), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Mi" title="Yoo Mi">Yoo Mi</a> (born 1986), South Korean former tennis player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Min-hyeon" title="Yoo Min-hyeon">Yoo Min-hyeon</a> (born 1994), South Korean curler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Nam-kyu" title="Yoo Nam-kyu">Yoo Nam-kyu</a> (born 1968), South Korea former table tennis player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ok-ryul" title="Yoo Ok-ryul">Yoo Ok-ryul</a> (born 1973), South Korean former gymnast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Sang-chul" title="Yoo Sang-chul">Yoo Sang-chul</a> (1971–2021), South Korean football manager and player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Sang-hee" title="Yoo Sang-hee">Yoo Sang-hee</a>, South Korean former female badminton player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Sang-soo" title="Yoo Sang-soo">Yoo Sang-soo</a> (born 1973), South Korean football coach and retired player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Soo-hyun" title="Yoo Soo-hyun">Yoo Soo-hyun</a> (born 1986), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Sun-hee" title="Yoo Sun-hee">Yoo Sun-hee</a> (born 1967), South Korean female speed skater</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Sun-young" title="Yoo Sun-young">Yoo Sun-young</a> (born 1986), South Korean professional golfer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Sung-je" title="Yoo Sung-je">Yoo Sung-je</a> (born 1985), South Korean ice hockey goaltender</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Sung-yeon" title="Yoo Sung-yeon">Yoo Sung-yeon</a> (born 1976), South Korean former judoka</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Won-chul" title="Yoo Won-chul">Yoo Won-chul</a> (born 1984), South Korean gymnast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Won-jeong" title="Yoo Won-jeong">Yoo Won-jeong</a>, South Korean paralympic boccia player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Won-sang" title="Yoo Won-sang">Yoo Won-sang</a> (born 1986), South Korean baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Wook-jin" title="Yoo Wook-jin">Yoo Wook-jin</a> (born 1985), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Yeon-seong" title="Yoo Yeon-seong">Yoo Yeon-seong</a> (born 1986), South Korean professional badminton player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Yeon-seung" title="Yoo Yeon-seung">Yoo Yeon-seung</a> (born 1991), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Yong-sung" title="Yoo Yong-sung">Yoo Yong-sung</a> (born 1974), South Korean retired badminton player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Yoon-sik" title="Yoo Yoon-sik">Yoo Yoon-sik</a> (born 1989), South Korean volleyball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/You_Young" title="You Young">You Young</a> (born 2004), South Korean figure skater</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Young-a" title="Yoo Young-a">Yoo Young-a</a> (born 1988), South Korean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Young-joo" title="Yoo Young-joo">Yoo Young-joo</a> (born 1971), South Korean former basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Young-sil" title="Yoo Young-sil">Yoo Young-sil</a> (born 1975), South Korean retired football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuh_Jae-doo" title="Yuh Jae-doo">Yuh Jae-doo</a> (born 1948), South Korean former professional boxer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyun-jin_Ryu" title="Hyun-jin Ryu">Hyun-jin Ryu</a> (born 1987), South Korean professional baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Jae-kuk" title="Ryu Jae-kuk">Ryu Jae-kuk</a> (born 1983), South Korean professional baseball pitcher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Ji-hye" title="Ryu Ji-hye">Ryu Ji-hye</a> (born 1976), South Korean former table tennis player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Seung-min" title="Ryu Seung-min">Ryu Seung-min</a> (born 1982), South Korean professional table tennis player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Seung-woo" title="Ryu Seung-woo">Ryu Seung-woo</a> (born 1993), South Korean football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_So-yeon" title="Ryu So-yeon">Ryu So-yeon</a> (born 1990), South Korean professional golfer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other">Other</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Chang-hyuk" title="Yoo Chang-hyuk">Yoo Chang-hyuk</a> (born 1966), South Korean professional Go player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Yoo_(chess_player)" title="Christopher Yoo (chess player)">Christopher Yoo</a> (born 2006), American chess grandmaster</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryu_Shikun" title="Ryu Shikun">Ryu Shikun</a> (born 1971), South Korean professional Go player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sports_management">Sports management</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sports management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jae-hak" title="Yoo Jae-hak">Yoo Jae-hak</a> (born 1963), South Korean basketball coach</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Business">Business</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Business"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Byung-eun" title="Yoo Byung-eun">Yoo Byung-eun</a> (1941–2014), South Korean businessman, inventor, and photographer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jaehoon" title="Yoo Jaehoon">Yoo Jaehoon</a>, South Korean businessman</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Chang-soon" title="Yoo Chang-soon">Yoo Chang-soon</a> (1918–2010), South Korean politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Eun-hae" title="Yoo Eun-hae">Yoo Eun-hae</a> (born 1962), South Korean politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Il-ho" title="Yoo Il-ho">Yoo Il-ho</a> (born 1955), South Korean politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jae-geon" title="Yoo Jae-geon">Yoo Jae-geon</a> (1937–2022), South Korean politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jin-ryong" title="Yoo Jin-ryong">Yoo Jin-ryong</a> (born 1956), South Korean politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jeong-bok" title="Yoo Jeong-bok">Yoo Jeong-bok</a> (born 1957), South Korean public servant and politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Yoo" title="John Yoo">John Yoo</a> (born 1967), South Korean-born American legal scholar and former politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jung-ju" title="Yoo Jung-ju">Yoo Jung-ju</a> (born 1975), South Korean politician and animator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Myung-hee" title="Yoo Myung-hee">Yoo Myung-hee</a> (born 1967), South Korean politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Nam-seok" title="Yoo Nam-seok">Yoo Nam-seok</a> (born 1957), former President of the Constitutional Court of Korea</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Sang-yeol" title="Yoo Sang-yeol">Yoo Sang-yeol</a> (1940–2022), South Korean public official</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Seong-min" title="Yoo Seong-min">Yoo Seong-min</a> (born 1958), South Korean economist and politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Song-hwa" title="Yoo Song-hwa">Yoo Song-hwa</a> (born 1968), South Korean politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_In-chon" title="Yu In-chon">Yu In-chon</a> (born 1951), South Korean politician and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhyu_Si-min" title="Rhyu Si-min">Rhyu Si-min</a> (born 1959), South Korean politician</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Military">Military</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Military"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Yoo_(general)" title="Daniel Yoo (general)">Daniel Yoo</a> (born 1962), Korean-American retired U.S. Marine Corps major general</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modeling_and_pageantry">Modeling and pageantry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Modeling and pageantry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jae_Yoo" title="Jae Yoo">Jae Yoo</a> (born 1989), South Korean model</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Ye-bin" title="Yoo Ye-bin">Yoo Ye-bin</a> (born 1992), South Korean beauty pageant titleholder</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Science_and_technology">Science and technology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoo_(Korean_surname)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Science and technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Yoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher Yoo">Christopher Yoo</a>, academic</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Yoo" title="Michelle Yoo">Michelle Yoo</a>, New Zealand academic</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Yoo" title="Richard Yoo">Richard Yoo</a>, American entrepreneur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryoo_Ryong" title="Ryoo Ryong">Ryoo Ryong</a> (born 1955), South Korean 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