Kim

Kim may refer to several different things.

Personal name

Kim is a common Korean family name; see Kim (Korean name).
Kim is also a common forename in English-speaking countries, sometimes short for Kimberly, Kimiko, or Kimball. It has been used as both a male and a female name, but is currently most common as a female name. In the Scandinavian countries, Denmark in particular, it is more common as a male name.
In the early Soviet Union quite a few newborn Russians were called Kim after the "Kommunistichesky Internatsional Molodyozhi", or "Youth Communist International", see Names in Russian Empire, Soviet Union and CIS countries.

André Kim, fashion designer
Andy Kim (actually a stage name), singer .
Ashida Kim, martial arts expert
Byung-Hyun Kim, baseball player
Kim Dae-jung, South Korean president
Daniel Dae Kim, a Korean American actor
Kim Gu, politician
Harry Kim, a fictional character on the American television series Star Trek: Voyager
Harry Kim, the first Korean American mayor elected in the United States
Kim Hee-sun, actress and singer
Hyung-tae Kim, a Korean artist
Kim Il-sung, North Korean leader
Kim Jae-kyu
Hongseok Kim, a Korean research engineer
Jamal Kim, Ghanaian soccer player
Kim Jong Il, North Korean leader
Mi Hyun Kim, LPGA golfer
Nellie Kim, USSR gymnast, five-time Olympic Champion
Scott Kim, an artist and puzzle maker
Kim Shin-rak (Rikidozan)
Kim Sun-il, a man beheaded in Iraq
Kim Yoon-jin, a Korean American actress
Kim Young-sam, South Korean president
Yu-Na Kim, a Korean figure skater
Yu Yeon Kim, international curator,
Yuliy Kim, Russian singer and songwriter

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