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Famous People with East Asian Names

The famous people in this quiz all have given names which are East Asian in origin. Complete their names based on the clues provided.
The origins of the names are from languages including Chinese dialects, Korean and Japanese.
Note that in most of these names, the family name is listed first and the given name is second.
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Last updated: April 28, 2026
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First submittedApril 28, 2026
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The first Supreme Leader of North Korea
Kim Il Sung
The above's son, who succeeded him in 1994
Kim Jong Il
And the above's son, North Korea's leader since 2011
Kim Jong Un
President of China since 2013
Xi Jinping
Prime Minister of Japan who was assassinated in 2022
Abe Shinzo
Singer and songwriter of the Kpop group BTS
Jeon Jung-kook
Singer and songwriter of the Kpop group Blackpink
Kim Ji-soo
Japanese animator who co-founded Studio Ghibli
Miyazaki Hayao
Japanese filmmaker known for 1954's "Seven Samurai"
Kurosawa Akira
First provisional president of the Republic of China (ROC)
Sun Yat-Sen
The Republic of China's longest-serving leader
Chiang Kai-Shek
Artist and musician who was famously married to John Lennon
Yōko Ono
Filmmaker who has won three Academy Awards
Bong Joon Ho
First Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990
Lee Kuan Yew
The first Japanese tennis player to win a major singles title
Naomi Osaka
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