People Born in Kaesong
- Uichon (1055–1191), founder of the Chontae Buddhist sect
- Choe Chung-hon (1149–1219), a military ruler of Korea during the Koryo Dynasty
- Choe U (died 1249), general of the Koryo Dynasty, son of Choe Chung-Hon
- Hwang Hui (1363–1452), prime minister of the Choson Dynasty
- Hwang Jin-i (1515–1550), famous Kisaeng and poet
- K. W. Lee (1928-), American journalist
- Won Pyong Oh (1929-), zoologist
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