Sang-hyun is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading " sang" and 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. ^[1]

Notable people with this name include:

Entertainers

• Um Sang-hyun (born 1971), South Korean voice actor
• Yoon Sang-hyun (born 1973), South Korean actor
• Thunder (singer) (born Park Sang-hyun, 1990), South Korean singer, former member of boy band MBLAQ

Government and politics

• Song Sang-hyun (1551–1595), Joseon Dynasty civil minister and general
• Song Sang-hyun (born 1941), South Korean lawyer, president of the International Criminal Court
• Sam Yoon (Korean name Yoon Sang-hyun, born 1970), South Korean-born American local politician in Boston

Sportspeople

• Kim Sang-hyun (boxer) (born 1955), South Korean boxer
• Chung Sang-hyun (born 1963), South Korean field hockey player
• Cho Sang-hyun (born 1976), South Korean basketball player
• Kim Sang-hyeon (baseball) (born 1980), South Korean baseball player
• Park Sang-hyeon (born 1983), South Korean sledge hockey player
• Park Sang-hyun (golfer) (born 1983), South Korean professional golfer
• Choi Sang-hyun (born 1984), South Korean football defender (K-League Classic)
• An Sang-hyun (born 1986), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic)

Others

• Sang Hyun Lee (born 1938), South Korean-born American theologian
• Lee Sang-hyun (born 1955), South Korean sculptor

• List of Korean given names

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