Kwon

Kwon also written as Gwon (Korean: 권; Hanja: 權^{[needs IPA]}) is a Korean family name. Some sources^[who?] list as many 56 clans, but most of them were merged with the Andong Gwon clan under the Sijeung-gong faction soon after the establishment of the Goryeo Kingdom.

The founder of Andong Kwon clan, Kim Haeng (金幸), was originally a royalty of the Silla Gyeongju Kim clan. He participated in the Battle of Gochang and helped Taejo, who established the Kingdom of Goryeo in 918; the new king bestowed upon Kim Haeng a new surname: Kwon (權), as he could judge the situation correctly and achieve a purpose flexibly (能炳幾達權).^[1]

The original surname of the Yecheon Kwon clan was Hŭn (흔; 昕). However, they was forced to change their surname due to having the same character as the personal name of King Chungmok of Goryeo, which was Wang Hŭn (왕흔; 王昕). Due to the naming taboo of using the character of the king's personal name, the Hŭn family changed their surname to Kwon (權), which was the surname of the mother of the clan head. The head of the Hŭn clan at this time, Kwon Sŏm (권섬; 權暹), became the founding ancestor of the Yecheon Kwon clan.^[2] Approximately two thirds of clan members live in the Gyeongsang provinces. All members of the Heun (昕) clan disappeared before the founding of Joseon.^{[citation needed]}

Another account states that the Yecheon Heun (昕) clan's Jeoksin, Suchang, Seungdan, and Seungjo married into the Andong Kwon clan and afterward their descendants took their mothers' surname Kwon (權). Yecheon Kwon clan called an Obongmun (五福門) in late Goryeo.^{[clarification needed]}

• Kwon Bo-ah (stage name BoA, born 1986), South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer and actress
• Kwon Chae-won (born 1999), South Korean singer, member of girl group DIA
• Edward Young-min Kwon (born 1972), South Korean celebrity chef
• Kwon Eun-bi (born 1995), South Korean singer
• Kwon Eun-bin (born 2000), South Korean singer, member of girl group CLC
• Kwon Eun-soo (born 1989), South Korean actress and model
• Kwon Hae-hyo (born 1965), South Korean actor and activist
• Kwon Han-sol (born 1996), South Korean actress
• Kwon Hyuk (actor) (born 1989), South Korean actor and model
• Dean (South Korean singer) (born Kwon Hyuk, 1992), South Korean singer, songwriter and producer
• Kwon Hwa-woon (born 1989), South Korean actor and model
• Kwon Hyuk-soo (actor) (born 1986), South Korean actor, singer, comedian
• Loco (rapper) (born Kwon Hyuk-woo, 1989), South Korean rapper
• Kwon Hyun-bin (born 1997), South Korean rapper and actor
• Solbi (born Kwon Ji-an, 1984), South Korean actress and singer
• G-Dragon (born Kwon Ji-yong, 1988), South Korean rapper, member of boy band Big Bang
• Kwon Jin-ah (born 1997), South Korean singer-songwriter
• Kwon Mina (born 1993), South Korean singer and actress
• Sik-K (born Kwon Min-sik, 1994) South Korean rapper
• Kwon Nara (born 1991), South Korean singer
• Kwon Oh-joong (born 1971), South Korean actor
• Kwon Ri-se (1991–2014), South Korean singer, member of girl group Ladies' Code
• Kwon Sang-woo (born 1976), South Korean actor
• Sogumm (born Kwon So-hee, 1994) South Korean singer-songwriter
• Kwon So-hyun (born 1994), South Korean singer and dancer
• Kwon So-hyun (actress) (born 1987), South Korean actress
• Kwon Soo-hyun (actor) (born 1986), South Korean actor
• Hoshi (born Kwon Soon-young, 1996), South Korean singer and dancer, member of boy band Seventeen
• Kwon Yu-ri (born 1989), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Girls' Generation
• Yul Kwon (born 1975), American television host
• Kwon Yul (actor) (born 1982), South Korean actor

• Queen Hyeondeok (1418–1441), Joseon Dynasty consort
• Gwon Yul (1537–1599), Joseon Dynasty general
• Do Kwon (born Kwon Do-Hyung, 1991), South Korean former bussinessman
• Kwon Jeong-saeng (1937–2007), South Korean writer
• Min Kwon (born Kwon Min-kyung), Korean-American pianist
• Kwon Oh-hyun (born 1952), South Korean businessman
• Kwon Chang-hoon (born 1994), South Korean football player
• Striker (gamer) (born Kwon Nam-joo, c. 1999), South Korean Overwatch player
• R. O. Kwon, South Korean–born American author
• Kwon Tae-man (born 1941), Korean hapkido practitioner

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• Kwon the Redeemer

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