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The following is a list of notable people of the past with the Korean family name Im/Lim/Rim. People should only be included in this list if they have their own
Knowledge (XXG) articles or if they are discussed in a non-trivial fashion in Knowledge (XXG) articles on notable groups or events with
270:. The surname is identical to the Chinese character of the same name. According to the initial law of the Korean language, both "Im" and "Lim" are interchangeable.
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Statistics from the year 2000 show that there were 762,767 수풀 림 (林, Rim) and 172,726 맡길 임 (任, Im) in
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381:(1594 – 1646), general of the Joseon period, instrumental in protecting Korea from Manchu invasion.
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character is 任. The Matgil Im/Mateul Im branch consists of one large clan house called
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30:"Im, Yim, or Lim" is a transliteration of 林. For other transliterations, see
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The first clan branch is the Supul Rim (수풀 림, meaning "Forest-Rim") and its
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The second clan branch is the Matgil Im (맡길 임) or Mateul Im (맡을 임) and its
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597:, South Korean operatic pop (popera) tenor and classical crossover singer
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character is 林. The Supul Rim or Lim or Im branch consists of two large
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369:(fl. 1559–1562), leader of the Hwanghae peasant rebellion (Noklimdang).
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603:(stage name Jay B), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band
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When 林 (림 or 임) is romanized, it is spelled as "Rim" or "Im" in
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431:(stage name Taebin), Korean-American singer, member of group
410:(stage name I.M), South Korean rapper, member of boy group
375:(1549-1587), pen name "Paekho", poet of the Joseon period.
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which they are associated. Pratt's list contains 8 names.
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658:(stage name Beenzino), South Korean rapper
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521:(stage name NC.A), South Korean singer
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309:and a smaller clan house called
682:, South Korean badminton player
560:, South Korean baseball pitcher
419:, South Korean actor and singer
470:, South Korean part-time actor
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327:Revised Romanization of Korean
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387:(1721-1793), she wrote the
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764:"행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구"
569:Lim Dong-Hyun (stage name
351:Notable people of the past
162:dependable, allow, appoint
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805:Korean-language surnames
624:, South Korean guitarist
740:Sino-Korean vocabulary
710:, South Korean pianist
533:, South Korean actress
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27:Korean family name (임)
618:, South Korean singer
612:,South Korean actress
573:), South Korean actor
449:, South Korean archer
770:on September 7, 2006
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231:Revised Romanization
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32:林 (disambiguation)
553:Girls' Generation
334:McCune–Reischauer
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686:Yim Soon-rye
680:Yim Bang-eun
674:Rim Jong-sim
668:Rhim Ju-yeon
634:Lim Na-young
601:Lim Jae-beom
577:Lim Dong-won
525:Im Soo-hyang
483:Im Kwon-taek
478:After School
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708:Yunchan Lim
692:Yim Sung-ah
662:Lim Yo-hwan
656:Lim Sungbin
647:Lim Seulong
628:Lim Ju-hwan
610:Lim Ji-yeon
589:Lim Hyo-jun
571:Lee Do-hyun
537:Im Sung-han
531:Im Soo-jung
498:Im Sang-soo
468:Im Jae-hyuk
459:Im Hyun-sik
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345:South Korea
284:clan houses
175:South Korea
144:Language(s)
106:Other names
100:South Korea
76:Language(s)
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583:Lim Eun-ji
549:Im Yoon-ah
543:Im Won-sik
489:Im Na-yeon
395:Im Sang-ok
296:Pyeongtaek
519:Im So-eun
510:Im Si-wan
474:Im Jin-ah
438:Im Do-hwa
361:Im Sahong
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715:See also
504:Im Se-mi
429:Danny Im
412:Monsta X
642:Pristin
423:Dami Im
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274:History
159:Meaning
119:Hayashi
84:Meaning
79:Chinese
704:singer
373:Im Che
292:Hoijin
193:Hangul
154:Origin
148:Korean
87:forest
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727:Notes
638:I.O.I
493:Twice
303:Hanja
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171:North
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776:2006
702:trot
640:and
605:Got7
514:ZE:A
463:BtoB
433:1TYM
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