# Baek

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{{see also|Bai (surname)}}
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'''Baek''' ({{IPA|ko|pɛk̚}}), also often spelled '''Paek''', '''Baik''', '''Paik''', or '''Back''' is a [Korean family name](/source/Korean_family_name). In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in [South Korea](/source/South_Korea). The word means the color white.

==Baek (白)==
"白" has a Cantonese origin from the [Yuan dynasty](/source/Yuan_dynasty) and [Goryeo](/source/Goryeo) dynasty.
*Baek Wu Kyung (白宇經) of the [Suwon Baek clan](/source/Suwon_Baek_clan), cousin of [Bai Juyi](/source/Bai_Juyi) of the [Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty), is the origin of this name.

==Baek (苩)==
Some [Baekje](/source/Baekje) refugees from the late [Silla](/source/Silla) age had this surname.
*Paik Ga (苩加), [Mahan](/source/Mahan_confederacy) ruler
*Paik Yong (苩龍), Silla general
*Paik Ki (苩奇), Baekje general
*Paik Ga (苩加), Baekje painter

==Notable people==
===Back===
*[Back Hye-ryun](/source/Back_Hye-ryun) (born 1967), South Korean prosecutor-turned parliamentarian
*[Back Min-chul](/source/Back_Min-chul) (born 1977), South Korean retired football goalkeeper
*[Back Sang-won](/source/Back_Sang-won) (born 1988), South Korean baseball player

===Baek===
*[Baek A-yeon](/source/Baek_A-yeon) (born 1993), South Korean singer and songwriter
*[Baek Bong-ki](/source/Baek_Bong-ki) (born 1980), South Korean actor
*[Cha-seung Baek](/source/Cha-seung_Baek) (born 1980), Korean-American former professional baseball pitcher
*[Baek Dong-hoon](/source/Baek_Dong-hoon) (born 1990), South Korean baseball player
*[Baek Dong-kyu](/source/Baek_Dong-kyu) (born 1991), South Korean football player
*[Baek Dong-soo](/source/Baek_Dong-soo) (1743–1816), Korean martial artist and swordsman
*[Baek Eun-bi](/source/Baek_Eun-bi) (born 1979), South Korean retired speed skater
*[Baek Eun-hye](/source/Baek_Eun-hye) (born 1986), South Korean actress
*[Baek Ha-na](/source/Baek_Ha-na) (born 2000), South Korean badminton player
*[Baek Hee-na](/source/Baek_Hee-na) (born 1971), South Korean author and illustrator
*[Baek Hye-jin](/source/Baek_Hye-jin) (born 1983), South Korean wheelchair curler
*[Baek Hyun-joo](/source/Baek_Hyun-joo) (born 1970), South Korean actress
*[Baek Il-joo](/source/Baek_Il-joo) (born 1985), South Korean swimmer
*[Baek Il-seob](/source/Baek_Il-seob) (born 1944), South Korean actor
*[Baek In-chul](/source/Baek_In-chul) (born 1961), South Korean retired professional boxer
*[Baek In-chun](/source/Baek_In-chun) (born 1943), South Korean retired baseball player
*[Baek Ji-eun](/source/Baek_Ji-eun) (born 1988), South Korean basketball player
*[Baek Ji-heon](/source/Baek_Ji-heon) (born 2003), South Korean singer, member of girl group Fromis 9
*[Baek Ji-hoon](/source/Baek_Ji-hoon) (born 1985), South Korean football player
*[Baek Ji-won](/source/Baek_Ji-won) (born 1973), South Korean actress
*[Baek Ji-young](/source/Baek_Ji-young) (born 1976), South Korean singer
*[Baek Jin-hee](/source/Baek_Jin-hee) (born 1990), South Korean actress
*[Baek Jong-bum](/source/Baek_Jong-bum) (born 2001), South Korean football player
*[Baek Joo-hee](/source/Baek_Joo-hee) (born 1976), South Korean actress
*[Baek Kyu-jung](/source/Baek_Kyu-jung) (born 1995), South Korean professional golfer
*[Baek Mi-kyung](/source/Baek_Mi-kyung) (born 1971), South Korean screenwriter
*[Baek Min-hyun](/source/Baek_Min-hyun) (born 1985), South Korean actor
*[Baek Minseok](/source/Baek_Minseok) (born 1971), South Korean writer
*[Baek Mok-hwa](/source/Baek_Mok-hwa) (born 1989), South Korean volleyball player
*[Baek Mu-san](/source/Baek_Mu-san) (born 1955), South Korean poet and labor activist
*[Baek Nak-jun](/source/Baek_Nak-jun) (1895–1985), South Korean politician
*[Baek Nam-chi](/source/Baek_Nam-chi) (1944–2022), South Korean academic and politician
*[Baek Ok-dam](/source/Baek_Ok-dam) (born 1986), South Korean actress
*[Baek Sang-seo](/source/Baek_Sang-seo) (born 1960), South Korean handball player
*[Baek Sang-seung](/source/Baek_Sang-seung) (1935–2018), South Korean politician
*[Baek Se-hee](/source/Baek_Se-hee) (1990–2025), South Korean author
*[Baek Seo-yi](/source/Baek_Seo-yi) (born 1992), South Korean actress
*[Baek Seung-hee](/source/Baek_Seung-hee) (born 1986), South Korean actress
*[Baek Seung-hyeon](/source/Baek_Seung-hyeon) (born 1975), South Korean actor
*[Baek Seung-Jin](/source/Baek_Seung-Jin) (born 1982), South Korean political economist and strategist
*[Baek Soo-hee](/source/Baek_Soo-hee) (born 1992), South Korean actress
*[Baek Su-ho](/source/Baek_Su-ho) (born 1998), South Korean actor
*[Baek Sung-chul](/source/Baek_Sung-chul) (born 1999), South Korean actor and model
*[Baek Sung-dong](/source/Baek_Sung-dong) (born 1991), South Korean football player
*[Baek Sung-hee](/source/Baek_Sung-hee) (born 1970), South Korean scientist
*[Baek Sung-hyun](/source/Baek_Sung-hyun) (born 1989), South Korean actor
*[Baek Ye-bin](/source/Baek_Ye-bin) (born 1997), South Korean singer-songwriter, member of girl group DIA
*[MLMA](/source/MLMA) (born Baek Ye-jin), South Korean artist, rapper, and fashion designer
*[Yerin Baek](/source/Yerin_Baek) (born 1997), South Korean singer-songwriter
*[Baek Yoon-sik](/source/Baek_Yoon-sik) (born 1947), South Korean actor
*[Baek Young-ok](/source/Baek_Young-ok) (born 1974), South Korean writer

===Baik===
*[Insook Baik](/source/Insook_Baik) (born 1950/1951), South Korean-born American gas station owner
*[Baik Sou-linne](/source/Baik_Sou-linne) (born 1982), South Korean author
*[Baik Tae-ung](/source/Baik_Tae-ung) (born 1963), South Korean lawyer

===Bek===
*[Bek Hyun-jin](/source/Bek_Hyun-jin) (born 1972), South Korean actor, musician, installation artist

===Paek===
*[Paek Hak-rim](/source/Paek_Hak-rim) (1918–2006), North Korean politician
*[Jim Paek](/source/Jim_Paek) (born 1967), Korean-born Canadian ice hockey coach
*[Paek Nam-il](/source/Paek_Nam-il), North Korean politician
*[Paek Nam-nyong](/source/Paek_Nam-nyong) (born 1949), North Korean writer
*[Paek Nam-sun](/source/Paek_Nam-sun) (1929–2007), North Korean politician
*[Paek Sang-ho](/source/Paek_Sang-ho), North Korean Colonel General
*[Paek Se-bong](/source/Paek_Se-bong) (born 1938), North Korean politician
*[Paek Sol-mi](/source/Paek_Sol-mi), North Korean actress
*[Paek Yong-ho](/source/Paek_Yong-ho) (born 1945), North Korean politician

===Paik===
*[Paik Gahuim](/source/Paik_Gahuim) (born 1974), South Korean writer
*[Jamie Paik](/source/Jamie_Paik), Canadian roboticist
*[Paik Jong-won](/source/Paik_Jong-won) (born 1966), South Korean chef and entrepreneur
*[Kun-Woo Paik](/source/Kun-Woo_Paik) (born 1946), South Korean pianist
*[Paik Kap Yong](/source/Paik_Kap_Yong)  (South Korean arachnologist)
*[Nam June Paik](/source/Nam_June_Paik) (1932–2006), Korean American artist
*[Paik Seung-ho](/source/Paik_Seung-ho) (born 1997), South Korean professional football player
*[Paik Sun-yup](/source/Paik_Sun-yup) (1920–2020), South Korean military officer

==Fictional characters==
*[Baek Doo San](/source/Baek_Doo_San), character in ''Tekken'' fighting games
*Baek Eun-Gi, Ellie, Noah, Kayden and Katie's mother and Joel's ex-wife from the manhwa franchise, ''Once Upon A Summer'', whom Noah sometimes visits but does not like her new family because he was afraid to leave his father.
*Sophie Baek, aka Sophie Gun, from [Bridgerton](/source/Bridgerton) [Netflix](/source/Netflix) series.

==See also==
*[Suwon Baek clan](/source/Suwon_Baek_clan)
*[Baek clan](/source/Baek_clan)
*[Pai (Chinese surname)](/source/Pai_(Chinese_surname))
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