Writer
Kang Chol-hwan
1968 - today
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Kang Chol-hwan
His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Kang Chol-hwan is the 6,641st most popular writer, the 128th most popular biography from North Korea and the 6th most popular North Korean Writer.
Kang Chol-hwan is most famous for being a North Korean defector and author of "The Aquariums of Pyongyang," which details his experiences in a North Korean labor camp. His writings have brought attention to human rights abuses in North Korea.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Kang Chol-hwan ranks 6,641 out of 7,302. Before him are Kunzang Choden, Nele Neuhaus, Stanley Kunitz, Patrick Kavanagh, Chen Danqing, and Dinah Craik. After him are Justin Cronin, Swami Rama, Michael Pollan, David Malouf, Olga Slavnikova, and Rebecca Yarros.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Kunzang Choden
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 6,635
Nele Neuhaus
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 6,636
Stanley Kunitz
1905 - 2006
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 6,637
Patrick Kavanagh
1904 - 1967
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 6,638
Chen Danqing
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 6,639
Dinah Craik
1826 - 1887
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6,640
Kang Chol-hwan
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,641
Justin Cronin
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,642
Swami Rama
1925 - 1996
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 6,643
Michael Pollan
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 6,644
David Malouf
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,645
Olga Slavnikova
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,646
Rebecca Yarros
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 6,647
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Kang Chol-hwan ranks 526. Before him are Filipp Yankovsky, Kōji Yusa, Ivaylo Yordanov, Rory Kennedy, Evridiki, and Michelle Thomas. After him are Leonid Agutin, Franck Lagorce, Gheorghe Craioveanu, Ioan Sabău, Olga Shishigina, and Nobutoshi Canna.
Others Born in 1968
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Filipp Yankovsky
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 520
Kōji Yusa
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 521
Ivaylo Yordanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 522
Rory Kennedy
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 523
Evridiki
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 524
Michelle Thomas
ACTOR
1968 - 1998
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 525
Kang Chol-hwan
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 526
Leonid Agutin
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 527
Franck Lagorce
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 528
Gheorghe Craioveanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 529
Ioan Sabău
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 530
Olga Shishigina
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 531
Nobutoshi Canna
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 532
In North Korea
Among people born in North Korea, Kang Chol-hwan ranks 131 out of NaN. Before him are Shin Dong-hyuk (1982), Choe Son-hui (1964), Hong Yong-jo (1982), Li Bun-hui (1968), Ri Myong-guk (1986), and An Kum-ae (1980). After him are Kim Yong-jun (1983), Kim Myong-won (1983), Mun In-guk (1978), Hyon Song-wol (null), Choe Chol-su (1969), and Cha Jong-hyok (1985).
Others born in North Korea
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Shin Dong-hyuk
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 125
Choe Son-hui
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 126
Hong Yong-jo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 127
Li Bun-hui
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 128
Ri Myong-guk
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 129
An Kum-ae
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 130
Kang Chol-hwan
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 131
Kim Yong-jun
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 132
Kim Myong-won
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 133
Mun In-guk
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 134
Hyon Song-wol
SINGER
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 135
Choe Chol-su
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 136
Cha Jong-hyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 137
Among Writers In North Korea
Among writers born in North Korea, Kang Chol-hwan ranks 6. Before him are Kim Hyon-hui (1962), Kim Sowol (1902), Kim Iryeop (1896), Kim Myeong-sun (1896), and Park Yeon-mi (1993). After him are Lee Hyeon-seo (null).
Kim Hyon-hui
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 1
Kim Sowol
1902 - 1934
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 2
Kim Iryeop
1896 - 1971
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 3
Kim Myeong-sun
1896 - 1951
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 4
Park Yeon-mi
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 5
Kang Chol-hwan
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6
Lee Hyeon-seo
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 7
