Cultural Production in
South Korea ranks 25th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Czechia, Australia, and Denmark. Memorable people born in present day South Korea include Sejong the Great, Ban Ki-moon, and Park Chung-hee. Memorable people who died in South Korea include Sejong the Great, Park Chung-hee, and Taejo of Joseon. South Korea has been the birth place of many actors and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and actors.
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, and sharing a land border with North Korea. 25 million people, around half of the country's population of more than 51 million people, live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 333 BC and 2001, present day South Korea was the birth place of 774 globally memorable people, including Sejong the Great, Ban Ki-moon, and Park Chung-hee. Additionaly, 85 globally memorable people have passed away in present day South Korea including Sejong the Great, Park Chung-hee, and Taejo of Joseon.
1397 - 1450
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 1
1944 - Present
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 2
1917 - 1979
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 3
1875 - 1965
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 4
1953 - Present
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 5
1924 - 2009
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 6
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 7
1752 - 1800
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 8
1694 - 1776
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 9
1852 - 1919
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 10
1661 - 1720
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 11
1315 - 1369
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 12
1365 - 1389
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 50
1546 - 1615
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 60
992 - 1031
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 63
980 - 1009
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 66
1016 - 1034
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 72
1926 - 1980
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 76
1956 - 2020
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 85
1047 - 1083
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 86
1054 - 1105
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 91
1049 - 1094
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 93
1109 - 1146
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 94
1084 - 1097
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 95
1397 - 1450
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 1
1917 - 1979
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 2
1335 - 1408
HPI: 80.11
Rank: 3
1924 - 2009
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 4
1367 - 1422
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 5
1752 - 1800
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 6
1694 - 1776
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 7
1852 - 1919
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 8
1661 - 1720
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 9
1946 - 2009
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 10
603 - 647
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 11
1545 - 1598
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 12
1926 - 1980
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 46
1956 - 2020
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 48
1921 - 2020
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 54
1889 - 1950
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 58
1920 - 2020
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 59
1900 - 1972
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 68
1928 - 2020
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 70
1948 - 1985
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 79
1970 - 2019
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 81
Most individuals born in present day South Korea were actors (237), soccer players (127), singers (117), politicians (107), and athletes (31), while most who died were politicians (49), actors (8), businesspeople (5), military personnels (4), and writers (4).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day South Korea, including Song Hye-rim, Song Kang-ho, and Lee Byung-hun. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day South Korea, including Song Hye-rim, Song Kang-ho, and Lee Byung-hun.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day South Korea since 1700.