The Most Famous
CELEBRITIES from North Korea
This page contains a list of the greatest North Korean Celebrities. The pantheon dataset contains 265 Celebrities, 1 of which were born in North Korea. This makes North Korea the birth place of the 60th most number of Celebrities behind Slovakia, and Nigeria.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary North Korean Celebrities of all time. This list of famous North Korean Celebrities is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Kim Ju-ae (b. 2013)
With an HPI of 39.06, Kim Ju-ae is the most famous North Korean Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Kim Ju-ae (Korean: 김주애; born c. 2012 or 2013) is a daughter of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol-ju. The North Korean government has disclosed little information about her and much is unknown about her, including her birth date and name. The name "Ju-ae" was first mentioned by American basketball player Dennis Rodman after his visit to North Korea in 2012, but it has not been verified by either the North Korean government or South Korean intelligence. North Korean defectors interviewed by South Korean intelligence have claimed two alternate names for her: Un-ju (은주) and Ju-ye (주예). She made her first public appearance alongside her father at a missile launch in 2022. State media initially referred to her as Kim Jong Un's "beloved" and "precious" daughter before adopting the adjective "respected", which is typically reserved for the most honoured members of North Korean society, such as Kim Jong Un himself. Since her public debut, North Korea analysts have speculated about the reason for her prominence in state media, with some hypothesising that she may be the heir to the position of supreme leader and others arguing against this idea.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as North Korean celebrities born between 2013 and 2013. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living North Korean celebrities include Kim Ju-ae. As of April 2024, 1 new North Korean celebrities have been added to Pantheon including Kim Ju-ae.
