The Most Famous
Soccer Players from North Korea
This page contains a list of the greatest North Koreans Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 36 of which were born in North Korea. This makes North Korea the birth place of the 77th most number of Soccer Players behind Zambia and Jamaica.
Top 10 North Korean Soccer Players
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary North Koreans Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous North Koreans Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of North Koreans Soccer Players.
- #1
Ri Kwang-hyok
b. 1987
HPI 73.0440 langsNorth Korean footballer
- #2
Kim Kyong-il
b. 1988
HPI 73.0440 langsNorth Korean footballer
- #3
Pak Sung-hyok
b. 1990
HPI 73.0440 langsNorth Korean footballer
- #4
Kim Myong-gil
b. 1984
HPI 73.0140 langsNorth Korean footballer
- #5
Pak Chol-jin
b. 1985
HPI 73.0140 langsNorth Korean footballer
- #6
Kim Yong-sik
1910 - 1985
HPI 70.1953 langsSouth Korean footballer
- #7
Lee Yoo-hyung
1911 - 2003
HPI 70.1650 langsJapanese and South Korean association football player (1911-2003)
- #8
Kim Sung-gan
1912 - 1984
HPI 67.7948 langsJapanese-South Korean footballer
- #9
Pak Doo-ik
b. 1943
HPI 64.5425 langsNorth Korean footballer
- #10
Pak Seung-zin
1941 - 2011
HPI 63.5021 langsNorth Korean footballer
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable North Koreans Soccer Players grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1980s(18)
1970s(2)
1950s(1)
1920s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Soccer Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Soccer Players since 1700.
