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Ban Ki-moon

1944 - Today

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Ban Ki-moon (Korean: 반기문 [pan.ɡi.mun]; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006. Ban was initially considered to be a long shot for the office of Secretary-General of the United Nations; he began to campaign for the office in February 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ban Ki-moon has received more than 6,879,171 page views. His biography is available in 124 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 120 in 2019). Ban Ki-moon is the 9th most popular diplomat (down from 6th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from South Korea and the most popular South Korean Diplomat.

Ban Ki-moon is most famous for being the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 124

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 7.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Ban Ki-moon ranks 9 out of 90. Before him are John Jay, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Gaius Marius, Dag Hammarskjöld, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and Alexandra Kollontai. After him are Ferdinand de Lesseps, Raoul Wallenberg, Lucien Bonaparte, Madeleine Albright, Folke Bernadotte, and John R. Bolton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ban Ki-moon ranks 12. Before him are George Lucas, Alexander Van der Bellen, Jairzinho, Rutger Hauer, Barry White, and Reinhold Messner. After him are Ernő Rubik, Carlos Alberto Torres, Joe Cocker, Dzhokhar Dudayev, Miloš Zeman, and Joe Frazier.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon ranks 9 out of 1,128. Before him are Park Chung-hee (1917), Syngman Rhee (1875), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Gojong of Korea (1852), Moon Jae-in (1953), and Yi Sun-sin (1545). After him are Empress Gi (1315), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Park Geun-hye (1952), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), and Sejo of Joseon (1417).

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Among DIPLOMATS In South Korea

Among diplomats born in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon ranks 1. 

South Korean born Diplomats

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