1959 - Today
Byung-Chul Han (born 1959) is a South Korean-born philosopher and cultural theorist living in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Byung-Chul Han has received more than 784,300 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Byung-Chul Han is the 843rd most popular philosopher, the 125th most popular biography from South Korea and the 3rd most popular South Korean Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Byung-Chul Han ranks 843 out of 1,081. Before him are Albinus, Menedemus, Józef Maria Bocheński, Denis Pétau, F. H. Bradley, and Michael Dummett. After him are Wang Fuzhi, Anselm of Laon, Lanza del Vasto, Lubna of Córdoba, Favorinus, and Émile Boirac.
100 - 200
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 837
340 BC - 265 BC
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 838
1902 - 1995
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 839
1583 - 1652
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 840
1846 - 1924
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 841
1925 - 2011
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 842
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 843
1619 - 1692
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 844
1050 - 1117
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 845
1901 - 1981
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 846
922 - 984
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 847
85 - 200
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 848
1851 - 1917
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 849
Among people born in 1959, Byung-Chul Han ranks 106. Before him are Toni Servillo, Anatoly Onoprienko, Donna Murphy, Alessandro Nannini, Stephen Harper, and David Shore. After him are Jon Fosse, John Magufuli, Abdul Ahad Mohmand, R. A. Salvatore, Helmuth Duckadam, and Mark Williams.
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 100
1959 - 2013
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 101
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 102
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 103
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 104
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 105
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 106
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 107
1959 - 2021
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 108
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 109
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 110
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 111
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 112
Among people born in South Korea, Byung-Chul Han ranks 125 out of 944. Before him are Lee Chang-dong (1954), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Daniel Dae Kim (1968), Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1931), Jisoo (1995), and Ma Dong-seok (1971). After him are Lee Wan-koo (1950), Kim Jong-hyun (1990), Na Hye-sok (1896), Kim Hae-sook (1955), Yoo Young-chul (1970), and Pak Song-chol (1913).
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 119
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 120
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 121
1931 - 2021
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 122
1995 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 123
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 124
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 125
1950 - 2021
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 126
1990 - 2017
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 127
1896 - 1948
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 128
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 129
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 130
1913 - 2008
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 131
Among philosophers born in South Korea, Byung-Chul Han ranks 3. Before him are Yi I (1536) and Yi Hwang (1501). After him are Yun Hyu (1617) and Jaegwon Kim (1934).
1536 - 1584
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 1
1501 - 1570
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 2
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 3
1617 - 1680
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 4
1934 - 2019
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 5