1950 - Today
Choe Ryong-hae (born 15 January 1950) is a North Korean politician and military officer who currently serves as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly and First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission, holding both positions since April 2019. Due to holding the first office, he was considered the head of state of North Korea before the country's constitution was amended to transfer this position to the President of the State Affairs Commission, Kim Jong Un. He is also a member of the Presidium of the Politburo and Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Choe Ryong-hae has received more than 1,173,627 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Choe Ryong-hae is the 4,553rd most popular politician (up from 4,861st in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from North Korea and the 26th most popular North Korean Politician.
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Among politicians, Choe Ryong-hae ranks 4,553 out of 15,577. Before him are Agrippa Postumus, Marie Anne de Mailly, Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Edward Gierek, and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. After him are Victorinus, Margaret of Bavaria, Al-Muqanna, Taejodae of Goguryeo, Munmu of Silla, and Wilhelm Groener.
12 BC - 14
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 4,547
1717 - 1744
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 4,548
1413 - 1471
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 4,549
1785 - 1831
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 4,550
1913 - 2001
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 4,551
1766 - 1840
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 4,552
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 4,553
300 - 271
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 4,554
1363 - 1424
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,555
800 - 783
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,556
47 - 165
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,557
626 - 681
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,558
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,559
Among people born in 1950, Choe Ryong-hae ranks 57. Before him are Janez Drnovšek, Cybill Shepherd, Sahle-Work Zewde, Jeffery Deaver, John Candy, and Jussi Adler-Olsen. After him are Brad Dourif, Javier Clemente, Steve McCurry, Roza Otunbayeva, Christina Onassis, and Sônia Braga.
1950 - 2008
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 51
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 52
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 53
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 54
1950 - 1994
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 55
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 56
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 57
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 58
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 59
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 60
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 61
1950 - 1988
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 62
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 63
Among people born in North Korea, Choe Ryong-hae ranks 31 out of 146. Before him are Chung Ju-yung (1915), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992), Mokjong of Goryeo (980), and Pak Pong-ju (1939). After him are Taejodae of Goguryeo (47), Munjong of Goryeo (1019), Choe Yong-rim (1930), Lee Yoo-hyung (1911), Gojong of Goryeo (1192), and Wonjong of Goryeo (1219).
1915 - 2001
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 25
1345 - 1394
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 26
4 - 44
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 27
992 - 1031
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 28
980 - 1009
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 29
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 30
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 31
47 - 165
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 32
1019 - 1083
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 33
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 34
1911 - 2003
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 35
1192 - 1259
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 36
1219 - 1274
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 37
Among politicians born in North Korea, Choe Ryong-hae ranks 26. Before him are Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992), Mokjong of Goryeo (980), and Pak Pong-ju (1939). After him are Taejodae of Goguryeo (47), Munjong of Goryeo (1019), Choe Yong-rim (1930), Gojong of Goryeo (1192), Wonjong of Goryeo (1219), and Hwang Jang-yop (1923).
38 BC - 18
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 20
1345 - 1394
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 21
4 - 44
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 22
992 - 1031
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 23
980 - 1009
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 24
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 25
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 26
47 - 165
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 27
1019 - 1083
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 28
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 29
1192 - 1259
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 30
1219 - 1274
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 31
1923 - 2010
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 32