MILITARY PERSONNEL
Choe Yeong
1316 - 1388
Choe Yeong
Ch'oe Yŏng (Korean: 최영; Hanja: 崔瑩; 1316–1388), also romanized as Choi Young, was a Korean general born in Hongseong or Cheorwon during the Goryeo period. He became a national hero after he put down Cho Il-sin's Rebellion (Korean: 조일신의 난). He also participated in the Red Turban Rebellions and later allied with the Ming dynasty to overthrow the Mongol Yuan dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Choe Yeong has received more than 294,864 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Choe Yeong is the 397th most popular military personnel (down from 371st in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 55th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views (PV)
61.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
6.43
Effective Languages (L*)
1.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Choe Yeong ranks 397 out of 2,058. Before him are Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, Bronislav Kaminski, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Gan Ning, Li Mu, and Sanada Yukimura. After him are Alexander Samsonov, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Günther Rall, Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl, and Heinrich von Vietinghoff.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEduard von Böhm-Ermolli
1856 - 1941
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 391
Bronislav Kaminski
1899 - 1944
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 392
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
1738 - 1805
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 393
Gan Ning
175 - 222
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 394
Li Mu
250 BC - 229 BC
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 395
Sanada Yukimura
1567 - 1615
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 396
Choe Yeong
1316 - 1388
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 397
Alexander Samsonov
1859 - 1914
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 398
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
1762 - 1833
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 399
Günther Rall
1918 - 2009
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 400
Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
1787 - 1862
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 401
Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl
598 - 636
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 402
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
1887 - 1952
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 403
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1316, Choe Yeong ranks 6. Before him are Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, John I of France, Magnus IV of Sweden, Robert II of Scotland, and Simeon of Moscow. After him are Fa Ngum, Süleyman Pasha, Blanche of Valois, Albert of Saxony, John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, and John Barbour. Among people deceased in 1388, Choe Yeong ranks 1. After him are Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, Karl Thopia, Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi, and Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio.
Others Born in 1316
Go to all RankingsCharles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 1
John I of France
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1316
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 2
Magnus IV of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1374
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 3
Robert II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1390
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 4
Simeon of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1353
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 5
Choe Yeong
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1316 - 1388
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 6
Fa Ngum
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1393
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 7
Süleyman Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1316 - 1357
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 8
Blanche of Valois
COMPANION
1316 - 1348
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 9
Albert of Saxony
PHILOSOPHER
1316 - 1390
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 10
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall
NOBLEMAN
1316 - 1336
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 11
John Barbour
WRITER
1316 - 1395
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1388
Go to all RankingsChoe Yeong
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1316 - 1388
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 1
Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür
POLITICIAN
1342 - 1388
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 2
Karl Thopia
POLITICIAN
1331 - 1388
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 3
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
POLITICIAN
1309 - 1388
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 4
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1388
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 5
Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 6
Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio
ASTRONOMER
1330 - 1388
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 7
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Choe Yeong ranks 58 out of 1,128. Before him are Crown Prince Sado (1735), Kim Ki-duk (1960), Yun Chi-ho (1864), Nam June Paik (1932), Sin Saimdang (1504), and Chang Myon (1899). After him are Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Song Hye-rim (1937), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Tu-bong (1889), and Andrew Kim Taegon (1821).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsCrown Prince Sado
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1762
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 52
Kim Ki-duk
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - 2020
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 53
Yun Chi-ho
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1864 - 1945
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 54
Nam June Paik
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 55
Sin Saimdang
WRITER
1504 - 1551
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 56
Chang Myon
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1966
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 57
Choe Yeong
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1316 - 1388
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 58
Munmu of Silla
POLITICIAN
626 - 681
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 59
Jeong Dojeon
POLITICIAN
1342 - 1398
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 60
Song Hye-rim
ACTOR
1937 - 2002
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 61
Heungseon Daewongun
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1898
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 62
Kim Tu-bong
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1958
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 63
Andrew Kim Taegon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1821 - 1846
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 64
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In South Korea
Among military personnels born in South Korea, Choe Yeong ranks 2. Before him are Yi Sun-sin (1545). After him are Jang Bogo (787), and Won Gyun (1540).
Yi Sun-sin
1545 - 1598
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 1
Choe Yeong
1316 - 1388
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 2
Jang Bogo
787 - 841
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 3
Won Gyun
1540 - 1597
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 4