1900 - 1976
Choe Yong-gon (Korean: 최용건; 21 June 1900 – 19 September 1976) was the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army from 1948 to 1950, North Korean defence minister from 1948 to 1957, and the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1957 to 1972. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Choe Yong-gon has received more than 19,660 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Choe Yong-gon is the 2,639th most popular politician (down from 2,125th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 11th in 2019) and the 15th most popular North Korean Politician.
Choe Yong-gon is most famous for his involvement in the Gwangju Uprising. He was a military general who commanded South Korean troops to quell the uprising.
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Among politicians, Choe Yong-gon ranks 2,639 out of 15,577. Before him are Quirinius, John I of Aragon, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, Manfred Gerlach, and Cola di Rienzo. After him are Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Emperor Reigen, Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, Crispus, and Li Peng.
45 BC - 21
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,633
1350 - 1396
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,634
1585 - 1656
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,635
1852 - 1924
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 2,636
1928 - 2011
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 2,637
1313 - 1354
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,638
1900 - 1976
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,639
1843 - 1871
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,640
1654 - 1732
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,641
1853 - 1938
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,642
1832 - 1909
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,643
305 - 326
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,644
1928 - 2019
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 2,645
Among people born in 1900, Choe Yong-gon ranks 37. Before him are Mahavatar Babaji, Chiune Sugihara, W. Edwards Deming, Karl Wolff, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, and Ragnar Granit. After him are Pak Hon-yong, Walther Wenck, Maria of Yugoslavia, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Anna Seghers, and Howard H. Aiken. Among people deceased in 1976, Choe Yong-gon ranks 34. Before him are Raymond Queneau, Gustav Heinemann, Josef Albers, Leopold Ružička, Lars Onsager, and Émile Benveniste. After him are Juscelino Kubitschek, Dalton Trumbo, Andrei Grechko, René Cassin, Mitsuo Fuchida, and Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark.
1900 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 31
1900 - 1986
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 32
1900 - 1993
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 33
1900 - 1984
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 34
1900 - 1948
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 35
1900 - 1991
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 36
1900 - 1976
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 37
1900 - 1955
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 38
1900 - 1982
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 39
1900 - 1961
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 40
1900 - 1976
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 41
1900 - 1983
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 42
1900 - 1973
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 43
1903 - 1976
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 28
1899 - 1976
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 29
1888 - 1976
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 30
1887 - 1976
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 31
1903 - 1976
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 32
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 33
1900 - 1976
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 34
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 35
1905 - 1976
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 36
1903 - 1976
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 37
1887 - 1976
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 38
1902 - 1976
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 39
1900 - 1976
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 40
Among people born in North Korea, Choe Yong-gon ranks 15 out of 146. Before him are Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), and Kim Koo (1876). After him are Hwang Jini (1506), Yeon Gaesomun (603), An Jung-geun (1879), U of Goryeo (1365), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), and Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955).
1983 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 9
1330 - 1374
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 10
923 - 949
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 11
1946 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 12
1919 - 1949
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 13
1876 - 1949
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 14
1900 - 1976
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 15
1506 - 1544
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 16
603 - 666
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 17
1879 - 1910
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 18
1365 - 1389
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 19
960 - 997
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 20
955 - 981
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 21
Among politicians born in North Korea, Choe Yong-gon ranks 15. Before him are Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), and Kim Koo (1876). After him are Yeon Gaesomun (603), U of Goryeo (1365), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), and Gongyang of Goryeo (1345).
1983 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 9
1330 - 1374
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 10
923 - 949
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 11
1946 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 12
1919 - 1949
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 13
1876 - 1949
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 14
1900 - 1976
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 15
603 - 666
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 16
1365 - 1389
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 17
960 - 997
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 18
955 - 981
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 19
38 BC - 18
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 20
1345 - 1394
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 21