MARTIAL ARTS

Choi Hong Hi

1918 - 2002

Choi Hong Hi

Choi Hong-hi (Korean: 최홍희; 9 November 1918 – 15 June 2002) was a South Korean Army general, and martial artist who was an important figure in the history of the Korean martial art of Taekwondo, albeit controversial due to his introduction of taekwondo to North Korea. Choi is regarded by many as the "Founder of Taekwon-Do"—most often by organizations belonging to the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), the first international federation for Taekwondo, which he founded. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Choi Hong Hi has received more than 315,082 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Choi Hong Hi is the 10th most popular martial arts (down from 9th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 48th in 2019) and the most popular North Korean Martial Arts.

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
5.37
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Choi Hong Hi ranks 10 out of 179. Before him are Morihei Ueshiba, Mas Oyama, Huo Yuanjia, Wong Fei-hung, Randy Couture, and Linda Lee Cadwell. After him are Ankō Itosu, Kenwa Mabuni, Conor McGregor, Andy Hug, Chōjun Miyagi, and Hélio Gracie.

Most Popular Martial Arts in Wikipedia

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Morihei Ueshiba
1883 - 1969
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 4
Mas Oyama
1923 - 1994
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 5
Huo Yuanjia
1868 - 1910
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 6
Wong Fei-hung
1925 - 1925
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 7
Randy Couture
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 8
Linda Lee Cadwell
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 9
Choi Hong Hi
1918 - 2002
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 10
Ankō Itosu
1831 - 1915
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 11
Kenwa Mabuni
1889 - 1952
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 12
Conor McGregor
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 13
Andy Hug
1964 - 2000
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 14
Chōjun Miyagi
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 15
Hélio Gracie
1913 - 2009
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 16

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Choi Hong Hi ranks 83. Before him are Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria, Jin Youzhi, Henry Calvin, Philip José Farmer, and Theodore Sturgeon. After him are Abba Kovner, Jean-Marie Loret, Thomas Gordon, Cicely Saunders, Huber Matos, and Sandro Puppo. Among people deceased in 2002, Choi Hong Hi ranks 77. Before him are Velibor Vasović, Geraldine of Albania, François Périer, Sohn Kee-chung, Yousuf Karsh, and Uziel Gal. After him are Alexander Lebed, Pierre Werner, George Roy Hill, Marina Berti, Kim Hunter, and Ray Conniff.

Others Born in 1918

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Volodymyr Shcherbytsky
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1990
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 77
Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1918 - 2007
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 78
Jin Youzhi
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2015
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 79
Henry Calvin
ACTOR
1918 - 1975
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 80
Philip José Farmer
WRITER
1918 - 2009
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 81
Theodore Sturgeon
WRITER
1918 - 1985
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 82
Choi Hong Hi
MARTIAL ARTS
1918 - 2002
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 83
Abba Kovner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1987
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 84
Jean-Marie Loret
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1985
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 85
Thomas Gordon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 86
Cicely Saunders
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2005
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 87
Huber Matos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2014
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 88
Sandro Puppo
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1986
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 89