1915 - 2001
Chung Ju-yung or Jung Joo-young (Korean: 정주영; 25 November 1915 – 21 March 2001), was a South Korean entrepreneur and the founder of Hyundai Groups, one of the largest chaebols in South Korea. Raised as the eldest son of a poor Korean farmer, he became the richest man in South Korea. Chung was an integral part to the rapid development of Korea's economy, growing Hyundai Heavy Industries to be the largest ship builder in the world, as well as growing Hyundai Motor Group into the largest automobile manufacturer in Korea, and the third largest in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chung Ju-yung has received more than 895,750 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Chung Ju-yung is the 111th most popular businessperson (down from 99th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 20th in 2019) and the most popular North Korean Businessperson.
Chung Ju-yung is most famous for founding the Hyundai Motor Company.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among businesspeople, Chung Ju-yung ranks 111 out of 601. Before him are Christophe Plantin, Fred Trump, Mike Markkula, Elizabeth Arden, Brian Epstein, and Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden. After him are Pierre Bergé, James Mayer de Rothschild, Alisher Usmanov, William Randolph Hearst, Uli Hoeneß, and John D. Rockefeller Jr..
1520 - 1589
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 105
1905 - 1999
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 106
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 107
1878 - 1966
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 108
1934 - 1967
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 109
1908 - 1967
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 110
1915 - 2001
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 111
1930 - 2017
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 112
1792 - 1868
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 113
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 114
1863 - 1951
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 115
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 116
1874 - 1960
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 117
Among people born in 1915, Chung Ju-yung ranks 39. Before him are Thomas Huckle Weller, Clifford Shull, Brother Roger, Aziz Nesin, Bob Kane, and Takahito, Prince Mikasa. After him are Denis Thatcher, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Helmut Schön, Mario Del Monaco, Franz Josef Strauss, and Rudolf Kirchschläger. Among people deceased in 2001, Chung Ju-yung ranks 37. Before him are Gilbert Bécaud, Clifford Shull, Charles Trenet, Juan Antonio Villacañas, Morris, and Stanley Kramer. After him are Jacques Mayol, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Timothy McVeigh, Isaac Stern, Ken Kesey, and Henry Lee Lucas.
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 33
1915 - 2001
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 34
1915 - 2005
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 35
1915 - 1995
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 36
1915 - 1998
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 37
1915 - 2016
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 38
1915 - 2001
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 39
1915 - 2003
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 40
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 41
1915 - 1996
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 42
1915 - 1982
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 43
1915 - 1988
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 44
1915 - 2000
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 45
1927 - 2001
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 31
1915 - 2001
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 32
1913 - 2001
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 33
1922 - 2001
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 34
1923 - 2001
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 35
1913 - 2001
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 36
1915 - 2001
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 37
1927 - 2001
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 38
1914 - 2001
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 39
1968 - 2001
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 40
1920 - 2001
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 41
1935 - 2001
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 42
1936 - 2001
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 43
Among people born in North Korea, Chung Ju-yung ranks 25 out of 146. Before him are U of Goryeo (1365), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), Kim Hyong-jik (1894), Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), and Sun Myung Moon (1920). After him are Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992), Mokjong of Goryeo (980), Pak Pong-ju (1939), and Choe Ryong-hae (1950).
1365 - 1389
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 19
960 - 997
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 20
955 - 981
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 21
1894 - 1926
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 22
38 BC - 18
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 23
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 24
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
Among businesspeople born in North Korea, Chung Ju-yung ranks 1.