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Dangun

333 BC - Today

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Dangun or Tangun (Korean: 단군; Hanja: 檀君; [tan.ɡun]), also known as Dangun Wanggeom (단군왕검; 檀君王儉; [tan.ɡun waŋ.ɡʌm]), was the legendary founder and first king of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom. He founded the first kingdom around the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. He is said to be the "grandson of heaven", "son of a bear", and to have founded the first kingdom in 2333 BC. The earliest recorded version of the Dangun legend appears in the 13th-century Samguk yusa, which cites Korea's lost historical record, Gogi (고기; 古記; lit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dangun has received more than 870,317 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Dangun is the 1,865th most popular politician (up from 2,071st in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 42nd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular South Korean Politician.

Dangun is most famous for being the founder of Korea.

Memorability Metrics

  • 870k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dangun ranks 1,865 out of 19,576. Before her are Seqenenre Tao, Josef Kramer, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Benito Juárez, Carloman of Bavaria, and Ibrahim Rugova. After her are Sweyn II of Denmark, Menelik I, Maroboduus, Yang Shangkun, Amanullah Khan, and José Antonio Primo de Rivera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 333 BC, Dangun ranks 1. 

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    Dangun

    POLITICIAN

    333 BC - Present

    HPI: 66.17

    Rank: 1

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Dangun ranks 35 out of 1,128. Before her are Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Munjong of Joseon (1414), Danjong of Joseon (1441), and Yun Posun (1897). After her are Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Yejong of Joseon (1450), Injong of Joseon (1515), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Hyejong of Goryeo (912), and Sung Jae-gi (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Dangun ranks 32. Before her are Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Munjong of Joseon (1414), Danjong of Joseon (1441), and Yun Posun (1897). After her are Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Yejong of Joseon (1450), Injong of Joseon (1515), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Hyejong of Goryeo (912), and Choi Kyu-hah (1919).

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