1906 - 2013
Francis Hong Yong-ho (Korean: 홍용호 프란치스코; Hanja: 洪龍浩; born 12 October 1906 – death unknown, but acknowledged in June 2013) was a Roman Catholic prelate in North Korea who was imprisoned by the communist regime of Kim Il Sung in 1949 and later disappeared. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Hong Yong-ho has received more than 90,926 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Francis Hong Yong-ho is the 1,742nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,498th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 55th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular North Korean Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 1,742 out of 2,238. Before him are Matrona Nikonova, Anno II, Bertha of Kent, Bernward of Hildesheim, Luigi Sturzo, and Charles Wesley. After him are Peter Chanel, George Pell, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Pami, Michael Czerny, and Burchard of Worms.
1881 - 1952
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 1,736
1010 - 1075
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 1,737
550 - 601
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 1,738
960 - 1022
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 1,739
1871 - 1959
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 1,740
1707 - 1788
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 1,741
1906 - 2013
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 1,742
1803 - 1841
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 1,743
1941 - 2023
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 1,744
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 1,745
900 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 1,746
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 1,747
950 - 1025
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 1,748
Among people born in 1906, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 152. Before him are Shigemaru Takenokoshi, Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia, Friz Freleng, Andrei Kirilenko, Paolo Stoppa, and Edward Ochab. After him are Zinka Milanov, Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov, Olena Teliha, Harry Hammond Hess, Raymond Sommer, and Artur Lundkvist. Among people deceased in 2013, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 168. Before him are Julie Harris, Ronnie Biggs, Syd Field, Armando Trovajoli, Halton Arp, and Michael Ansara. After him are S. N. Goenka, Eero Mäntyranta, Georges Descrières, Scott Carpenter, Henrique Rosa, and Jim Hall.
1906 - 1980
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 146
1906 - 2001
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 147
1906 - 1995
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 148
1906 - 1990
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 149
1906 - 1988
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 150
1906 - 1989
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 151
1906 - 2013
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 152
1906 - 1989
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 153
1906 - 1993
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 154
1906 - 1942
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 155
1906 - 1969
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 156
1906 - 1950
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 157
1906 - 1991
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 158
1925 - 2013
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 162
1929 - 2013
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 163
1935 - 2013
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 164
1917 - 2013
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 165
1927 - 2013
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 166
1922 - 2013
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 167
1906 - 2013
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 168
1924 - 2013
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 169
1937 - 2013
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 170
1930 - 2013
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 171
1925 - 2013
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 172
1946 - 2013
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 173
1930 - 2013
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 174
Among people born in North Korea, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 79 out of 146. Before him are Jungcheon of Goguryeo (224), Seocheon of Goguryeo (250), Ahn Changho (1876), Yi Kwang-su (1892), Cho Man-sik (1883), and Kim Tok-hun (1961). After him are Minjung of Goguryeo (10), Ri Jong-ok (1916), Kim Pyong-il (1954), Kim Yo-jong (1988), Hyon Yong-chol (1949), and Kang Song-san (1931).
224 - 270
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 73
250 - 292
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 74
1876 - 1938
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 75
1892 - 1950
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 76
1883 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 77
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 78
1906 - 2013
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 79
10 - 48
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 80
1916 - 1999
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 81
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 82
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 83
1949 - 2015
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 84
1931 - 1997
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 85
Among religious figures born in North Korea, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 2. Before him are Sun Myung Moon (1920).