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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis Hong Yong-ho

1906 - 2013

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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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  • 91k

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  • 52.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 1,742 out of 2,238Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 152Before 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 168Before 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.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 79 out of 146Before 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).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In North Korea

Among religious figures born in North Korea, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 2Before him are Sun Myung Moon (1920).