POLITICIAN
Gojong of Korea
1852 - 1919
Gojong of Korea
Gojong (Korean: 고종; Hanja: 高宗; 8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919), personal name Yi Myeongbok (이명복; 李命福), later Yi Hui (이희; 李㷩), also known as the Gwangmu Emperor (광무제; 光武帝), was the penultimate Korean monarch. He ruled Korea for 43 years, from 1864 to 1907, first as the last king of Joseon, and then as the first emperor of the Korean Empire from 1897 until his forced abdication in 1907. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gojong of Korea has received more than 1,922,843 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Gojong of Korea is the 618th most popular politician (up from 900th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 11th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South Korean Politician.
Gojong of Korea is most famous for being the last king of Korea. He was the son of King Kojong and Queen Min, who was a concubine. He became the king after his father died in 1907.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
72.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
10.68
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Gojong of Korea ranks 618 out of 19,576. Before him are Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Manuel I of Portugal, Władysław IV Vasa, Christian X of Denmark, Yongzheng Emperor, and Umberto I of Italy. After him are Yuan Shikai, Reza Shah, Yesugei, Sviatoslav I of Kiev, Anna of Russia, and Frederick VIII of Denmark.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbu Sufyan ibn Harb
580 - 641
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 612
Manuel I of Portugal
1469 - 1521
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 613
Władysław IV Vasa
1595 - 1648
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 614
Christian X of Denmark
1870 - 1947
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 615
Yongzheng Emperor
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 616
Umberto I of Italy
1844 - 1900
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 617
Gojong of Korea
1852 - 1919
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 618
Yuan Shikai
1859 - 1916
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 619
Reza Shah
1878 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 620
Yesugei
1134 - 1171
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 621
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
942 - 972
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 622
Anna of Russia
1693 - 1740
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 623
Frederick VIII of Denmark
1843 - 1912
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 624
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1852, Gojong of Korea ranks 5. Before him are Antoni Gaudí, Henri Becquerel, Emperor Meiji, and Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff. After him are William Ramsay, Emil Fischer, Albert A. Michelson, Henri Moissan, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Joseph Joffre, and Francisco Tárrega. Among people deceased in 1919, Gojong of Korea ranks 6. Before him are Rosa Luxemburg, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernst Haeckel, and Karl Adolph Gjellerup. After him are Emil Fischer, Karl Liebknecht, Emiliano Zapata, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Carl Larsson, and John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh.
Others Born in 1852
Go to all RankingsAntoni Gaudí
ARCHITECT
1852 - 1926
HPI: 83.76
Rank: 1
Henri Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1908
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 2
Emperor Meiji
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 3
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
CHEMIST
1852 - 1911
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 4
Gojong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1919
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 5
William Ramsay
CHEMIST
1852 - 1916
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 6
Emil Fischer
CHEMIST
1852 - 1919
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 7
Albert A. Michelson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1931
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 8
Henri Moissan
CHEMIST
1852 - 1907
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 9
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 10
Joseph Joffre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 11
Francisco Tárrega
COMPOSER
1852 - 1909
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1919
Go to all RankingsRosa Luxemburg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1871 - 1919
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 1
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
PAINTER
1841 - 1919
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 2
Theodore Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1919
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 3
Ernst Haeckel
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1919
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 4
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 5
Gojong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1919
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 6
Emil Fischer
CHEMIST
1852 - 1919
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 7
Karl Liebknecht
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1919
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 8
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 9
Ruggero Leoncavallo
COMPOSER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 10
Carl Larsson
PAINTER
1853 - 1919
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 11
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1919
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 12
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Gojong of Korea ranks 6 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), Sejong the Great (1397), Park Chung-hee (1917), Syngman Rhee (1875), and Kim Dae-jung (1924). After him are Moon Jae-in (1953), Yi Sun-sin (1545), Ban Ki-moon (1944), Empress Gi (1315), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), and Jeongjo of Joseon (1752).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsKim Il-sung
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 1
Sejong the Great
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1450
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 2
Park Chung-hee
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 3
Syngman Rhee
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1965
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 4
Kim Dae-jung
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 5
Gojong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1919
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 6
Moon Jae-in
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 7
Yi Sun-sin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1545 - 1598
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 8
Ban Ki-moon
DIPLOMAT
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 9
Empress Gi
POLITICIAN
1315 - 1369
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 10
Sukjong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1720
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 11
Jeongjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1800
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In South Korea
Among politicians born in South Korea, Gojong of Korea ranks 6. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), Sejong the Great (1397), Park Chung-hee (1917), Syngman Rhee (1875), and Kim Dae-jung (1924). After him are Moon Jae-in (1953), Empress Gi (1315), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Park Geun-hye (1952), and Yeongjo of Joseon (1694).
Kim Il-sung
1912 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 1
Sejong the Great
1397 - 1450
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 2
Park Chung-hee
1917 - 1979
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 3
Syngman Rhee
1875 - 1965
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 4
Kim Dae-jung
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 5
Gojong of Korea
1852 - 1919
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 6
Moon Jae-in
1953 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 7
Empress Gi
1315 - 1369
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 8
Sukjong of Joseon
1661 - 1720
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 9
Jeongjo of Joseon
1752 - 1800
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 10
Park Geun-hye
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 11
Yeongjo of Joseon
1694 - 1776
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 12