1944 - Today
Han Myeong-sook (born March 24, 1944; Korean: 한명숙 [han mjʌŋsʰuk]) is a South Korean politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from April 2006 to March 2007. She is South Korea's first female prime minister (second female prime minister overall if the acting premiership of Chang Sang is included). She was from the United New Democratic Party (UNDP) as a member of the Korean National Assembly (representative) for Ilsan-gab, and is a graduate of Ewha Womans University in Seoul with a degree in French literature. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Han Myeong-sook has received more than 83,912 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Han Myeong-sook is the 11,543rd most popular politician (up from 11,734th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 68th most popular North Korean Politician.
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Among politicians, Han Myeong-sook ranks 11,543 out of 15,577. Before her are Nicolò Contarini, Ayub Khan, Jaime Lusinchi, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Harriet Lane, and Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor. After her are Silvestro Valier, Tang Jiaxuan, King Xiang of Zhou, Denis Pushilin, Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, and Jacques Georges.
1553 - 1631
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 11,537
1857 - 1914
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 11,538
1924 - 2014
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 11,539
1638 - 1704
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 11,540
1830 - 1903
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 11,541
1879 - 1964
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 11,542
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 11,543
1630 - 1700
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 11,544
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 11,545
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 11,546
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 11,547
1824 - 1896
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 11,548
1916 - 2004
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 11,549
Among people born in 1944, Han Myeong-sook ranks 314. Before her are Enrique Barón Crespo, Nikolai Karachentsov, Teri Garr, Ahmed Chalabi, František Pospíšil, and Carl Bernstein. After her are Patti LaBelle, Richard Belzer, Marvin Hamlisch, Tony Atkinson, José Wilker, and Aleksandr Serebrov.
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 308
1944 - 2018
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 309
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 310
1944 - 2015
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 311
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 312
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 313
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 314
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 315
1944 - 2023
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 316
1944 - 2012
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 317
1944 - 2017
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 318
1944 - 2014
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 319
1944 - 2013
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 320
Among people born in North Korea, Han Myeong-sook ranks 87 out of 146. Before her are Ri Jong-ok (1916), Kim Pyong-il (1954), Kim Yo-jong (1988), Hyon Yong-chol (1949), Kang Song-san (1931), and Pak Seung-zin (1941). After her are Kim Jong-chul (1981), Ri Sol-ju (1980), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Kim Hyon-hui (1962), Akira Takarada (1934), and Paek Nam-sun (1929).
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
1941 - 2011
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 86
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 87
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 88
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 89
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 90
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 91
1934 - 2022
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 92
1929 - 2007
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 93
Among politicians born in North Korea, Han Myeong-sook ranks 68. Before her 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). After her are Kim Jong-chul (1981), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Paek Nam-sun (1929), Pak Ui-chun (1932), Han Pil-hwa (1942), and Kim Sol-song (1974).
10 - 48
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 62
1916 - 1999
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 63
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 64
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 65
1949 - 2015
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 66
1931 - 1997
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 67
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 68
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 69
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 70
1929 - 2007
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 71
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 72
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 73
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 74