PHYSICIAN
Heo Jun
1546 - 1615
Heo Jun
Heo Jun (Korean: 허준; 1539 – 9 October 1615) was an ancient Korean physician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heo Jun has received more than 0 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Heo Jun is the 192nd most popular physician (down from 145th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 59th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Physician.
Heo jun is most famous for being the first Korean dish to be introduced to the royal court of Japan.
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Languages Editions (L)
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Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Heo Jun ranks 192 out of 726. Before him are Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Leonid Rogozov, Maurice Bucaille, Guy de Chauliac, Leonhart Fuchs, and Sebastian Kneipp. After him are Louis Ignarro, Peter Agre, Paul Gachet, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Neferkare Neby, and Albert Calmette.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Battista Morgagni
1682 - 1771
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 186
Leonid Rogozov
1934 - 2000
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 187
Maurice Bucaille
1920 - 1998
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 188
Guy de Chauliac
1300 - 1368
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 189
Leonhart Fuchs
1501 - 1566
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 190
Sebastian Kneipp
1821 - 1897
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 191
Heo Jun
1546 - 1615
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 192
Louis Ignarro
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 193
Peter Agre
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 194
Paul Gachet
1828 - 1909
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 195
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
1925 - 2011
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 196
Neferkare Neby
2300 BC - 2260 BC
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 197
Albert Calmette
1863 - 1933
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 198
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1546, Heo Jun ranks 6. Before him are Murad III, Tycho Brahe, Veronica Franco, Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, and Bartholomeus Spranger. After him are Takeda Katsuyori, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Charlotte of Bourbon, Johann Fischart, and Thomas Digges. Among people deceased in 1615, Heo Jun ranks 7. Before him are Margaret of Valois, Hans von Aachen, Toyotomi Hideyori, Sanada Yukimura, Giambattista della Porta, and Dom Justo Takayama. After him are Yodo-dono, Virginia de' Medici, Claudio Acquaviva, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, and Pieter Both.
Others Born in 1546
Go to all RankingsMurad III
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1595
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 1
Tycho Brahe
ASTRONOMER
1546 - 1601
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 2
Veronica Franco
WRITER
1546 - 1591
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 3
Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1608
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 4
Bartholomeus Spranger
PAINTER
1546 - 1611
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 5
Heo Jun
PHYSICIAN
1546 - 1615
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 6
Takeda Katsuyori
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1582
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 7
Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1617
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 8
Charlotte of Bourbon
COMPANION
1546 - 1582
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 9
Johann Fischart
WRITER
1546 - 1590
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 10
Thomas Digges
MATHEMATICIAN
1546 - 1595
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 11
Others Deceased in 1615
Go to all RankingsMargaret of Valois
NOBLEMAN
1553 - 1615
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 1
Hans von Aachen
PAINTER
1552 - 1615
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 2
Toyotomi Hideyori
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1593 - 1615
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 3
Sanada Yukimura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1567 - 1615
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 4
Giambattista della Porta
MATHEMATICIAN
1535 - 1615
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 5
Dom Justo Takayama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1552 - 1615
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 6
Heo Jun
PHYSICIAN
1546 - 1615
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 7
Yodo-dono
NOBLEMAN
1569 - 1615
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 8
Virginia de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1568 - 1615
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 9
Claudio Acquaviva
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1543 - 1615
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 10
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala
WRITER
1535 - 1615
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 11
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1550 - 1615
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 12
Pieter Both
POLITICIAN
1568 - 1615
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 13
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Heo Jun ranks 75 out of 1,128. Before him are Ri Chun-hee (1943), Toyo Ito (1941), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Yi Hwang (1501), Lee Kun-hee (1942), and Jeong Mong-ju (1337). After him are Yi I (1536), Han Duck-soo (1949), Lee Sun-kyun (1975), Psy (1977), Lee Soo-man (1952), and Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsRi Chun-hee
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 69
Toyo Ito
ARCHITECT
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 70
Charles J. Pedersen
CHEMIST
1904 - 1989
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 71
Yi Hwang
PHILOSOPHER
1501 - 1570
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 72
Lee Kun-hee
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2020
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 73
Jeong Mong-ju
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1392
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 74
Heo Jun
PHYSICIAN
1546 - 1615
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 75
Yi I
PHILOSOPHER
1536 - 1584
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 76
Han Duck-soo
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 77
Lee Sun-kyun
ACTOR
1975 - 2023
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 78
Psy
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 79
Lee Soo-man
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 80
Hwang Kyo-ahn
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 81
Among PHYSICIANS In South Korea
Among physicians born in South Korea, Heo Jun ranks 2. Before him are Jang-geum (1550). After him are Jim Yong Kim (1959).
Jang-geum
1550 - 1550
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 1
Heo Jun
1546 - 1615
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2
Jim Yong Kim
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3