Writer

Hwang Sok-yong

1943 - today

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Hwang Sok-yong

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Hwang Sok-yong is the 3,612th most popular writer (up from 4,252nd in 2024), the 782nd most popular biography from China (up from 855th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Hwang Sok-yong ranks 3,612 out of 7,302. Before him are George Kodinos, Alma Reville, Ernst Jandl, Buton Rinchen Drub, Ferdinand Brunetière, and Alberto Hurtado. After him are Annie M. G. Schmidt, Vera Komissarzhevskaya, Mirko Kovač, Jacob of Serugh, Nathan Birnbaum, and Ramón Chao.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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George Kodinos
1350 - 1401
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 3,606
Alma Reville
1899 - 1982
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 3,607
Ernst Jandl
1925 - 2000
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,608
Buton Rinchen Drub
1290 - 1364
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,609
Ferdinand Brunetière
1849 - 1906
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,610
Alberto Hurtado
1901 - 1952
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,611
Hwang Sok-yong
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3,612
Annie M. G. Schmidt
1911 - 1995
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3,613
Vera Komissarzhevskaya
1864 - 1910
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,614
Mirko Kovač
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,615
Jacob of Serugh
451 - 521
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,616
Nathan Birnbaum
1864 - 1937
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,617
Ramón Chao
1935 - 2018
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,618

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Hwang Sok-yong ranks 337. Before him are Angelo Anquilletti, Cornelia Froboess, Al Foster, Gisela Hahn, Masayuki Uemura, and Petar Skansi. After him are Kuniwo Nakamura, Valerie Perrine, Pablo Milanés, Antonio Juliano, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, and Eva Joly.

Others Born in 1943

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Angelo Anquilletti
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2015
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 331
Cornelia Froboess
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 332
Al Foster
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2025
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 333
Gisela Hahn
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 334
Masayuki Uemura
GAME DESIGNER
1943 - 2021
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 335
Petar Skansi
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 336
Hwang Sok-yong
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 337
Kuniwo Nakamura
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 338
Valerie Perrine
ACTOR
1943 - 2026
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 339
Pablo Milanés
SINGER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 340
Antonio Juliano
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 341
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 342
Eva Joly
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 343

In China

Among people born in China, Hwang Sok-yong ranks 782 out of NaN. Before him are Deng Sui (81), Rong Yiren (1916), Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (510), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Tung Chee-hwa (1937), and Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890). After him are Wei Yuan (1794), Yikuang (1838), Yang Jiechi (1950), Li Zhanshu (1950), Tan Dun (1957), and Ricky Hui (1946).

Others born in China

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Deng Sui
POLITICIAN
81 - 121
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 776
Rong Yiren
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 777
Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei
POLITICIAN
510 - 528
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 778
Chögyam Trungpa
WRITER
1939 - 1987
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 779
Tung Chee-hwa
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 780
Thomas Tien Ken-sin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 - 1967
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 781
Hwang Sok-yong
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 782
Wei Yuan
PHILOSOPHER
1794 - 1857
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 783
Yikuang
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1917
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 784
Yang Jiechi
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 785
Li Zhanshu
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 786
Tan Dun
COMPOSER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 787
Ricky Hui
ACTOR
1946 - 2011
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 788