WRITER

Hwang Sok-yong

1943 - Today

Hwang Sok-yong

Hwang Sok-yong (born January 4, 1943) is a South Korean novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hwang Sok-yong has received more than 94,758 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hwang Sok-yong is the 4,253rd most popular writer, the 856th most popular biography from China and the 98th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

95k
Page Views (PV)
56.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.63
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hwang Sok-yong ranks 4,253 out of 7,302. Before him are Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Valerian Pidmohylny, Gabriela Adameșteanu, Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, Carmen de Burgos, and Bel Kaufman. After him are Anthony Hope, Titsian Tabidze, Penelope Delta, James Blish, Yu Dafu, and Richard Beer-Hofmann.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Jurgis Baltrušaitis
1873 - 1944
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4,247
Valerian Pidmohylny
1901 - 1937
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4,248
Gabriela Adameșteanu
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4,249
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset
1709 - 1777
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4,250
Carmen de Burgos
1867 - 1932
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4,251
Bel Kaufman
1911 - 2014
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 4,252
Hwang Sok-yong
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 4,253
Anthony Hope
1863 - 1933
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 4,254
Titsian Tabidze
1895 - 1937
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 4,255
Penelope Delta
1874 - 1941
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 4,256
James Blish
1921 - 1975
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 4,257
Yu Dafu
1896 - 1945
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 4,258
Richard Beer-Hofmann
1866 - 1945
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 4,259

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Hwang Sok-yong ranks 393. Before him are Vaclav Smil, Vassilis Alexakis, Luis Eduardo Aute, Frances Lee McCain, Bernd Patzke, and Robert Durst. After him are Juan Giménez, Jaak Panksepp, Tony Joe White, Peter Sinfield, Janet Margolin, and John Lennox.

Others Born in 1943

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Vaclav Smil
GEOGRAPHER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 387
Vassilis Alexakis
WRITER
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 388
Luis Eduardo Aute
SINGER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 389
Frances Lee McCain
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 390
Bernd Patzke
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 391
Robert Durst
BUSINESSPERSON
1943 - 2022
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 392
Hwang Sok-yong
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 393
Juan Giménez
COMIC ARTIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 394
Jaak Panksepp
PSYCHOLOGIST
1943 - 2017
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 395
Tony Joe White
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2018
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 396
Peter Sinfield
SINGER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 397
Janet Margolin
ACTOR
1943 - 1993
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 398
John Lennox
MATHEMATICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 399

In China

Among people born in China, Hwang Sok-yong ranks 856 out of 1,610. Before him are Carina Lau (1965), Song Renqiong (1909), Yan Lianke (1958), Ma Duanlin (1245), Yu Rongguang (1958), and Liu Yandong (1945). After him are Yu Dafu (1896), Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle (null), P. C. Chang (1892), Huang Fu (1883), Chen Zi'ang (661), and Henry Luce (1898).

Others born in China

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Carina Lau
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 850
Song Renqiong
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 851
Yan Lianke
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 852
Ma Duanlin
WRITER
1245 - 1322
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 853
Yu Rongguang
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 854
Liu Yandong
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 855
Hwang Sok-yong
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 856
Yu Dafu
WRITER
1896 - 1945
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 857
Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
ATHLETE
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 858
P. C. Chang
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1957
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 859
Huang Fu
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1936
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 860
Chen Zi'ang
WRITER
661 - 702
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 861
Henry Luce
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1967
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 862