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Hyon Yong-chol

1949 - 2015

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Hyon Yong-chol (Korean: 현영철; January 11, 1949 – rumored April 30, 2015) was a North Korean general and Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politician. He served as Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hyon Yong-chol has received more than 231,832 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hyon Yong-chol is the 10,826th most popular politician (down from 8,922nd in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 54th in 2019) and the 66th most popular North Korean Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.44

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hyon Yong-chol ranks 10,826 out of 15,577. Before him are Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Mleh, Prince of Armenia, Alu Alkhanov, Anaxander, Omer Nishani, and Kurt Schmitt. After him are Abd al-Wahid I, Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois, Georges Mandel, Vitale Candiano, Amrullah Saleh, and Puzur-Inshushinak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Hyon Yong-chol ranks 237. Before him are Eric Carmen, Jim Carroll, Tony Cragg, Tommy Mottola, Papa Wemba, and Lindsey Buckingham. After him are Mari Alkatiri, Trevor Jones, John Madden, Arturo Sandoval, Bruno Kirby, and Nancy Meyers. Among people deceased in 2015, Hyon Yong-chol ranks 166. Before him are Patachou, Dick Nanninga, Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Richard Anthony, Giovanni Canestri, and Gunnar Hansen. After him are Esther Brand, Gerald Götting, Hans Erni, Johanna Quandt, Elizabeth Wilson, and John Henry Holland.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Hyon Yong-chol ranks 84 out of 146. Before him are Kim Tok-hun (1961), Francis Hong Yong-ho (1906), Minjung of Goguryeo (10), Ri Jong-ok (1916), Kim Pyong-il (1954), and Kim Yo-jong (1988). After him are Kang Song-san (1931), Pak Seung-zin (1941), Han Myeong-sook (1944), Kim Jong-chul (1981), Ri Sol-ju (1980), and Lee Hoi-chang (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Hyon Yong-chol ranks 66. Before him are Ahn Changho (1876), Kim Tok-hun (1961), Minjung of Goguryeo (10), Ri Jong-ok (1916), Kim Pyong-il (1954), and Kim Yo-jong (1988). After him are Kang Song-san (1931), Han Myeong-sook (1944), Kim Jong-chul (1981), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Paek Nam-sun (1929), and Pak Ui-chun (1932).

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