ACTOR

Jang Dong-gun

1972 - Today

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Jang Dong-gun (born March 7, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films Friend (2001) and Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jang Dong-gun has received more than 2,074,204 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Jang Dong-gun is the 4,158th most popular actor (up from 4,225th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 206th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular South Korean Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jang Dong-guns by language

Over the past year Jang Dong-gun has had the most page views in the with 176,421 views, followed by Japanese (74,205), and Chinese (47,999). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Russian (908.81%), Persian (607.22%), and Javanese (168.75%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jang Dong-gun ranks 4,158 out of 13,578. Before him are Marie Bell, Doug McClure, Uschi Digard, Neal McDonough, Donald Moffat, and Talisa Soto. After him are Michael Beck, Virginie Ledoyen, Kim So-yeon, Teresa Stratas, Alessandra Panaro, and Donald Sumpter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Jang Dong-gun ranks 138. Before him are Ricardo Sá Pinto, Kiko Loureiro, Timbaland, Sergey Aksyonov, Elizabeth Berkley, and Kirsten Vangsness. After him are Conchita Martínez, Goran Vlaović, Mykhailo Podolyak, Victor Ponta, Lhasa de Sela, and Paul Gray.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Jang Dong-gun ranks 221 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Hee-sun (1977), Lee Seo-jin (1971), Yunjin Kim (1973), Yang Mi-kyung (1961), Go Hyun-jung (1971), and Kim Boo-kyum (1958). After him are Kim So-yeon (1980), Hwang Sun-hong (1968), Park Bo-gum (1993), Cha Seung-won (1970), Jung Woo-sung (1973), and Won Bin (1977).

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Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Jang Dong-gun ranks 53. Before him are Seo Ye-ji (1990), Kim Hee-sun (1977), Lee Seo-jin (1971), Yunjin Kim (1973), Yang Mi-kyung (1961), and Go Hyun-jung (1971). After him are Kim So-yeon (1980), Park Bo-gum (1993), Cha Seung-won (1970), Jung Woo-sung (1973), Won Bin (1977), and Ji Jin-hee (1971).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Warrior's Way
Yang
A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.
Dec 1o 20106.5 / 10
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
Lee Jin-tae
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
Feb 5o 20047.977 / 10
My Way
Jun-shik
During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.
Dec 21o 20117.867 / 10