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Jeong Dojeon

1342 - 1398

Jeong Dojeon

Jeong Do-jeon (Korean: 정도전; October 6, 1342 – October 6, 1398), also known by his art name Sambong (삼봉), was a prominent Korean scholar-official during the late Goryeo to the early Joseon periods. He served as the first Chief State Councillor of Joseon, from 1392 until 1398 when he was killed by the Joseon king Yi Bang-won. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeong Dojeon has received more than 129,672 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jeong Dojeon is the 3,378th most popular politician (down from 2,855th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 57th in 2019) and the 45th most popular South Korean Politician.

Jeong Dojeon is most famous for his philosophy of "sarang" or "love." He believed that love is the most important thing in life and that it is the driving force for all human beings.

Memorability Metrics

130k
Page Views (PV)
61.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jeong Dojeon ranks 3,378 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Keikō, Hiram I, Deioces, Walter Hallstein, Empress Kōgyoku, and Istakhri. After him are Tiberius Gemellus, Piye, Harald III of Denmark, Marie of Prussia, Lucius Aelius, and Adam Jerzy Czartoryski.

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Emperor Keikō
13 BC - 130
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 3,372
Hiram I
1000 BC - 935 BC
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 3,373
Deioces
705 BC - 675
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 3,374
Walter Hallstein
1901 - 1982
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 3,375
Empress Kōgyoku
594 - 661
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 3,376
Istakhri
850 - 957
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 3,377
Jeong Dojeon
1342 - 1398
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 3,378
Tiberius Gemellus
19 - 38
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 3,379
Piye
800 BC - 716 BC
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 3,380
Harald III of Denmark
1041 - 1080
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 3,381
Marie of Prussia
1825 - 1889
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,382
Lucius Aelius
101 - 138
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,383
Adam Jerzy Czartoryski
1770 - 1861
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,384

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1342, Jeong Dojeon ranks 4. Before him are Tokhtamysh, Philip the Bold, and Antipope Clement VII. After him are Frederick the Simple, Catherine of Bohemia, Leo V, King of Armenia, Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, Julian of Norwich, and Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque. Among people deceased in 1398, Jeong Dojeon ranks 3. Before him are Hongwu Emperor and Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France. After him are Rupert II, Elector Palatine, Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Emperor Sukō, James I of Cyprus, Matthew, Count of Foix, and Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March.

Others Born in 1342

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Tokhtamysh
1342 - 1406
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 1
Philip the Bold
1342 - 1404
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 2
Antipope Clement VII
1342 - 1394
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 3
Jeong Dojeon
1342 - 1398
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 4
Frederick the Simple
1342 - 1377
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 5
Catherine of Bohemia
1342 - 1395
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 6
Leo V, King of Armenia
1342 - 1393
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 7
Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür
1342 - 1388
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 8
Julian of Norwich
1342 - 1416
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 9
Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque
1342 - 1374
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 10