POLITICIAN
Kang Kyung-wha
1955 - Today
Kang Kyung-wha
Kang Kyung-wha (Korean: 강경화; Hanja: 康京和; born April 7, 1955) is a South Korean diplomat and politician who served as the first female Foreign Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from 2017 to 2021 as well as the first woman nominated for and appointed to the position. She is also the first Korean woman to hold a high-level position in the United Nations. Previously, Kang was the first non-exam-taker to become a director-general in the ministry. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kang Kyung-wha has received more than 303,352 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Kang Kyung-wha is the 14,266th most popular politician (down from 12,953rd in 2019), the 241st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 196th in 2019) and the 87th most popular South Korean Politician.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
48.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Kang Kyung-whas by language
Over the past year Kang Kyung-wha has had the most page views in the Korean wikipedia edition with 14,046 views, followed by English (13,603), and Japanese (7,993). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Kurdish (Sorani) (165.36%), Catalan (52.60%), and Latin (34.67%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Kang Kyung-wha ranks 14,266 out of 19,576. Before her are Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia, Heidi Hautala, Ramón Emeterio Betances, Cherie Blair, Malcolm Fraser, and Aleida Assmann. After her are Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, John Julius Norwich, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, Jimmy Morales, Choe Son-hui, and Liberius.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrince Aimone, Duke of Apulia
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 14,260
Heidi Hautala
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 14,261
Ramón Emeterio Betances
1827 - 1898
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 14,262
Cherie Blair
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 14,263
Malcolm Fraser
1930 - 2015
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 14,264
Aleida Assmann
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 14,265
Kang Kyung-wha
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 14,266
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
1845 - 1927
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 14,267
John Julius Norwich
1929 - 2018
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 14,268
Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 14,269
Jimmy Morales
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 14,270
Choe Son-hui
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 14,271
Liberius
465 - 554
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 14,272
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Kang Kyung-wha ranks 282. Before her are Steven Culp, Andrei Gavrilov, Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, Galina Lukashenko, Val McDermid, and Heidi Hautala. After her are Avraham Burg, Bill Condon, Jesús María Zamora, Toshio Suzuki, Lee Smolin, and Raymond Ndong Sima.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsSteven Culp
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 276
Andrei Gavrilov
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 277
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 278
Galina Lukashenko
COMPANION
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 279
Val McDermid
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 280
Heidi Hautala
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 281
Kang Kyung-wha
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 282
Avraham Burg
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 283
Bill Condon
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 284
Jesús María Zamora
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 285
Toshio Suzuki
RACING DRIVER
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 286
Lee Smolin
PHYSICIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 287
Raymond Ndong Sima
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 288
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Kang Kyung-wha ranks 241 out of 1,128. Before her are Kim Min-jae (1996), Moonbin (1998), Kim Yoon-ok (1947), Kim Joo-hyuk (1972), Myung Rye-hyun (1926), and Ji Sung (1977). After her are Bae Suzy (1994), Lee Hae-chan (1952), D.O. (1993), Seo In-guk (1987), Cha Tae-hyun (1976), and Shin Tae-yong (1970).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsKim Min-jae
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 235
Moonbin
ACTOR
1998 - 2023
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 236
Kim Yoon-ok
COMPANION
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 237
Kim Joo-hyuk
ACTOR
1972 - 2017
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 238
Myung Rye-hyun
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 239
Ji Sung
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 240
Kang Kyung-wha
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 241
Bae Suzy
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 242
Lee Hae-chan
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 243
D.O.
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 244
Seo In-guk
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 245
Cha Tae-hyun
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 246
Shin Tae-yong
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 247
Among POLITICIANS In South Korea
Among politicians born in South Korea, Kang Kyung-wha ranks 87. Before her are Chung Sye-kyun (1950), Sin Sukju (1417), Chung Un-chan (1947), Kim Boo-kyum (1958), Yi Jun-yong (1870), and Oh Se-hoon (1961). After her are Lee Hae-chan (1952), Kim Hwang-sik (1948), Chang Taek-sang (1893), Lee Wan-koo (1950), Heo Mok (1595), and Chung Won-shik (1928).
Chung Sye-kyun
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 81
Sin Sukju
1417 - 1475
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 82
Chung Un-chan
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 83
Kim Boo-kyum
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 84
Yi Jun-yong
1870 - 1917
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 85
Oh Se-hoon
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 86
Kang Kyung-wha
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 87
Lee Hae-chan
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 88
Kim Hwang-sik
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 89
Chang Taek-sang
1893 - 1969
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 90
Lee Wan-koo
1950 - 2021
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 91
Heo Mok
1595 - 1682
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 92
Chung Won-shik
1928 - 2020
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 93