1924 - 2009
Kim Dae-jung (Korean: 김대중; Hanja: 金大中; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dɛ.dʑuŋ]; 6 January 1924 – 18 August 2009) was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the eighth president of South Korea from 1998 to 2003. He was a 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea and Japan. He is also the only Korean to have won the Nobel Prize to date. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Dae-jung has received more than 1,329,151 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Kim Dae-jung is the 570th most popular politician (up from 580th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from South Korea and the 6th most popular South Korean Politician.
Kim Dae-jung is most famous for being the president of South Korea from 1998 to 2003.
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Among politicians, Kim Dae-jung ranks 570 out of 15,577. Before him are Thutmose I, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Mustafa IV, Georges Clemenceau, George IV of the United Kingdom, and Mohammed Zahir Shah. After him are Valerian, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Friedrich Ebert, Maximian, Yeongjo of Joseon, and Saparmurat Niyazov.
1600 BC - 1493 BC
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 564
598 - 649
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 565
1779 - 1808
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 566
1841 - 1929
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 567
1762 - 1830
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 568
1914 - 2007
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 569
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 570
200 - 260
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 571
646 - 705
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 572
1871 - 1925
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 573
240 - 310
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 574
1694 - 1776
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 575
1940 - 2006
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 576
Among people born in 1924, Kim Dae-jung ranks 7. Before him are Jimmy Carter, Marlon Brando, George H. W. Bush, Charles Aznavour, Marcello Mastroianni, and Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. After him are Robert Mugabe, Eli Cohen, Truman Capote, Sarah Vaughan, Jacques Le Goff, and Jean-François Lyotard. Among people deceased in 2009, Kim Dae-jung ranks 4. Before him are Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze, and Claude Lévi-Strauss. After him are Paul Samuelson, Pina Bausch, Roh Moo-hyun, David Carradine, Aage Bohr, Maurice Jarre, Millvina Dean, and Farrah Fawcett.
1924 - Present
HPI: 87.46
Rank: 1
1924 - 2004
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 2
1924 - 2018
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 3
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 4
1924 - 1996
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 5
1924 - 2015
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 6
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 7
1924 - 2019
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 8
1924 - 1965
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 9
1924 - 1984
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 10
1924 - 1990
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 11
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 12
1924 - 1998
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 13
1958 - 2009
HPI: 82.75
Rank: 1
1952 - 2009
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 2
1908 - 2009
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 3
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 4
1915 - 2009
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 5
1940 - 2009
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 6
1946 - 2009
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 7
1936 - 2009
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 8
1922 - 2009
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 9
1924 - 2009
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 10
1912 - 2009
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 11
1947 - 2009
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 12
Among people born in South Korea, Kim Dae-jung ranks 6 out of 944. Before him are Sejong the Great (1397), Park Chung-hee (1917), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Moon Jae-in (1953), and Syngman Rhee (1875). After him are Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Ban Ki-moon (1944), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Gojong of Korea (1852), and Park Geun-hye (1952).
1397 - 1450
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 1
1917 - 1979
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 2
1752 - 1800
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 3
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 4
1875 - 1965
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 5
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 6
1694 - 1776
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 7
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 8
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 9
1661 - 1720
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 10
1852 - 1919
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 11
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in South Korea, Kim Dae-jung ranks 6. Before him are Sejong the Great (1397), Park Chung-hee (1917), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Moon Jae-in (1953), and Syngman Rhee (1875). After him are Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), and Empress Gi (1315).
1397 - 1450
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 1
1917 - 1979
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 2
1752 - 1800
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 3
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 4
1875 - 1965
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 5
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 6
1694 - 1776
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 7
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 8
1661 - 1720
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 9
1852 - 1919
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 10
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 11
1315 - 1369
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 12