1926 - 1980
Kim Jae-gyu (Korean: 김재규, April 9, 1924 – May 24, 1980) was a South Korean politician, army lieutenant general and the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. He assassinated South Korean President Park Chung Hee—who had been one of his closest friends—on October 26, 1979, and was subsequently executed by hanging on May 24, 1980. He remains a controversial figure with many contradictions: he is regarded by some as a patriot who ended Park's 18-year military dictatorship, and by others as a traitor who killed his long-time benefactor out of personal grievance. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Jae-gyu has received more than 744,187 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kim Jae-gyu is the 3,899th most popular politician (up from 4,692nd in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from South Korea (up from 76th in 2019) and the 47th most popular South Korean Politician.
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Among politicians, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 3,899 out of 15,577. Before him are Sobhuza II, Queen Munjeong, Abul Kalam Azad, Matthew Kantakouzenos, Theobald II of Navarre, and Adel Shah. After him are László Rajk, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Gelon, Lionel Jospin, Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
1899 - 1982
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 3,893
1501 - 1565
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,894
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,895
1325 - 1383
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,896
1239 - 1270
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,897
1719 - 1749
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,898
1926 - 1980
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,899
1909 - 1949
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,900
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 3,901
600 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 3,902
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 3,903
1797 - 1829
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 3,904
1910 - 2000
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 3,905
Among people born in 1926, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 70. Before him are Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Richard Matheson, George Habash, Joan Sutherland, César Pelli, and Shohei Imamura. After him are Gyula Grosics, Henry Way Kendall, Jean-Pierre Serre, Masatoshi Koshiba, Alan Greenspan, and Andrew Schally. Among people deceased in 1980, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 47. Before him are Marian Rejewski, Fritz Strassmann, Vinicius de Moraes, Seretse Khama, Ludwig Guttmann, and Lewis Milestone. After him are John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Gustav Wagner, Walter Dornberger, Robert Whittaker, Mario Bava, and Fabian von Schlabrendorff.
1926 - 2014
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 64
1926 - 2013
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 65
1926 - 2008
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 66
1926 - 2010
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 67
1926 - 2019
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 68
1926 - 2006
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 69
1926 - 1980
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 70
1926 - 2014
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 71
1926 - 1999
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 72
1926 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 73
1926 - 2020
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 74
1926 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 75
1926 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 76
1905 - 1980
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 41
1902 - 1980
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 42
1913 - 1980
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 43
1921 - 1980
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 44
1899 - 1980
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 45
1895 - 1980
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 46
1926 - 1980
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 47
1899 - 1980
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 48
1911 - 1980
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 49
1895 - 1980
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 50
1920 - 1980
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 51
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 52
1907 - 1980
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 53
Among people born in South Korea, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 63 out of 944. Before him are Toyo Ito (1941), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Heo Jun (1546), Princess Deokhye (1912), Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), and Queen Munjeong (1501). After him are Kim Tu-bong (1889), Yi Hwang (1501), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), and Psy (1977).
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 57
1342 - 1398
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 58
1546 - 1615
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 59
1912 - 1989
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 60
1821 - 1846
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 61
1501 - 1565
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 62
1926 - 1980
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 63
1889 - 1958
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 64
1501 - 1570
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 65
1904 - 1989
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 66
626 - 681
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 67
1337 - 1392
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 68
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 69
Among politicians born in South Korea, Kim Jae-gyu ranks 47. Before him are Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Pak Hon-yong (1900), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Chang Myon (1899), Jeong Dojeon (1342), and Queen Munjeong (1501). After him are Kim Tu-bong (1889), Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236), Ri Chun-hee (1943), and Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957).
69 BC - 4
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 41
1900 - 1955
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 42
1820 - 1898
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 43
1899 - 1966
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 44
1342 - 1398
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 45
1501 - 1565
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 46
1926 - 1980
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 47
1889 - 1958
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 48
626 - 681
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 49
1337 - 1392
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 50
1236 - 1308
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 51
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 52
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 53