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Kim Jong-suk

1919 - 1949

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Kim Jong Suk (Korean: 김정숙; Hancha: 金正淑; 24 December 1917 – 22 September 1949) was a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla, a Communist activist, North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's first wife, former leader Kim Jong Il's mother, and current leader Kim Jong Un's grandmother. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Jong-suk has received more than 804,460 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Kim Jong-suk is the 2,306th most popular politician (down from 1,838th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 9th in 2019) and the 13th most popular North Korean Politician.

Kim Jong-suk is most famous for being the wife of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Jong-suk ranks 2,306 out of 15,577. Before her are Chryseis, Walther Rathenau, Eudokia Makrembolitissa, Pepin of Italy, Thomas Palaiologos, and Dmitry Ustinov. After her are Tancred, King of Sicily, Maria Josepha of Bavaria, Werner von Haeften, William I of Sicily, Mikhail Mishustin, and Eliot Ness.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Kim Jong-suk ranks 17. Before her are Margot Fonteyn, Lino Ventura, Georgios Papadopoulos, Nat King Cole, Choi Kyu-hah, and Donald Pleasence. After her are Gerhard Barkhorn, Fausto Coppi, Pierre Trudeau, Walter Scheel, Hans-Joachim Marseille, and Boris Shcherbina. Among people deceased in 1949, Kim Jong-suk ranks 17. Before her are Louis II, Prince of Monaco, Friedrich Bergius, Elton Mayo, August Krogh, Victor Fleming, and Axel Munthe. After her are Kim Koo, Sarojini Naidu, Klaus Mann, Nathuram Godse, Fyodor Tolbukhin, and Marcel Cerdan.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Kim Jong-suk ranks 13 out of 146. Before her are Injo of Joseon (1595), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), and Jang Song-thaek (1946). After her are Kim Koo (1876), Choe Yong-gon (1900), Hwang Jini (1506), Yeon Gaesomun (603), An Jung-geun (1879), and U of Goryeo (1365).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Kim Jong-suk ranks 13. Before her are Injo of Joseon (1595), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), and Jang Song-thaek (1946). After her are Kim Koo (1876), Choe Yong-gon (1900), Yeon Gaesomun (603), U of Goryeo (1365), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), and Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955).

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