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Kim Jong-un

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Kim Jong Un (born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician and dictator who has been the third Supreme Leader of North Korea since December 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim Jong Il, who was the second supreme leader of North Korea, and a grandson of Kim Il Sung, the founder and first supreme leader of the country. From late 2010, Kim was viewed as the successor to the North Korean leadership. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Jong-un has received more than 37,739,928 page views. His biography is available in 132 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 127 in 2019). Kim Jong-un is the 1,210th most popular politician (up from 1,744th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 9th in 2019) and the 5th most popular North Korean Politician.

Kim Jong-un is the current leader of North Korea. He is most famous for being the son of Kim Jong-il and the grandson of Kim Il-sung.

Memorability Metrics

  • 38M

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  • 73.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 132

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Jong-un ranks 1,210 out of 19,576. Before him are Fuad I of Egypt, Margaret of Parma, Johann Friedrich Struensee, Jens Stoltenberg, Hoshea, and Soong Ching-ling. After him are Ilse Koch, Gustav Stresemann, Thomas Sankara, Æthelred I, King of Wessex, Al-Walid I, and Idris of Libya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Kim Jong-un ranks 1. After him are Chris Hemsworth, Amy Winehouse, Franck Ribéry, Dani Alves, Katrina Kaif, Ricardo Quaresma, Pepe, Edward Snowden, Loreen, Robin van Persie, and Philipp Lahm.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Kim Jong-un ranks 5 out of 162. Before him are Taejo of Joseon (1335), Taejong of Joseon (1367), Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), and Injo of Joseon (1595). After him are Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Taejo of Goryeo (877), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), and Choe Yong-gon (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Kim Jong-un ranks 5. Before him are Taejo of Joseon (1335), Taejong of Joseon (1367), Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), and Injo of Joseon (1595). After him are Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Taejo of Goryeo (877), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), and Choe Yong-gon (1900).

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