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Kim Jong-un

1983 - Today

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Kim Jong Un (English: ; Korean: 김정은; born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader 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 37,670,288 page views. His biography is available in 127 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 118 in 2019). Kim Jong-un is the 1,750th most popular politician (down from 1,482nd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 7th in 2019) and the 9th 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

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 127

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Jong-un ranks 1,750 out of 15,577. Before him are Ladislaus IV of Hungary, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Conradin, Chilperic II, Alaeddin Pasha, and Bao Zheng. After him are Al-Musta'sim, Hyojong of Joseon, Aslan Maskhadov, Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, and Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Kim Jong-un ranks 1. After him are Chris Hemsworth, Dani Alves, Amy Winehouse, Franck Ribéry, Andrew Garfield, Edward Snowden, Katrina Kaif, Emily Blunt, Henry Cavill, Pepe, and Robin van Persie.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Kim Jong-un ranks 9 out of 146. Before him are Taejo of Goryeo (877), Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), Taejong of Joseon (1367), Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Injo of Joseon (1595), and Kim Yong-nam (1928). After him are Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), Kim Koo (1876), and Choe Yong-gon (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Kim Jong-un ranks 9. Before him are Taejo of Goryeo (877), Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), Taejong of Joseon (1367), Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Injo of Joseon (1595), and Kim Yong-nam (1928). After him are Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), Kim Koo (1876), and Choe Yong-gon (1900).

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