POLITICIAN

Kim Koo

1876 - 1949

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Kim Ku (Korean: 김구; August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1949), also known by his art name Paekpŏm, was a Korean politician. He was a leader of the Korean independence movement against the Empire of Japan, head of the Korean Provisional Government for multiple terms, and a Korean reunification activist after 1945. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Koo has received more than 211,047 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Koo is the 3,019th most popular politician (down from 2,488th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 14th in 2019) and the 15th most popular North Korean Politician.

Kim koo is most famous for being the founder of the Korean nationalist movement.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Koo ranks 3,019 out of 19,576. Before him are Humbert I, Count of Savoy, Edi Rama, Karim Khan Zand, Gotse Delchev, Agnes of Merania, and Frederick II, Duke of Austria. After him are Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Stephen III of Hungary, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Emperor Kanmu, and Daniel Cohn-Bendit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Kim Koo ranks 30. Before him are Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Max Jacob, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, Maxim Litvinov, and Wilhelm Cuno. After him are Bruno Walter, Sherwood Anderson, Paula Modersohn-Becker, John Macleod, Wied, Prince of Albania, and Jean Webster. Among people deceased in 1949, Kim Koo ranks 25. Before him are Nathuram Godse, Victor Fleming, Fyodor Tolbukhin, Sarojini Naidu, Gustav Radbruch, and Henri Giraud. After him are Marcel Cerdan, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Solomon R. Guggenheim, Aino Aalto, Aleksandra Ekster, and László Rajk.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Kim Koo ranks 18 out of 162. Before him are Choe Yong-gon (1900), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Hwang Jini (1506), Kim Hyong-jik (1894), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), and Sun Myung Moon (1920). After him are U of Goryeo (1365), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), An Jung-geun (1879), Yeon Gaesomun (603), Pak Pong-ju (1939), and Choe Yong-rim (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Kim Koo ranks 15. Before him are Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), Choe Yong-gon (1900), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), and Choe Ryong-hae (1950). After him are U of Goryeo (1365), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), Yeon Gaesomun (603), Pak Pong-ju (1939), Choe Yong-rim (1930), and Seongjong of Goryeo (960).

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