Soccer Player
Kim Myong-gil
1984 - today
Kim Myong-gil
His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Kim Myong-gil is the 56th most popular soccer player (up from 10,342nd in 2024), the 13th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 138th in 2019) and the 5th most popular North Korean Soccer Player.
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Kim Myong-gil ranks 54 out of 21,273. Before him are Omar Sívori, Mircea Lucescu, Kim Kyong-il, Pak Sung-hyok, Ri Kwang-hyok, and Zlatan Ibrahimović. After him are Pak Chol-jin, Filippo Inzaghi, Takashi Kasahara, Josef Masopust, Vavá, and Djalma Santos.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Omar Sívori
1935 - 2005
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 50
Mircea Lucescu
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 51
Kim Kyong-il
1988 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 52
Pak Sung-hyok
1990 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 53
Ri Kwang-hyok
1987 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 54
Zlatan Ibrahimović
1981 - Present
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 55
Kim Myong-gil
1984 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 56
Pak Chol-jin
1985 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 57
Filippo Inzaghi
1973 - Present
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 58
Takashi Kasahara
1918 - 1996
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 59
Josef Masopust
1931 - 2015
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 60
Vavá
1934 - 2002
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 61
Djalma Santos
1929 - 2013
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 62
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, Kim Myong-gil ranks 2. Before him is JD Vance. After him are Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Mark Zuckerberg, Andrés Iniesta, Fernando Torres, Arjen Robben, Thiago Silva, Wesley Sneijder, Basshunter, Carlos Tevez, and Khloé Kardashian.
Others Born in 1984
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JD Vance
POLITICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 1
Kim Myong-gil
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 2
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
NOBLEMAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 3
Mark Zuckerberg
BUSINESSPERSON
1984 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 4
Andrés Iniesta
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 5
Fernando Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 6
Arjen Robben
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 7
Thiago Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 8
Wesley Sneijder
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 9
Basshunter
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 10
Carlos Tevez
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 11
Khloé Kardashian
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 12
In North Korea
Among people born in North Korea, Kim Myong-gil ranks 13 out of NaN. Before him are Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Kim Hyong-jik (1894), Pak Sung-hyok (1990), Ri Kwang-hyok (1987), Kim Kyong-il (1988), and Pak Chol-jin (1985). After him are Injo of Joseon (1595), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Sun Myung Moon (1920), Choe Yong-gon (1900), and Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923).
Others born in North Korea
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Jeongjong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1357 - 1419
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 7
Kim Hyong-jik
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1894 - 1926
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 8
Pak Sung-hyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 9
Ri Kwang-hyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 10
Kim Kyong-il
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 11
Pak Chol-jin
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 12
Kim Myong-gil
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 13
Injo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1649
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 14
Jang Song-thaek
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 15
Kim Yong-nam
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2025
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 16
Sun Myung Moon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 17
Choe Yong-gon
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1976
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 18
Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
923 - 949
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 19
Among Soccer Players In North Korea
Among soccer players born in North Korea, Kim Myong-gil ranks 5. Before him are Ri Kwang-hyok (1987), Kim Kyong-il (1988), Pak Sung-hyok (1990), and Pak Chol-jin (1985). After him are Kim Yong-sik (1910), Lee Yoo-hyung (1911), Kim Sung-gan (1912), Pak Doo-ik (1943), Pak Seung-zin (1941), Li Dong-woon (1945), and Kim Jong-hun (1956).
Ri Kwang-hyok
1987 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 1
Kim Kyong-il
1988 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 2
Pak Sung-hyok
1990 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 3
Pak Chol-jin
1985 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 4
Kim Myong-gil
1984 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 5
Kim Yong-sik
1910 - 1985
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 6
Lee Yoo-hyung
1911 - 2003
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 7
Kim Sung-gan
1912 - 1984
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 8
Pak Doo-ik
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 9
Pak Seung-zin
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 10
Li Dong-woon
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 11
Kim Jong-hun
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 12
