1933 - Today
Ko Un (Korean: 고은; born 1 August 1933) is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ko Un has received more than 108,175 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Ko Un is the 1,553rd most popular writer (down from 1,416th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from South Korea and the 2nd most popular South Korean Writer.
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Among writers, Ko Un ranks 1,553 out of 5,755. Before him are Gustav Landauer, Eduard Mörike, Petros Markaris, Madame d'Aulnoy, Symeon the New Theologian, and Charles Paul de Kock. After him are Fran Krsto Frankopan, Sabino Arana, Anton Praetorius, Marcel Aymé, Yaşar Kemal, and Lewis Mumford.
1870 - 1919
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 1,547
1804 - 1875
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 1,548
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,549
1651 - 1705
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,550
949 - 1022
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,551
1793 - 1871
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,552
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,553
1643 - 1671
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,554
1865 - 1903
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,555
1560 - 1613
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,556
1902 - 1967
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,557
1923 - 2015
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,558
1895 - 1990
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,559
Among people born in 1933, Ko Un ranks 106. Before him are Jehan Sadat, Joan Rivers, Yukhym Zvyahilsky, Debra Paget, Rik Van Looy, and Yasukazu Tanaka. After him are Borislav Ivkov, Philippe de Broca, Narriman Sadek, Renato Salvatori, Sheldon Adelson, and Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria.
1933 - 2021
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 100
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 101
1933 - 2021
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 102
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 103
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 104
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 105
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 106
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 107
1933 - 2004
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 108
1933 - 2005
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 109
1933 - 1988
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 110
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 111
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 112
Among people born in South Korea, Ko Un ranks 82 out of 944. Before him are Cha Bum-kun (1953), Song Hye-rim (1937), Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957), Heo Jeong (1896), Jang Yeong-sil (1400), and Lee Soo-man (1952). After him are Won Gyun (1540), Gong Yoo (1979), Ye Wanyong (1858), Park Chan-wook (1963), Bong Joon-ho (1969), and Jo Gwang-jo (1482).
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 76
1937 - 2002
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 77
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 78
1896 - 1988
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 79
1400 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 80
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 81
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 82
1540 - 1597
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 83
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 84
1858 - 1926
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 85
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 86
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 87
1482 - 1520
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 88
Among writers born in South Korea, Ko Un ranks 2. Before him are Sin Saimdang (1504). After him are Uhwudong (1430), Na Hye-sok (1896), Yu Kil-chun (1856), Heo Nanseolheon (1563), Yun Seondo (1587), Han Kang (1970), and Shin Kyung-sook (1963).
1504 - 1551
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 2
1430 - 1480
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 3
1896 - 1948
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 4
1856 - 1914
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 5
1563 - 1589
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 6
1587 - 1671
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 7
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 8
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 9