New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

WRITER

Ko Un

1933 - Today

Photo of Ko Un

Icon of person Ko Un

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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Page views of Ko Uns by language


Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ko Un ranks 1,553 out of 5,755Before 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.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Ko Un ranks 106Before 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.

Others Born in 1933

Go to all Rankings

In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Ko Un ranks 82 out of 944Before 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).

Among WRITERS In South Korea

Among writers born in South Korea, Ko Un ranks 2Before 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).