Businessperson
Lee Byung-chul
1910 - 1987
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Lee Byung-chul
His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Lee Byung-chul is the 28th most popular businessperson (up from 68th in 2024), the 15th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 42nd in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Businessperson.
Lee Byung-chul is most famous for being the founder of the Samsung Group.
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Among Businesspeople
Among businesspeople, Lee Byung-chul ranks 28 out of 847. Before him are Tim Cook, Fred Trump, William Boeing, Jeffrey Epstein, Estée Lauder, and Steve Ballmer. After him are Amancio Ortega, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Ludwig Erhard, P. T. Barnum, Guccio Gucci, and Eddie Jordan.
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HPI: 76.97
Rank: 22
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HPI: 76.27
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HPI: 76.19
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Lee Byung-chul
1910 - 1987
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 28
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HPI: 75.76
Rank: 29
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HPI: 75.74
Rank: 30
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HPI: 75.70
Rank: 31
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HPI: 75.68
Rank: 32
Guccio Gucci
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HPI: 75.42
Rank: 33
Eddie Jordan
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HPI: 75.29
Rank: 34
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Lee Byung-chul ranks 9. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza, Jacques Cousteau, Ingrid of Sweden, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Robert K. Merton, and Archer Martin. After him are Paulette Goddard, Dorothy Hodgkin, Gloria Stuart, Irena Sendler, Jean Genet, and Dominique Pire. Among people deceased in 1987, Lee Byung-chul ranks 7. Before him are Andy Warhol, Louis de Broglie, Rudolf Hess, Dalida, Carl Rogers, and Primo Levi. After him are John Howard Northrop, Rita Hayworth, Andrey Kolmogorov, Fred Astaire, Walter Houser Brattain, and Gunnar Myrdal.
Others Born in 1910
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Giuseppe Meazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1979
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 3
Jacques Cousteau
EXPLORER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 4
Ingrid of Sweden
COMPANION
1910 - 2000
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 5
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2009
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 6
Robert K. Merton
SOCIOLOGIST
1910 - 2003
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 7
Archer Martin
CHEMIST
1910 - 2002
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 8
Lee Byung-chul
BUSINESSPERSON
1910 - 1987
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 9
Paulette Goddard
ACTOR
1910 - 1990
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 10
Dorothy Hodgkin
CHEMIST
1910 - 1994
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 11
Gloria Stuart
ACTOR
1910 - 2010
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 12
Irena Sendler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 13
Jean Genet
WRITER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 14
Dominique Pire
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1969
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1987
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Andy Warhol
ARTIST
1928 - 1987
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 1
Louis de Broglie
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1987
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 2
Rudolf Hess
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1987
HPI: 81.45
Rank: 3
Dalida
SINGER
1933 - 1987
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 4
Carl Rogers
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1987
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 5
Primo Levi
WRITER
1919 - 1987
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 6
Lee Byung-chul
BUSINESSPERSON
1910 - 1987
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 7
John Howard Northrop
CHEMIST
1891 - 1987
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 8
Rita Hayworth
ACTOR
1918 - 1987
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 9
Andrey Kolmogorov
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 10
Fred Astaire
ACTOR
1899 - 1987
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 11
Walter Houser Brattain
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1987
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 12
Gunnar Myrdal
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1987
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 13
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Lee Byung-chul ranks 15 out of NaN. Before him are Yi Sun-sin (1545), Ban Ki-moon (1944), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), and Park Geun-hye (1952). After him are Empress Gi (1315), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Yun Posun (1897), and Yeongjo of Joseon (1694).
Others born in South Korea
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Yi Sun-sin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1545 - 1598
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 9
Ban Ki-moon
DIPLOMAT
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 10
Roh Moo-hyun
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2009
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 11
Jeongjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1800
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 12
Gojong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1919
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 13
Park Geun-hye
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 14
Lee Byung-chul
BUSINESSPERSON
1910 - 1987
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 15
Empress Gi
POLITICIAN
1315 - 1369
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 16
Roh Tae-woo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2021
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 17
Kim Young-sam
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2015
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 18
Sunjong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 19
Yun Posun
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1990
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 20
Yeongjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1776
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 21
Among Businesspeople In South Korea
Among businesspeople born in South Korea, Lee Byung-chul ranks 1. After him are Lee Kun-hee (1942), Sung Jae-gi (1967), Lee Jae-yong (1969), Shin Kyuk-ho (1921), Kim Keon Hee (1972), and Choi Soon-sil (1956).
Lee Byung-chul
1910 - 1987
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 1
Lee Kun-hee
1942 - 2020
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 2
Sung Jae-gi
1967 - 2013
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 3
Lee Jae-yong
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 4
Shin Kyuk-ho
1921 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 5
Kim Keon Hee
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 6
Choi Soon-sil
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 7
