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Lee Jong-wook

1945 - 2006

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Lee Jong-wook (Korean: 이종욱; 12 April 1945 – 22 May 2006) was a South Korean physician. He was the director-general of the World Health Organization for three years. Lee joined the WHO in 1983, working on a variety of projects including the Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunizations and Stop Tuberculosis. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Jong-wook has received more than 165,947 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Lee Jong-wook is the 6,888th most popular politician (up from 7,916th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 102nd in 2019) and the 60th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lee Jong-wook ranks 6,888 out of 19,576. Before him are Julio Argentino Roca, Sevar of Bulgaria, André Tardieu, Ptolemy of Aloros, Prince Alexandre of Belgium, and Gallus Anonymus. After him are Francesco Maria del Monte, Jacques Thibaud, Yōsuke Matsuoka, Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, and Adem Demaçi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Lee Jong-wook ranks 151. Before him are Eizo Yuguchi, Princess Michael of Kent, Raymond E. Feist, Adam Zagajewski, Hans-Gert Pöttering, and Carly Simon. After him are Ilija Petković, Gary Brooker, John Banville, Brenda Fricker, Frans Sammut, and Rhonda Byrne. Among people deceased in 2006, Lee Jong-wook ranks 90. Before him are María Capovilla, Pietro Rava, Jack Warden, Anna Moffo, Paul Marcinkus, and Ryutaro Hashimoto. After him are Betty Friedan, Rudolf Vrba, Óscar Míguez, Robert Plutchik, Walerian Borowczyk, and Richard Kuklinski.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Jong-wook ranks 96 out of 1,128. Before him are Won Gyun (1540), Kim Jong-pil (1926), Lee Byung-hun (1970), Jang Yeong-sil (1400), Soh Jaipil (1864), and Jisoo (1995). After him are Kim Kyu-sik (1881), David Yonggi Cho (1936), Beopheung of Silla (500), Ko Un (1933), Lee Min-ho (1987), and Jimin (1995).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Lee Jong-wook ranks 60. Before him are Han Duck-soo (1949), Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957), Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236), Heo Jeong (1896), Chung Hong-won (1944), and Kim Jong-pil (1926). After him are Kim Kyu-sik (1881), Beopheung of Silla (500), Ye Wanyong (1858), Kim Seong-su (1891), Goh Kun (1938), and Pak Song-chol (1913).

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