Politician

Lee Myung-bak

10th President of South Korea

1941 - today

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Lee Myung-bak

His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Myung-bak is the 898th most popular politician (up from 1,046th in 2024), the 27th most popular biography from Japan (up from 34th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Politician.

Lee Myung-bak is most famous for being the president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Lee Myung-bak ranks 898 out of 19,576. Before him are John A. Macdonald, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Robert II of France, Imad ad-Din Zengi, Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Ptolemy IV Philopator. After him are Gaius Octavius, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Darius II, Simon of Cyrene, Justin I, and Felix Dzerzhinsky.

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John A. Macdonald
1815 - 1891
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 892
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
1930 - Present
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 893
Robert II of France
972 - 1031
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 894
Imad ad-Din Zengi
1087 - 1146
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 895
Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor
1075 - 1137
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 896
Ptolemy IV Philopator
244 BC - 205 BC
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 897
Lee Myung-bak
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 898
Gaius Octavius
100 BC - 58 BC
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 899
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
1936 - 2019
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 900
Darius II
475 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 901
Simon of Cyrene
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 902
Justin I
450 - 527
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 903
Felix Dzerzhinsky
1877 - 1926
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 904

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Lee Myung-bak ranks 13. Before him are Plácido Domingo, Sergio Mattarella, Bernardo Bertolucci, Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., Cesária Évora, and Riccardo Muti. After him are Fethullah Gülen, Robert Forster, Richard Dawkins, Bernie Sanders, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Bruno Ganz.

Others Born in 1941

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Plácido Domingo
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 7
Sergio Mattarella
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 8
Bernardo Bertolucci
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2018
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 9
Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.
ASTRONOMER
1941 - Present
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 10
Cesária Évora
SINGER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 11
Riccardo Muti
CONDUCTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 12
Lee Myung-bak
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 13
Fethullah Gülen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - 2024
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 14
Robert Forster
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 15
Richard Dawkins
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 16
Bernie Sanders
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 17
Krzysztof Kieślowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 1996
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 18
Bruno Ganz
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 19

In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Lee Myung-bak ranks 27 out of NaN. Before him are Hiroo Onoda (1922), Yoko Ono (1933), Isoroku Yamamoto (1884), Emperor Jimmu (-711), Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), and Osamu Dazai (1909). After him are Kenzaburō Ōe (1935), Yoshinori Ohsumi (1945), Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892), Kanō Jigorō (1860), Yayoi Kusama (1929), and Emperor Kōmei (1831).

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Hiroo Onoda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2014
HPI: 77.98
Rank: 21
Yoko Ono
ARTIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 22
Isoroku Yamamoto
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1943
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 23
Emperor Jimmu
POLITICIAN
711 BC - 585 BC
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 24
Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1972
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 25
Osamu Dazai
WRITER
1909 - 1948
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 26
Lee Myung-bak
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 27
Kenzaburō Ōe
WRITER
1935 - 2023
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 28
Yoshinori Ohsumi
BIOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 29
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
WRITER
1892 - 1927
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 30
Kanō Jigorō
MARTIAL ARTS
1860 - 1938
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 31
Yayoi Kusama
PAINTER
1929 - Present
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 32
Emperor Kōmei
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1867
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 33