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Lee Myung-bak

1941 - Today

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Lee Myung-bak (; Korean: 이명박, pronounced [i.mjʌŋ.bak̚]; born 19 December 1941), often referred to by his initials MB, is a South Korean businessman and politician who served as the president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. Before his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction, and the mayor of Seoul from 2002 to 2006. Lee is married to Kim Yoon-ok and has three daughters and one son. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Myung-bak has received more than 1,339,164 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Lee Myung-bak is the 1,048th most popular politician (down from 916th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Japan (down from 30th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lee Myung-bak ranks 1,048 out of 19,576. Before him are Gustáv Husák, Liu Shaoqi, John VIII Palaiologos, Frederick VII of Denmark, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and Olaf II of Denmark. After him are Abijah of Judah, Feodor III of Russia, Gough Whitlam, Muhammad XII of Granada, Decebalus, and Benjamin Disraeli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Lee Myung-bak ranks 17. Before him are Václav Klaus, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Robert Forster, Plácido Domingo, Bruno Ganz, and Richard Dawkins. After him are Martha Argerich, Fethullah Gülen, Mahmoud Darwish, Franco Nero, Graham Chapman, and Harry Nilsson.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Lee Myung-bak ranks 34 out of 6,245. Before him are Hattori Hanzō (1542), Sadako Sasaki (1943), Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892), Saigō Takamori (1828), Yayoi Kusama (1929), and Sasaki Kojirō (1583). After him are Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Itō Hirobumi (1841), Isao Takahata (1935), Emperor Kōmei (1831), Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), and Hiroshige (1797).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Lee Myung-bak ranks 8. Before him are Emperor Meiji (1852), Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536), Emperor Jimmu (-711), Shinzō Abe (1954), Hideki Tojo (1884), and Sasaki Kojirō (1583). After him are Itō Hirobumi (1841), Emperor Kōmei (1831), Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), Takeda Shingen (1521), Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147), and Emperor Ninkō (1800).

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