MUSICIAN

Nam June Paik

1932 - 2006

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Nam June Paik (Korean: 백남준; RR: Baek Namjun; July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006) was a South Korean artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nam June Paik has received more than 997,857 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Nam June Paik is the 185th most popular musician (down from 174th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 53rd in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Musician.

Nam June Paik is most famous for his video art. He was one of the first people to use television as a medium for art.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nam June Paik ranks 185 out of 3,175. Before him are Bono, Rudolf Schenker, Duff McKagan, Bernard Haitink, Rory Gallagher, and Muddy Waters. After him are John Cale, John Paul Jones, Alicia Keys, Giovanni Battista Martini, Emil Gilels, and Roger Whittaker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Nam June Paik ranks 59. Before him are Louis Malle, Harriet Andersson, John Searle, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Algirdas Brazauskas, and Rainer Weiss. After him are Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Piper Laurie, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Stephen Covey, Robert Vaughn, and Meir Kahane. Among people deceased in 2006, Nam June Paik ranks 45. Before him are Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, John Kenneth Galbraith, Shohei Imamura, Zoia Ceaușescu, Telmo Zarra, and P. W. Botha. After him are Claude Jade, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Steve Irwin, Gordon Parks, William Styron, and Shelley Winters.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Nam June Paik ranks 55 out of 1,128. Before him are Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Queen Inhyeon (1667), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Kim Ki-duk (1960), and Yun Chi-ho (1864). After him are Sin Saimdang (1504), Chang Myon (1899), Choe Yeong (1316), Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Dojeon (1342), and Song Hye-rim (1937).

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Among MUSICIANS In South Korea

Among musicians born in South Korea, Nam June Paik ranks 1. After him are Lee Soo-man (1952), Myung-whun Chung (1953), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), Suga (1993), Yiruma (1978), Yang Hyun-suk (1970), Unsuk Chin (1961), Jung Yong-hwa (1989), Kang Min-hyuk (1991), Zico (1992), and Lee Jong-hyun (1990).

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