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Pak Hon-yong

1900 - 1955

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Pak Hon-yong (Korean: 박헌영; Hanja: 朴憲永; 28 May 1900 – 18 December 1955) was a Korean independence activist, politician, philosopher, communist activist and one of the main leaders of the Korean communist movement during Japan's colonial rule (1910–1945). His nickname was Ijong (이정) and Ichun (이춘), his courtesy name being Togyong (덕영). During the Japanese occupation of Korea, he tried to organize the Korean Communist Party. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pak Hon-yong has received more than 291,122 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Pak Hon-yong is the 2,725th most popular politician (down from 2,721st in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 54th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular South Korean Politician.

Pak Hon-yong is most famous for his literary work, "The Tale of the Dog" (개구리 이야기). The book is about a dog that is abandoned by its owner and has to fend for itself in the wilderness.

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  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pak Hon-yong ranks 2,725 out of 15,577. Before him are Louis Desaix, Inessa Armand, Pharnaces II of Pontus, Marcel Cerdan, Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, and Ferdinand II of Portugal. After him are Otto Grotewohl, Joanna II of Naples, Nabis, Emperor Yingzong of Song, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Pak Hon-yong ranks 38. Before him are Chiune Sugihara, W. Edwards Deming, Karl Wolff, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, Ragnar Granit, and Choe Yong-gon. After him are Walther Wenck, Maria of Yugoslavia, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Anna Seghers, Howard H. Aiken, and Arno Breker. Among people deceased in 1955, Pak Hon-yong ranks 26. Before him are Calouste Gulbenkian, Oswald Avery, Carmen Miranda, James B. Sumner, Hermann Weyl, and Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria. After him are John Mott, Cordell Hull, Leonid Govorov, Alfred Radcliffe-Brown, Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh, and Alexander Wienerberger.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Pak Hon-yong ranks 49 out of 944. Before him are Hyejong of Goryeo (912), Sin Saimdang (1504), Jang-geum (1550), Gim Yu-sin (595), Lee Kun-hee (1942), and Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69). After him are Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Yi I (1536), Kim Ki-duk (1960), Nam June Paik (1932), Yun Chi-ho (1864), and Choe Yeong (1316).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Pak Hon-yong ranks 42. Before him are Injong of Joseon (1515), Choi Kyu-hah (1919), Dangun (-333), Hyejong of Goryeo (912), Gim Yu-sin (595), and Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69). After him are Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Chang Myon (1899), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Queen Munjeong (1501), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), and Kim Tu-bong (1889).

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