POLITICIAN

Pak Pong-ju

1939 - Today

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Pak Pong-ju (Korean: 박봉주; born 10 April 1939) is a North Korean politician who served as the Premier of North Korea from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2013 to 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pak Pong-ju has received more than 561,792 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Pak Pong-ju is the 3,486th most popular politician (up from 4,518th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from North Korea (up from 30th in 2019) and the 19th most popular North Korean Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 560k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pak Pong-ju ranks 3,486 out of 19,576Before him are Yeon Gaesomun, Íñigo Arista of Pamplona, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Emperor Momozono, Droupadi Murmu, and Princess Louise of Belgium. After him are Archidamus II, Chang Myon, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Bounnhang Vorachith, Laura Bush, and Choe Yong-rim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Pak Pong-ju ranks 52Before him are Junko Tabei, Henry Mintzberg, Phil Spector, Harry Kroto, Claude François, and Joel Schumacher. After him are Richard Serra, João Bernardo Vieira, Amancio Amaro, Carlo Ginzburg, Ruud Lubbers, and Beate Klarsfeld.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Pak Pong-ju ranks 23 out of 162Before him are Sun Myung Moon (1920), Kim Koo (1876), U of Goryeo (1365), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), An Jung-geun (1879), and Yeon Gaesomun (603). After him are Choe Yong-rim (1930), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Kim Kyong-hui (1946), Chung Ju-yung (1915), and Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992).

Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Pak Pong-ju ranks 19Before him are Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Kim Koo (1876), U of Goryeo (1365), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), and Yeon Gaesomun (603). After him are Choe Yong-rim (1930), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Kim Kyong-hui (1946), Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992), and Kim Jong-nam (1971).