Soccer Player
Pak Sung-hyok
North Korean footballer
1990 - today
Pak Sung-hyok
His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Pak Sung-hyok is the 53rd most popular soccer player (up from 15,318th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 162nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular North Korean Soccer Player.
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Pak Sung-hyok ranks 53 out of 21,273. Before him are Romário, Antonín Panenka, Fernando Santos, Ricardo Zamora, Omar Sívori, and Mircea Lucescu. After him are Kim Kyong-il, Ri Kwang-hyok, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Pak Chol-jin, Kim Myong-gil, and Filippo Inzaghi.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Romário
1966 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 47
Antonín Panenka
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 48
Fernando Santos
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 49
Ricardo Zamora
1901 - 1978
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 50
Omar Sívori
1935 - 2005
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 51
Mircea Lucescu
1945 - 2026
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 52
Pak Sung-hyok
1990 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 53
Kim Kyong-il
1988 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 54
Ri Kwang-hyok
1987 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 55
Zlatan Ibrahimović
1981 - Present
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 56
Pak Chol-jin
1985 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 57
Kim Myong-gil
1984 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 58
Filippo Inzaghi
1973 - Present
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 59
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1990, Pak Sung-hyok ranks 1. After him are Margot Robbie, The Weeknd, Emma Watson, Toni Kroos, Wojciech Szczęsny, Liam Hemsworth, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Mario Balotelli, Lais Ribeiro, Jennifer Lawrence, and SZA.
Others Born in 1990
Go to all RankingsPak Sung-hyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 1
Margot Robbie
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 2
The Weeknd
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 3
Emma Watson
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 4
Toni Kroos
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 5
Wojciech Szczęsny
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 6
Liam Hemsworth
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 7
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 8
Mario Balotelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 9
Lais Ribeiro
MODEL
1990 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 10
Jennifer Lawrence
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 11
SZA
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 12
In North Korea
Among people born in North Korea, Pak Sung-hyok ranks 11 out of NaN. Before him are Kim Jong-suk (1919), Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Kim Hyong-jik (1894), Kim Kyong-il (1988), and Ri Kwang-hyok (1987). After him are Kim Myong-gil (1984), Pak Chol-jin (1985), Injo of Joseon (1595), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Yong-nam (1928), and Sun Myung Moon (1920).
Others born in North Korea
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Kim Jong-suk
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1949
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 5
Gwangjong of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
925 - 975
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 6
Jeongjong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1357 - 1419
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 7
Kim Hyong-jik
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1894 - 1926
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 8
Kim Kyong-il
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 9
Ri Kwang-hyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 10
Pak Sung-hyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 11
Kim Myong-gil
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 12
Pak Chol-jin
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 13
Injo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1649
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 14
Jang Song-thaek
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 15
Kim Yong-nam
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2025
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 16
Sun Myung Moon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 17
Among Soccer Players In North Korea
Among soccer players born in North Korea, Pak Sung-hyok ranks 3. Before him are Ri Kwang-hyok (1987), and Kim Kyong-il (1988). After him are Pak Chol-jin (1985), Kim Myong-gil (1984), Kim Yong-sik (1910), Lee Yoo-hyung (1911), Kim Sung-gan (1912), Pak Doo-ik (1943), Pak Seung-zin (1941), Li Dong-woon (1945), and Kim Jong-hun (1956).
Ri Kwang-hyok
1987 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 1
Kim Kyong-il
1988 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 2
Pak Sung-hyok
1990 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 3
Pak Chol-jin
1985 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 4
Kim Myong-gil
1984 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 5
Kim Yong-sik
1910 - 1985
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 6
Lee Yoo-hyung
1911 - 2003
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 7
Kim Sung-gan
1912 - 1984
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 8
Pak Doo-ik
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 9
Pak Seung-zin
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 10
Li Dong-woon
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 11
Kim Jong-hun
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 12
