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Park Won-soon

1956 - 2020

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Park Won-soon (Korean: 박원순; February 11, 1955 or March 26, 1956 – July 9, 2020) was a South Korean politician, activist, and lawyer. He was the longest-serving mayor of Seoul, from 2011 until his death in July 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Park Won-soon has received more than 416,192 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Park Won-soon is the 11,571st most popular politician (down from 10,616th in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 146th in 2019) and the 77th most popular South Korean Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Park Won-soon ranks 11,571 out of 19,576. Before him are Margaritus of Brindisi, Jean Béliveau, Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, Tallis Obed Moses, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, and Edzard I, Count of East Frisia. After him are Polydorus of Sparta, Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza, Licinius Macer, Sanford B. Dole, Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Park Won-soon ranks 166. Before him are Franz Tost, Anil Kapoor, Douglas Preston, Nikolai Noskov, Jordan Rudess, and Laura Morante. After him are Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Catherine Colonna, Roberto Malone, Walter Salles, Frank Dux, and Jerry Hall. Among people deceased in 2020, Park Won-soon ranks 250. Before him are Dino da Costa, Ljiljana Petrović, Samuel Little, Valentin Gaft, Lê Khả Phiêu, and Nobby Stiles. After him are Éva Székely, Lynn Cohen, Sven Wollter, John Shrapnel, Corine Rottschäfer, and Ray Clemence.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Park Won-soon ranks 162 out of 1,128. Before him are Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1931), Lee Jung-jae (1972), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922), Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), and Song Si-yeol (1607). After him are Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), Daniel Dae Kim (1968), Park Ji-sung (1981), Jeong In-ji (1396), and Yu Kil-chun (1856).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Park Won-soon ranks 77. Before him are Jo Gwang-jo (1482), Yi San-hae (1539), Lee Jae-myung (1964), Bak Jungyang (1872), Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), and Song Si-yeol (1607). After him are Jeong In-ji (1396), Lee Beom-seok (1900), Lee Nak-yeon (1951), Chung Sye-kyun (1950), Sin Sukju (1417), and Chung Un-chan (1947).

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