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Roh Moo-hyun

President of South Korea from 2003 to 2008

1946 - 2009

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His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia. Roh Moo-hyun is the 844th most popular politician (up from 1,135th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 16th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South Korean Politician.

Roh Moo-hyun was the president of South Korea from 2003 to 2008. He is most famous for his Sunshine Policy, which was a policy of engagement with North Korea.

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#11 / 1,519

Roh Moo-hyun ranks #11 among 1,519 people in Pantheon born in South Korea, inside the top 1% of that group.

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Roh Moo-hyun's biography appears in 75 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 97% of all Politicians.

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Roh Moo-hyun climbed 945 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #3,702 to #2,757.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Roh Moo-hyun ranks 844 out of 20,022. Before him are Ferdinand I of Romania, Fredrik Bajer, Clementine Churchill, Moctezuma II, Herod Agrippa II, and Sennacherib. After him are Hans Frank, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Augustus III of Poland, Kurt Waldheim, Ahmose I, and Epaminondas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Roh Moo-hyun ranks 23. Before him are Ted Bundy, Demis Roussos, José Carreras, Bon Scott, Candice Bergen, and Gianni Versace. After him are Diane Keaton, Charlotte Rampling, Elfriede Jelinek, Fabio Capello, Mireille Mathieu, and Benny Andersson. Among people deceased in 2009, Roh Moo-hyun ranks 6. Before him are Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Robert McNamara, and Kim Dae-jung. After him are Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Aage Bohr, Millvina Dean, Paul Samuelson, Maurice Jarre, and Pina Bausch.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun ranks 11 out of 1,519. Before him are Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Moon Jae-in (1953), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Yi Sun-sin (1545), and Ban Ki-moon (1944). After him are Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Lee Byung-chul (1910), Empress Gi (1315), and Roh Tae-woo (1932).

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Among Politicians In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun ranks 9. Before him are Park Chung-hee (1917), Syngman Rhee (1875), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Moon Jae-in (1953), and Chun Doo-hwan (1931). After him are Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), Roh Tae-woo (1932), and Kim Young-sam (1927).

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