Politician

Roh Tae-woo

President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993

1932 - 2021

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His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Roh Tae-woo is the 1,101st most popular politician (up from 1,629th in 2024), the 17th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 31st in 2019) and the 14th most popular South Korean Politician.

Roh Tae-woo was the president of South Korea from 1988 to 1993. He is most famous for his role in the Gwangju Massacre, in which he ordered the military to fire on civilians who were protesting against his regime.

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#17 / 1,519

Roh Tae-woo ranks #17 among 1,519 people in Pantheon born in South Korea, inside the top 2% of that group.

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Roh Tae-woo climbed 1,699 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #5,243 to #3,544.

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Roh Tae-woo's biography appears in 52 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 91% of all Politicians.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Roh Tae-woo ranks 1,101 out of 20,022. Before him are Wilhelm Pieck, Gediminas, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Harold Godwinson, Ladislaus the Posthumous, and Yongzheng Emperor. After him are Donald Tusk, Childeric I, Wazner, Muhammad XII of Granada, Diane de Poitiers, and Andrew II of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Roh Tae-woo ranks 15. Before him are François Truffaut, Miloš Forman, Johnny Cash, John Williams, Cesare Maldini, and Luc Montagnier. After him are Abebe Bikila, Anouk Aimée, Peter O'Toole, Sylvia Plath, Miriam Makeba, and Fernando Botero. Among people deceased in 2021, Roh Tae-woo ranks 12. Before him are Ed Asner, Chun Doo-hwan, Albert Bandura, Christopher Plummer, George Shultz, and Abdelaziz Bouteflika. After him are Mikis Theodorakis, Frank Williams, Aaron T. Beck, F. W. de Klerk, Paul J. Crutzen, and Desmond Tutu.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Roh Tae-woo ranks 17 out of 1,519. Before him are Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Lee Byung-chul (1910), and Empress Gi (1315). After him are Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Yun Posun (1897), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), and Sejo of Joseon (1417).

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Among Politicians In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Roh Tae-woo ranks 14. Before him are Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), and Empress Gi (1315). After him are Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Yun Posun (1897), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), and Sejo of Joseon (1417).

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