Social Activist
Shin Dong-hyuk
North Korean defector
1982 - today
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Shin Dong-hyuk
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Shin Dong-hyuk is the 612th most popular social activist (up from 674th in 2024), the 128th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 121st in 2019) and the 6th most popular North Korean Social Activist.
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Shin Dong-hyuk's biography spans 21 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 52.52.
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Among Social Activists
Among social activists, Shin Dong-hyuk ranks 612 out of 988. Before him are Akira Amano, Mamie Till, Luisa Cuesta, Hu Jia, Salih Mahmoud Osman, and Sylvia Rivera. After him are Anna Aloys Henga, Iqbal Masih, Martin Luther King III, Dolores Huerta, Andrée de Jongh, and Yelizaveta Chaikina.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
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Akira Amano
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 606
Mamie Till
1921 - 2003
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 607
Luisa Cuesta
1920 - 2018
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 608
Hu Jia
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 609
Salih Mahmoud Osman
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 610
Sylvia Rivera
1951 - 2002
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 611
Shin Dong-hyuk
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 612
Anna Aloys Henga
1901 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 613
Iqbal Masih
1983 - 1995
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 614
Martin Luther King III
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 615
Dolores Huerta
1930 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 616
Andrée de Jongh
1916 - 2007
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 617
Yelizaveta Chaikina
1918 - 1941
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 618
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Shin Dong-hyuk ranks 181. Before him are Dwyane Wade, Cícero Moraes, Nadia Petrova, Marco Borriello, Isabelle Caro, and Robert Schwartzman. After him are Guillermo Coria, Rasmus Paludan, Bobi Wine, Jenny Slate, Yoichi Futori, and Jermain Defoe.
Others Born in 1982
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Dwyane Wade
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 175
Cícero Moraes
SCULPTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 176
Nadia Petrova
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 177
Marco Borriello
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 178
Isabelle Caro
MODEL
1982 - 2010
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 179
Robert Schwartzman
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 180
Shin Dong-hyuk
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 181
Guillermo Coria
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 182
Rasmus Paludan
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 183
Bobi Wine
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 184
Jenny Slate
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 185
Yoichi Futori
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 186
Jermain Defoe
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 187
In North Korea
Among people born in North Korea, Shin Dong-hyuk ranks 128 out of 180. Before him are Li Chan-myung (1947), Kim Ok (1964), Ji Yun-nam (1976), Park Yeon-mi (1993), Han Pil-hwa (1942), and Thae Yong-ho (1962). After him are Choe Son-hui (1964), Hong Yong-jo (1982), Li Bun-hui (1968), Ri Myong-guk (1986), An Kum-ae (1980), and Kang Chol-hwan (1968).
Others born in North Korea
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Li Chan-myung
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 122
Kim Ok
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 123
Ji Yun-nam
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 124
Park Yeon-mi
WRITER
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 125
Han Pil-hwa
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 126
Thae Yong-ho
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 127
Shin Dong-hyuk
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 128
Choe Son-hui
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 129
Hong Yong-jo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 130
Li Bun-hui
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 131
Ri Myong-guk
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 132
An Kum-ae
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 133
Kang Chol-hwan
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 134
Among Social Activists In North Korea
Among social activists born in North Korea, Shin Dong-hyuk ranks 6. Before him are Kim Hyong-jik (1894), An Jung-geun (1879), Kang Pan-sok (1892), Cho Man-sik (1883), and Kim Ok (1964).
Kim Hyong-jik
1894 - 1926
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 1
An Jung-geun
1879 - 1910
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 2
Kang Pan-sok
1892 - 1932
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 3
Cho Man-sik
1883 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 4
Kim Ok
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 5
Shin Dong-hyuk
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 6
