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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Shin Dong-hyuk

1982 - Today

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Shin Dong-hyuk (born Shin In Geun, 19 November 1982 or 1980) is a North Korean-born human rights activist. He claims to be the only prisoner to have successfully escaped from a "total-control zone" grade internment camp in North Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shin Dong-hyuk has received more than 543,037 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Shin Dong-hyuk is the 580th most popular social activist (down from 471st in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 70th in 2019) and the 6th most popular North Korean Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Shin Dong-hyuk ranks 580 out of 538. Before him are Anthony Dod Mantle, Tarana Burke, Edith Windsor, Bobby Henderson, Kumi Naidoo, and Hawa Abdi. After him are Walter Reuther, Loujain al-Hathloul, Jack Thompson, Razan Zaitouneh, Juliette Gordon Low, and Dick Gregory.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Shin Dong-hyuk ranks 359. Before him are Ariana Jollee, Łukasz Kubot, Marian Cozma, Bradley Pierce, Germán Lux, and Nadir Belhadj. After him are Diego Cavalieri, Andreas Thorkildsen, Anderson Varejão, Esmé Bianco, Zersenay Tadese, and Keri Hilson.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Shin Dong-hyuk ranks 108 out of 146. Before him are Yang Song-guk (1944), Im Shung-hwi (1946), Ji Yun-nam (1976), Hong Yong-jo (1982), Ri Myong-guk (1986), and Kim Yong-jun (1983). After him are Kye Sun-hui (1979), Li Bun-hui (1968), Cha Jong-hyok (1985), An Kum-ae (1980), Han Kwang-song (1998), and Choe Chol-su (1969).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In North Korea

Among social activists born in North Korea, Shin Dong-hyuk ranks 6. Before him are An Jung-geun (1879), Kim Hyong-jik (1894), Kang Pan-sok (1892), Cho Man-sik (1883), and Kim Ok (1964).

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