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Shin Kyuk-ho

1921 - 2020

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Shin Kyuk-ho (Korean: 신격호; 3 November 1921 – 19 January 2020), known in Japan as Shigemitsu Takeo (重光 武雄), was a Zainichi Korean businessman known for being the founder of the South Korean-Japanese conglomerate Lotte Corporation (Group), now one of the largest chaebols in South Korea. During the bubble economy of Japan from the 1980s to the 1990s, he became the fourth wealthiest person in the world according to American business magazine Forbes in 1988, setting the record for the greatest wealth ever achieved by a Korean. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shin Kyuk-ho has received more than 323,711 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Shin Kyuk-ho is the 216th most popular businessperson (down from 169th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 99th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Shin Kyuk-ho ranks 216 out of 601. Before him are Charlie Munger, Isaac Carasso, Mukesh Ambani, Umberto Agnelli, Vidal Sassoon, and Erin Brockovich. After him are Maurice de Hirsch, Jamsetji Tata, Hetty Green, Friedrich Alfred Krupp, Stavros Niarchos, and Aurelio Peccei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Shin Kyuk-ho ranks 117. Before him are Ágnes Keleti, Wolfgang Borchert, Arthur Grumiaux, Hannah Szenes, Esther Williams, and Virgilio Barco Vargas. After him are Alex Haley, Ralph Asher Alpher, Pierre Clostermann, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Manitas de Plata, and Eugenio Coșeriu. Among people deceased in 2020, Shin Kyuk-ho ranks 123. Before him are Alejandro Sabella, Wim Suurbier, Bill Gates Sr., Jean Kennedy Smith, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, and Daniel arap Moi. After him are Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Gene Deitch, Mory Kanté, Dana Zátopková, Otto Barić, and Ben Cross.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Shin Kyuk-ho ranks 90 out of 944. Before him are Gong Yoo (1979), Ye Wanyong (1858), Park Chan-wook (1963), Bong Joon-ho (1969), Jo Gwang-jo (1482), and Kim Seong-su (1891). After him are Kim Kyu-sik (1881), Kim Jong-pil (1926), Song Joong-ki (1985), Sin Yun-bok (1758), Lee Jung-jae (1972), and Lee Min-ho (1987).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In South Korea

Among businesspeople born in South Korea, Shin Kyuk-ho ranks 4. Before him are Lee Byung-chul (1910), Lee Kun-hee (1942), and Sung Jae-gi (1967). After him are Choi Soon-sil (1956) and Lee Jae-yong (1969).

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