1504 - 1551
Shin Saimdang (Korean: 신사임당; Hanja: 申師任堂; 29 October 1504 – 17 May 1551) was a Korean artist, writer, calligraphist, and poet, who lived during the Joseon period. She was born in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. Her birth home, Ojukheon, which is also her maternal family's home, is well-preserved to this day. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sin Saimdang has received more than 241,407 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Sin Saimdang is the 618th most popular writer (up from 722nd in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from South Korea and the most popular South Korean Writer.
Sin saimdang is most famous for its spicy sauce, which is made of chili peppers, garlic, vinegar, and sugar.
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Among writers, Sin Saimdang ranks 618 out of 5,755. Before her are Bai Juyi, Karl Kraus, Ivan Krylov, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Maurice Blanchot. After her are John Bunyan, Daphne du Maurier, Juana Inés de la Cruz, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Lorenzo Da Ponte, and Georg Büchner.
772 - 846
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 612
1874 - 1936
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 613
1769 - 1844
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 614
1741 - 1803
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 615
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 616
1907 - 2003
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 617
1504 - 1551
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 618
1628 - 1688
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 619
1907 - 1989
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 620
1648 - 1695
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 621
1828 - 1889
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 622
1749 - 1838
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 623
1813 - 1837
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 624
Among people born in 1504, Sin Saimdang ranks 2. Before her is Pope Pius V. After her are Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Francesco Primaticcio, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Heinrich Bullinger, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Guru Angad, Scipione Rebiba, Louis of Granada, and Charles Estienne. Among people deceased in 1551, Sin Saimdang ranks 1. After her are Barbara Radziwiłł, Martin Bucer, Margaret Leijonhufvud, Sahib I Giray, Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Oda Nobuhide, Sebastián de Belalcázar, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, George Martinuzzi, and Fray Tomás de Berlanga.
1504 - 1572
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 1
1504 - 1551
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 2
1504 - 1567
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 3
1504 - 1570
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 4
1504 - 1538
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 5
1504 - 1575
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 6
1504 - 1553
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 7
1504 - 1536
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 8
1504 - 1552
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 9
1504 - 1577
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 10
1504 - 1588
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 11
1504 - 1564
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 12
1504 - 1551
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1
1520 - 1551
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 2
1491 - 1551
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 3
1516 - 1551
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 4
1501 - 1551
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 5
1486 - 1551
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 6
1510 - 1551
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 7
1480 - 1551
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 8
1499 - 1551
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 9
1482 - 1551
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 10
1487 - 1551
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 11
Among people born in South Korea, Sin Saimdang ranks 44 out of 944. Before her are Heonjong of Joseon (1827), Injong of Joseon (1515), Choi Kyu-hah (1919), Lee Byung-chul (1910), Dangun (-333), and Hyejong of Goryeo (912). After her are Jang-geum (1550), Gim Yu-sin (595), Lee Kun-hee (1942), Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Pak Hon-yong (1900), and Heungseon Daewongun (1820).
1827 - 1849
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 38
1515 - 1545
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 39
1919 - 2006
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 40
1910 - 1987
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 41
333 BC - Present
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 42
912 - 945
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 43
1504 - 1551
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 44
1550 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 45
595 - 673
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 46
1942 - 2020
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 47
69 BC - 4
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 48
1900 - 1955
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 49
1820 - 1898
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 50
Among writers born in South Korea, Sin Saimdang ranks 1. After her are Ko Un (1933), Uhwudong (1430), Na Hye-sok (1896), Yu Kil-chun (1856), Heo Nanseolheon (1563), Yun Seondo (1587), Han Kang (1970), and Shin Kyung-sook (1963).
1504 - 1551
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 2
1430 - 1480
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 3
1896 - 1948
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 4
1856 - 1914
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 5
1563 - 1589
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 6
1587 - 1671
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 7
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 8
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 9