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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sun Myung Moon

1920 - 2012

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Sun Myung Moon (Korean: 문선명; Hanja: 文鮮明; born Moon Yong-Myeong; 6 January 1920 – 3 September 2012) was a Korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and support for conservative political causes. A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unification Church, whose members consider him and his wife Hak Ja Han to be their "True Parents", and of its widely noted "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremonies. The author of the Unification Church's religious scripture, the Divine Principle, he was an anti-communist and an advocate for Korean reunification, for which he was recognized by the governments of both North and South Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sun Myung Moon has received more than 2,624,783 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Sun Myung Moon is the 790th most popular religious figure (down from 695th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular North Korean Religious Figure.

Sun Myung Moon is most famous for being the founder of the Unification Church, a Christian sect that believes in the unification of all religions.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sun Myung Moon ranks 790 out of 2,238. Before him are Saint Susanna, Bruno of Querfurt, Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia, Gemma Galgani, Mikao Usui, and Abdullah ibn Saba'. After him are William of Gellone, Hans Egede, Agabus, Eugen Sandow, Giuseppe Moscati, and Saint Margaret of Scotland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Sun Myung Moon ranks 46. Before him are Shelley Winters, Dave Brubeck, Alberto Sordi, Sergei Bondarchuk, Michèle Morgan, and Kaysone Phomvihane. After him are Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Baruj Benacerraf, Walter Nowotny, Gunnar Gren, Frank Sheeran, and E. Donnall Thomas. Among people deceased in 2012, Sun Myung Moon ranks 42. Before him are Antonio Tabucchi, Dave Brubeck, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Huxley, Eduard Khil, and Joseph Murray. After him are Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Etta James, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, E. Donnall Thomas, Rodney King, and Lucio Dalla.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Sun Myung Moon ranks 24 out of 146. Before him are An Jung-geun (1879), U of Goryeo (1365), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), Kim Hyong-jik (1894), and Yuri of Goguryeo (-38). After him are Chung Ju-yung (1915), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992), Mokjong of Goryeo (980), and Pak Pong-ju (1939).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In North Korea

Among religious figures born in North Korea, Sun Myung Moon ranks 1. After him are Francis Hong Yong-ho (1906).

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