POLITICIAN
Sunjo of Joseon
1790 - 1834
Sunjo of Joseon
Sunjo (Korean: 순조; Hanja: 純祖; 29 July 1790 – 13 December 1834), personal name Yi Gong (이공; 李玜), was the 23rd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sunjo of Joseon has received more than 740,644 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Sunjo of Joseon is the 1,541st most popular politician (down from 1,085th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 17th in 2019) and the 27th most popular South Korean Politician.
Sunjo of Joseon is most famous for the reforms he enacted during his reign. He was the first to abolish the slave trade, and he instituted a number of other reforms that improved the lives of the common people.
Memorability Metrics
740k
Page Views (PV)
67.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
7.92
Effective Languages (L*)
2.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Sunjo of Joseon ranks 1,541 out of 19,576. Before him are Kim Young-sam, Emil Hácha, Mátyás Rákosi, Robert Ley, Léon Degrelle, and Lin Biao. After him are Bona Sforza, Otto of Bavaria, Béla III of Hungary, Bumin Qaghan, Khaled Mashal, and Mohammed Zahir Shah.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKim Young-sam
1927 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1,535
Emil Hácha
1872 - 1945
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1,536
Mátyás Rákosi
1892 - 1971
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,537
Robert Ley
1890 - 1945
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,538
Léon Degrelle
1906 - 1994
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 1,539
Lin Biao
1907 - 1971
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 1,540
Sunjo of Joseon
1790 - 1834
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,541
Bona Sforza
1494 - 1557
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,542
Otto of Bavaria
1848 - 1916
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,543
Béla III of Hungary
1148 - 1196
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 1,544
Bumin Qaghan
490 - 552
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 1,545
Khaled Mashal
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 1,546
Mohammed Zahir Shah
1914 - 2007
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 1,547
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1790, Sunjo of Joseon ranks 5. Before him are Jean-François Champollion, Leopold I of Belgium, August Ferdinand Möbius, and Alphonse de Lamartine. After him are John Tyler, George Everest, Jules Dumont d'Urville, Nicolas Chauvin, John Frederic Daniell, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, and John Austin. Among people deceased in 1834, Sunjo of Joseon ranks 6. Before him are Thomas Robert Malthus, Pedro I of Brazil, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Friedrich Schleiermacher, and Joseph Marie Jacquard. After him are Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Alois Senefelder, William Carey, François-Adrien Boieldieu, and Husein Gradaščević.
Others Born in 1790
Go to all RankingsJean-François Champollion
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1790 - 1832
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 1
Leopold I of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1865
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 2
August Ferdinand Möbius
MATHEMATICIAN
1790 - 1868
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 3
Alphonse de Lamartine
WRITER
1790 - 1869
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 4
Sunjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1834
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 5
John Tyler
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1862
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 6
George Everest
GEOGRAPHER
1790 - 1866
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 7
Jules Dumont d'Urville
EXPLORER
1790 - 1842
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 8
Nicolas Chauvin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1790 - 1900
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 9
John Frederic Daniell
CHEMIST
1790 - 1845
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 10
Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1852
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 11
John Austin
PHILOSOPHER
1790 - 1859
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1834
Go to all RankingsThomas Robert Malthus
ECONOMIST
1766 - 1834
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 1
Pedro I of Brazil
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1834
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 2
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1834
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 3
Friedrich Schleiermacher
PHILOSOPHER
1768 - 1834
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 4
Joseph Marie Jacquard
INVENTOR
1752 - 1834
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 5
Sunjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1834
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 6
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1834
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 7
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
WRITER
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 8
Alois Senefelder
INVENTOR
1771 - 1834
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 9
William Carey
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1834
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 10
François-Adrien Boieldieu
COMPOSER
1775 - 1834
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 11
Husein Gradaščević
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1834
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 12
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Sunjo of Joseon ranks 30 out of 1,128. Before him are Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Mas Oyama (1923), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Empress Myeongseong (1851), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), and Kim Young-sam (1927). After him are Roh Tae-woo (1932), Munjong of Joseon (1414), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Yun Posun (1897), Dangun (-333), and Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsJungjong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1488 - 1544
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 24
Mas Oyama
MARTIAL ARTS
1923 - 1994
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 25
Yeonsangun of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1476 - 1506
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 26
Empress Myeongseong
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1895
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 27
Hyojong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1659
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 28
Kim Young-sam
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 29
Sunjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1834
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 30
Roh Tae-woo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2021
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 31
Munjong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1414 - 1452
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 32
Danjong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1457
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 33
Yun Posun
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1990
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 34
Dangun
POLITICIAN
333 BC - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 35
Dongmyeong of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
58 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 36
Among POLITICIANS In South Korea
Among politicians born in South Korea, Sunjo of Joseon ranks 27. Before him are Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Empress Myeongseong (1851), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), and Kim Young-sam (1927). After him are Roh Tae-woo (1932), Munjong of Joseon (1414), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Yun Posun (1897), Dangun (-333), and Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58).
Gyeongjong of Joseon
1688 - 1724
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 21
Jungjong of Joseon
1488 - 1544
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 22
Yeonsangun of Joseon
1476 - 1506
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 23
Empress Myeongseong
1851 - 1895
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 24
Hyojong of Joseon
1619 - 1659
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 25
Kim Young-sam
1927 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 26
Sunjo of Joseon
1790 - 1834
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 27
Roh Tae-woo
1932 - 2021
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 28
Munjong of Joseon
1414 - 1452
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 29
Danjong of Joseon
1441 - 1457
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 30
Yun Posun
1897 - 1990
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 31
Dangun
333 BC - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 32
Dongmyeong of Goguryeo
58 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 33