PHILOSOPHER
Yi I
1536 - 1584
Yi I
Yi I (Korean: 이이; Hanja: 李珥; 1536–1584) was a Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar of the Joseon period. Yi is often referred to by his art name Yulgok ("Chestnut valley"). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yi I has received more than 269,920 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Yi I is the 502nd most popular philosopher (down from 342nd in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 51st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Philosopher.
Yi i is most famous for the "Dao De Jing" or "The Way of Virtue."
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
59.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
3.18
Effective Languages (L*)
3.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Yi I ranks 502 out of 1,267. Before him are Antiochus of Ascalon, Hermann Lotze, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Zengzi, Gaetano Mosca, and Dicaearchus. After him are Zhang Daoling, Karl Löwith, Guillaume Budé, Antony Flew, Philo of Larissa, and Alasdair MacIntyre.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntiochus of Ascalon
130 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 496
Hermann Lotze
1817 - 1881
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 497
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
1745 - 1812
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 498
Zengzi
504 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 499
Gaetano Mosca
1858 - 1941
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 500
Dicaearchus
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 501
Yi I
1536 - 1584
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 502
Zhang Daoling
34 - 156
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 503
Karl Löwith
1897 - 1973
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 504
Guillaume Budé
1467 - 1540
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 505
Antony Flew
1923 - 2010
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 506
Philo of Larissa
145 BC - 79 BC
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 507
Alasdair MacIntyre
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 508
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1536, Yi I ranks 3. Before him are Pope Clement VIII, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. After him are Jeremias II of Constantinople, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Piotr Skarga, Ignazio Danti, Lucia Anguissola, Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, Leonardo Donato, and Balthasar Russow. Among people deceased in 1584, Yi I ranks 7. Before him are Ivan the Terrible, William the Silent, Charles Borromeo, Francis, Duke of Anjou, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, and Jan Kochanowski. After him are Balthasar Gérard, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Marcantonio Colonna, Mehmed II Giray, Pieter Pourbus, and Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Others Born in 1536
Go to all RankingsPope Clement VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1536 - 1605
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 1
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1598
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 2
Yi I
PHILOSOPHER
1536 - 1584
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 3
Jeremias II of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1536 - 1595
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 4
Ashikaga Yoshiteru
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1565
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 5
Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1606
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 6
Piotr Skarga
WRITER
1536 - 1612
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 7
Ignazio Danti
MATHEMATICIAN
1536 - 1586
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 8
Lucia Anguissola
PAINTER
1536 - 1565
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 9
Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1586
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 10
Leonardo Donato
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1612
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 11
Balthasar Russow
WRITER
1536 - 1600
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1584
Go to all RankingsIvan the Terrible
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1584
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 1
William the Silent
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1584
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 2
Charles Borromeo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1538 - 1584
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 3
Francis, Duke of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1555 - 1584
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 4
Bernal Díaz del Castillo
EXPLORER
1492 - 1584
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 5
Jan Kochanowski
WRITER
1530 - 1584
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 6
Yi I
PHILOSOPHER
1536 - 1584
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 7
Balthasar Gérard
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1557 - 1584
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 8
Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1584
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 9
Marcantonio Colonna
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1535 - 1584
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 10
Mehmed II Giray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1532 - 1584
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 11
Pieter Pourbus
PAINTER
1523 - 1584
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 12
Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1528 - 1584
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 13
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Yi I ranks 76 out of 1,128. Before him are Toyo Ito (1941), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Yi Hwang (1501), Lee Kun-hee (1942), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), and Heo Jun (1546). After him are Han Duck-soo (1949), Lee Sun-kyun (1975), Psy (1977), Lee Soo-man (1952), Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957), and Shin Kyuk-ho (1921).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsToyo Ito
ARCHITECT
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 70
Charles J. Pedersen
CHEMIST
1904 - 1989
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 71
Yi Hwang
PHILOSOPHER
1501 - 1570
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 72
Lee Kun-hee
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2020
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 73
Jeong Mong-ju
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1392
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 74
Heo Jun
PHYSICIAN
1546 - 1615
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 75
Yi I
PHILOSOPHER
1536 - 1584
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 76
Han Duck-soo
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 77
Lee Sun-kyun
ACTOR
1975 - 2023
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 78
Psy
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 79
Lee Soo-man
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 80
Hwang Kyo-ahn
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 81
Shin Kyuk-ho
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2020
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 82
Among PHILOSOPHERS In South Korea
Among philosophers born in South Korea, Yi I ranks 2. Before him are Yi Hwang (1501). After him are Byung-Chul Han (1959), Yun Hyu (1617), and Jaegwon Kim (1934).
Yi Hwang
1501 - 1570
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 1
Yi I
1536 - 1584
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 2
Byung-Chul Han
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 3
Yun Hyu
1617 - 1680
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 4
Jaegwon Kim
1934 - 2019
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 5