1536 - 1584
Yi I (Korean: 이이; Hanja: 李珥, December 26, 1536 – February 27, 1584) was a Korean philosopher and writer. He was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang (Toegye). Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok ("Chestnut valley"). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yi I has received more than 159,765 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 362nd most popular philosopher.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS, Yi I ranks 362 out of 1,005. Before him are Heinrich Rickert, Masanobu Fukuoka, Macrobius, Haji Bektash Veli, Ronald Dworkin, and E. H. Carr. After him are Alexandre Kojève, Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, Guan Zhong, Timon of Phlius, Pietro Pomponazzi, and Theano.
1863 - 1936
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 356
1913 - 2008
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 357
370 - 430
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 358
1209 - 1271
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 359
1931 - 2013
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 360
1892 - 1982
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 361
1536 - 1584
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 362
1902 - 1968
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 363
1782 - 1854
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 364
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 365
320 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 366
1462 - 1525
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 367
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 368
Among people born in 1536, Yi I ranks 3. Before him are Pope Clement VIII and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. After him are Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Piotr Skarga, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Leonardo Donato, Lord Guildford Dudley, Juan Fernández, Marcantonio Memmo, and Juan de Fuca. Among people deceased in 1584, Yi I ranks 5. Before him are Ivan the Terrible, William the Silent, Charles Borromeo, and Francis, Duke of Anjou. After him are Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Balthasar Gérard, Jan Kochanowski, and Marcantonio Colonna.
1536 - 1605
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 1
1536 - 1598
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 2
1536 - 1584
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 3
1536 - 1565
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 4
1536 - 1595
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 5
1536 - 1612
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 6
1536 - 1606
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 7
1536 - 1612
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 8
1536 - 1553
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 9
1536 - 1604
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 10
1536 - 1615
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 11
1536 - 1602
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 12
1530 - 1584
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 1
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 2
1538 - 1584
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 3
1555 - 1584
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 4
1536 - 1584
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 5
1492 - 1584
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 6
1557 - 1584
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 7
1530 - 1584
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 8
1535 - 1584
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 9
Among people born in South Korea, Yi I ranks 31 out of 380. Before him are Danjong of Joseon (1441), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Heonjong of Joseon (1827), Yun Chi-ho (1864), and Yejong of Joseon (1450). After him are Nam June Paik (1932), Princess Deokhye (1912), Lee Kun-hee (1942), Gim Yu-sin (595), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), and Kim Ki-duk (1960).
1441 - 1457
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 25
1342 - 1398
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 26
1735 - 1762
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 27
1827 - 1849
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 28
1864 - 1945
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 29
1450 - 1469
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 30
1536 - 1584
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 31
1932 - 2006
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 32
1912 - 1989
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 33
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 34
595 - 673
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 35
1904 - 1989
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 36
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 37