MILITARY PERSONNEL

Yi Sun-sin

1545 - 1598

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Yi Sun-sin (Korean: 이순신; Hanja: 李舜臣; Korean pronunciation: [i.sʰun.ɕin]; April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598) was a Korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon period. The exact number of naval engagements conducted by Admiral Yi against the Japanese is a subject of historical debate. However, he is widely believed to have seen combat in at least 23 victorious naval engagements during the war. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yi Sun-sin has received more than 2,757,833 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Yi Sun-sin is the 84th most popular military personnel (up from 118th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Military Personnel.

Yi Sun-sin is most famous for his victory at the Battle of Myeongnyang, where he destroyed the Japanese fleet of over 200 ships with only 13 Korean ships.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Yi Sun-sin ranks 84 out of 2,058. Before him are Edward Smith, Günther von Kluge, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Abu Muslim, and Qasem Soleimani. After him are Võ Nguyên Giáp, Ivan Konev, Subutai, Erich Hartmann, Hattori Hanzō, and Walther von Brauchitsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1545, Yi Sun-sin ranks 1. After him are Elisabeth of Valois, Túpac Amaru, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara, Azai Nagamasa, Anna of Sweden, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha, and Guidobaldo del Monte. Among people deceased in 1598, Yi Sun-sin ranks 4. Before him are Philip II of Spain, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Feodor I of Russia. After him are Abraham Ortelius, Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, John George, Elector of Brandenburg, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Abdullah Khan II, Theodor de Bry, Henri Estienne, and Paolo Boi.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yi Sun-sin ranks 8 out of 1,128. Before him are Sejong the Great (1397), Park Chung-hee (1917), Syngman Rhee (1875), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Gojong of Korea (1852), and Moon Jae-in (1953). After him are Ban Ki-moon (1944), Empress Gi (1315), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Park Geun-hye (1952), and Yeongjo of Joseon (1694).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In South Korea

Among military personnels born in South Korea, Yi Sun-sin ranks 1. After him are Choe Yeong (1316), Jang Bogo (787), and Won Gyun (1540).

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