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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Yun Hyon-seok

1984 - 2003

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Yun Hyon-seok (Korean: 윤현석; Hanja: 尹賢碩; August 7, 1984 – April 26, 2003) was a South Korean LGBT poet, writer, and activist. He wrote under the pen names Yuk Wu-dang (육우당, 六友堂, home of six friends) and Seolheon (설헌, 雪軒), and was also known by his nickname Midong (미동, 美童, beautiful boy) or Donghwa (동화, 童花, Boy flower). Yun spent most of his life being excluded, bullied, and discriminated against for being gay. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yun Hyon-seok has received more than 64,535 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia. Yun Hyon-seok is the 483rd most popular social activist (down from 395th in 2019), the 304th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 223rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Yun Hyon-seok ranks 483 out of 538. Before him are Henry Spira, Fazu Aliyeva, Entisar Elsaeed, Josefa Francisco, Betty Ong, and Karen Silkwood. After him are Mohamed Bouazizi, Eoin O'Duffy, Berta Cáceres, Ella Baker, Flora Brovina, and Akira Amano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Yun Hyon-seok ranks 104. Before him are Gökhan Inler, Jefferson Farfán, Yoon Eun-hye, Vedad Ibišević, Carlos Kameni, and Robin Söderling. After him are Mohamed Bouazizi, Jackson Rathbone, Mahamat Déby, Anastasiya Kuzmina, Duffy, and Sasha Vujačić. Among people deceased in 2003, Yun Hyon-seok ranks 264. Before him are Daijiro Kato, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Hedy Schlunegger, Donald Nicol, Vladimír Vašíček, and Valentin Gavrilov. After him are German Apukhtin, Peter Hacks, Grigory Mkrtychan, Éva Janikovszky, Suzy Parker, and Curt Hennig.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yun Hyon-seok ranks 304 out of 944. Before him are Im Yoon-ah (1990), Park Eun-hye (1977), Jee Yong-ju (1948), Taeyang (1988), Park Hyung-sik (1991), and Choi Jin-hyuk (1986). After him are Yi So-yeon (1978), Choi Kang-hee (1959), Kim Jong-kook (1976), Oh Eun-sun (1966), Jang Hye-jin (1975), and Jeongyeon (1996).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Korea

Among social activists born in South Korea, Yun Hyon-seok ranks 5. Before him are Yun Chi-ho (1864), Soh Jaipil (1864), Ryu Gwansun (1902), and Ho Jong-suk (1908).

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