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 67,899 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia. Yun Hyon-seok is the 515th most popular social activist (down from 483rd in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 301st 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 515 out of 840. Before him are Hebe de Bonafini, William Luther Pierce, Helene Stöcker, Gunnar Sønsteby, Jerry Rubin, and Ivan Betskoy. After him are Devdas Gandhi, Grey Owl, Lucy Parsons, Fazu Aliyeva, Alfreda Markowska, and Sakine Cansız.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Yun Hyon-seok ranks 74. Before him are Obafemi Martins, Andrea Casiraghi, Annabelle Wallis, Marouane Chamakh, Khloé Kardashian, and Andra Day. After him are Jaimie Alexander, America Ferrera, Sulley Muntari, Shin Min-a, Guirane N'Daw, and Mandy Moore. Among people deceased in 2003, Yun Hyon-seok ranks 253. Before him are Walter J. Ong, Yuri Shchekochikhin, Natalia Dudinskaya, Jaime Ramírez, Little Eva, and Buddy Hackett. After him are Felix Kaspar, Noronha, Pierre Graber, Donald Nicol, Rick Husband, and Jonathan Brandis.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yun Hyon-seok ranks 278 out of 1,128. Before him are Song Kang (1994), Jang Keun-suk (1987), Chung Won-shik (1928), Lee Seung-gi (1987), Jaegwon Kim (1934), and Gong Hyo-jin (1980). After him are Lee Sung-kyung (1990), Kim Bum (1989), Ryu Seung-ryong (1970), Kim Hyun-joong (1986), Han So-hee (1994), and Shin Min-a (1984).

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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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