Mokpo
Mokpo ranks 3,080th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pleven, Dearborn, Michigan, and Doboj. Memorable people born in Mokpo include Hyejong of Goryeo, Soon-Tek Oh, and Choi Jin-hyuk. Mokpo has been the birth place of many actors, and singers. Mokpo is located in South Korea.
Mokpo is the third largest and most densely populated city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, located at the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula, close to Yudal mountain. Mokpo has frequent high-speed train services to Seoul, and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving islands in the adjacent Yellow Sea and Dadohae National Maritime Park. To the southwest of the city is Yudalsan Mountain, which is surrounded by strange cliffs like a wall. There are six populated and five uninhabited islands. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 912 and 1996, Mokpo was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Hyejong of Goryeo, Soon-Tek Oh, and Choi Jin-hyuk.
People Born in Mokpo
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Hyejong of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
912 - 945
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 1
Soon-Tek Oh
ACTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 2
Choi Jin-hyuk
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 3
Lee Donghae
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 4
Choi Young-jae
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 5
Yeum Hye-seon
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.98
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Mokpo
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Most individuals born in present day Mokpo were actors (2), singers (2), politicians (1), and volleyball players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mokpo, including Soon-Tek Oh, and Choi Jin-hyuk. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mokpo, including Soon-Tek Oh, and Choi Jin-hyuk.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Mokpo since 1700.
