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Choi Soon-sil

1956 - Today

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Choi Soon-sil (Korean: 최순실; pronounced [t͡ɕʰø.sun.ɕil]; born June 23, 1956) is a South Korean businesswoman known primarily for her involvement in the 2016 South Korean political scandal, stemming from her influence over the 11th President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye. In 2018, a court sentenced Choi to 20 years in prison on corruption charges. Due to Choi's concurrent involvement in her father's religious cult, reporting media have called her "South Korea's Rasputin", in reference to Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Choi Soon-sil is the 424th most popular businessperson (up from 508th in 2024), the 211th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 252nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular South Korean Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Choi Soon-sil ranks 424 out of 847. Before her are Lawrence Stroll, Ivy Lee, Stafford Beer, Frédéric Vasseur, Jim Walton, and David Geffen. After her are John Munro Longyear, Clayton Christensen, William R. Orthwein, David Baszucki, Susanne Klatten, and Haim Saban.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Choi Soon-sil ranks 211. Before her are Mae Jemison, Peter Schilling, Maurice Cheeks, Douglas Preston, Matthew Garber, and Chris Carter. After her are John Paul Getty III, Tim McInnerny, Jerry Hall, Milan Jelić, Janet Hubert, and Peter R. de Vries.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Choi Soon-sil ranks 211 out of 1,128. Before her are Song Si-yeol (1607), Kim Young-ae (1951), Ju Ji-hoon (1982), Sin Yun-bok (1758), Cha Eun-woo (1997), and Lee Nak-yeon (1951). After her are Oh Se-hoon (1961), Kim Tae-hee (1980), Nam Sung-yong (1912), Gim Hongdo (1745), So Ji-sub (1977), and Kim Boo-kyum (1958).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In South Korea

Among businesspeople born in South Korea, Choi Soon-sil ranks 7. Before her are Lee Byung-chul (1910), Lee Kun-hee (1942), Sung Jae-gi (1967), Lee Jae-yong (1969), Shin Kyuk-ho (1921), and Kim Keon Hee (1972).

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