WRITER

Hwang Sok-yong

1943 - Today

Hwang Sok-yong

Hwang Sok-yong (born January 4, 1943) is a South Korean novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hwang Sok-yong is the 3,611th most popular writer (up from 4,252nd in 2019), the 776th most popular biography from China (up from 856th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hwang Sok-yong ranks 3,611 out of 7,302. Before him are George Kodinos, Alma Reville, Ernst Jandl, Buton Rinchen Drub, Ferdinand Brunetière, and Alberto Hurtado. After him are Annie M. G. Schmidt, Vera Komissarzhevskaya, Mirko Kovač, Jacob of Serugh, Nathan Birnbaum, and Ramón Chao.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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George Kodinos
1350 - 1401
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 3,605
Alma Reville
1899 - 1982
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 3,606
Ernst Jandl
1925 - 2000
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,607
Buton Rinchen Drub
1290 - 1364
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,608
Ferdinand Brunetière
1849 - 1906
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,609
Alberto Hurtado
1901 - 1952
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,610
Hwang Sok-yong
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3,611
Annie M. G. Schmidt
1911 - 1995
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3,612
Vera Komissarzhevskaya
1864 - 1910
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,613
Mirko Kovač
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,614
Jacob of Serugh
451 - 521
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,615
Nathan Birnbaum
1864 - 1937
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,616
Ramón Chao
1935 - 2018
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,617

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Hwang Sok-yong ranks 335. Before him are Angelo Anquilletti, Cornelia Froboess, Al Foster, Gisela Hahn, Masayuki Uemura, and Petar Skansi. After him are Kuniwo Nakamura, Valerie Perrine, Pablo Milanés, Antonio Juliano, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, and Eva Joly.

Others Born in 1943

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Angelo Anquilletti
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2015
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 329
Cornelia Froboess
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 330
Al Foster
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2025
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 331
Gisela Hahn
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 332
Masayuki Uemura
GAME DESIGNER
1943 - 2021
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 333
Petar Skansi
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 334
Hwang Sok-yong
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 335
Kuniwo Nakamura
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 336
Valerie Perrine
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 337
Pablo Milanés
SINGER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 338
Antonio Juliano
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 339
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 340
Eva Joly
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 341

In China

Among people born in China, Hwang Sok-yong ranks 776 out of 1,610. Before him are Deng Sui (81), Rong Yiren (1916), Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (510), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Tung Chee-hwa (1937), and Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890). After him are Wei Yuan (1794), Yikuang (1838), Yang Jiechi (1950), Li Zhanshu (1950), Tan Dun (1957), and Ricky Hui (1946).

Others born in China

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Deng Sui
POLITICIAN
81 - 121
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 770
Rong Yiren
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 771
Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei
POLITICIAN
510 - 528
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 772
Chögyam Trungpa
WRITER
1939 - 1987
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 773
Tung Chee-hwa
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 774
Thomas Tien Ken-sin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 - 1967
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 775
Hwang Sok-yong
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 776
Wei Yuan
PHILOSOPHER
1794 - 1857
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 777
Yikuang
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1917
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 778
Yang Jiechi
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 779
Li Zhanshu
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 780
Tan Dun
COMPOSER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 781
Ricky Hui
ACTOR
1946 - 2011
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 782