SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Kang Pan-sok
1892 - 1932

Kang Pan-sok
Kang Pan Sok (Korean: 강반석; 21 April 1892 – 31 July 1932) was the mother of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, the paternal grandmother of Kim Jong Il, and a great grandmother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kang Pan-sok is the 129th most popular social activist (up from 189th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 40th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular North Korean Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Kang Pan-sok ranks 129 out of 840. Before her are René Cassin, Catharine MacKinnon, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, William Luther Pierce, Susan B. Anthony, and Georgy Gapon. After her are Alexander Parvus, Steve Biko, Vasil Levski, Bugsy Siegel, Hans Scholl, and Stokely Carmichael.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRené Cassin
1887 - 1976
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 123
Catharine MacKinnon
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 124
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad
1927 - 1988
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 125
William Luther Pierce
1933 - 2002
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 126
Susan B. Anthony
1820 - 1906
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 127
Georgy Gapon
1870 - 1906
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 128
Kang Pan-sok
1892 - 1932
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 129
Alexander Parvus
1867 - 1924
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 130
Steve Biko
1946 - 1977
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 131
Vasil Levski
1837 - 1873
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 132
Bugsy Siegel
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 133
Hans Scholl
1918 - 1943
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 134
Stokely Carmichael
1941 - 1998
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 135
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Kang Pan-sok ranks 51. Before her are Andrey Yeryomenko, József Mindszenty, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Alexandre Koyré, V. Gordon Childe, and Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet. After her are Margaret Rutherford, Nikolai Kondratiev, E. H. Carr, Oswald Pohl, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, and Edith Södergran. Among people deceased in 1932, Kang Pan-sok ranks 22. Before her are Max Wolf, Edgar Wallace, George Eastman, Errico Malatesta, Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, and Joseph Babinski. After her are Eugen d'Albert, Pavlik Morozov, Ferdinand Buisson, André Maginot, Pierre De Geyter, and Jules Chéret.
Others Born in 1892
Go to all RankingsAndrey Yeryomenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1970
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 45
József Mindszenty
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1975
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 46
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1965
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 47
Alexandre Koyré
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1964
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 48
V. Gordon Childe
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1957
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 49
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
PILOT
1892 - 1984
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 50
Kang Pan-sok
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1932
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 51
Margaret Rutherford
ACTOR
1892 - 1972
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 52
Nikolai Kondratiev
ECONOMIST
1892 - 1938
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 53
E. H. Carr
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1982
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 54
Oswald Pohl
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1951
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 55
Hjalmar Siilasvuo
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1947
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 56
Edith Södergran
WRITER
1892 - 1923
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1932
Go to all RankingsMax Wolf
ASTRONOMER
1863 - 1932
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 16
Edgar Wallace
WRITER
1875 - 1932
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 17
George Eastman
INVENTOR
1854 - 1932
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 18
Errico Malatesta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1932
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 19
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1932
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 20
Joseph Babinski
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1932
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 21
Kang Pan-sok
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1932
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 22
Eugen d'Albert
COMPOSER
1864 - 1932
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 23
Pavlik Morozov
EXTREMIST
1918 - 1932
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 24
Ferdinand Buisson
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1932
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 25
André Maginot
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1932
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 26
Pierre De Geyter
COMPOSER
1848 - 1932
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 27
Jules Chéret
PAINTER
1836 - 1932
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 28
In North Korea
Among people born in North Korea, Kang Pan-sok ranks 32 out of 162. Before her are Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Kim Koo (1876), U of Goryeo (1365), Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), and Hwang Jini (1506). After her are Kim Song-ae (1924), Kim Sung-gan (1912), Yeon Gaesomun (603), Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), Kim Chaek (1903), and Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992).
Others born in North Korea
Go to all RankingsGongyang of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
1345 - 1394
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 26
Gongmin of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
1330 - 1374
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 27
Kim Koo
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1949
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 28
U of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
1365 - 1389
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 29
Yuri of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
38 BC - 18
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 30
Hwang Jini
PHILOSOPHER
1506 - 1544
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 31
Kang Pan-sok
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1932
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 32
Kim Song-ae
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 33
Kim Sung-gan
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1984
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 34
Yeon Gaesomun
POLITICIAN
603 - 666
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 35
Daemusin of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
4 - 44
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 36
Kim Chaek
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1951
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 37
Hyeonjong of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
992 - 1031
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 38
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In North Korea
Among social activists born in North Korea, Kang Pan-sok ranks 3. Before her are Kim Hyong-jik (1894), and An Jung-geun (1879). After her are Cho Man-sik (1883), Kim Ok (1964), and Shin Dong-hyuk (1982).
Kim Hyong-jik
1894 - 1926
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 1
An Jung-geun
1879 - 1910
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 2
Kang Pan-sok
1892 - 1932
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 3
Cho Man-sik
1883 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 4
Kim Ok
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 5
Shin Dong-hyuk
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 6