CELEBRITY
Kim Ung-yong
1963 - Today
Kim Ung-yong
Kim Ung-Yong (Korean: 김웅용; born March 8, 1962) is a South Korean civil engineer and university professor. During his youth, he was recognized as a child prodigy with the highest recorded IQ on record, having scored above 210 on the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale. He entered university at age 4. At 7, he received an invitation to work at NASA. By 5, he spoke five languages. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Kim Ung-yong is the 62nd most popular celebrity (down from 59th in 2024), the 126th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 104th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Celebrity.
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Among CELEBRITIES
Among celebrities, Kim Ung-yong ranks 62 out of 265. Before him are Adam Rainer, Joseph Meister, Dan Inosanto, Michel Lotito, Elizabeth Stride, and Jess McMahon. After him are Fritz Pfeffer, Mary Ann Bevan, Alice Keppel, William Masters, Maria von Trapp, and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..
Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia
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Adam Rainer
1899 - 1950
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 56
Joseph Meister
1876 - 1940
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 57
Dan Inosanto
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 58
Michel Lotito
1950 - 2007
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 59
Elizabeth Stride
1843 - 1888
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 60
Jess McMahon
1882 - 1954
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 61
Kim Ung-yong
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 62
Fritz Pfeffer
1889 - 1944
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 63
Mary Ann Bevan
1874 - 1933
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 64
Alice Keppel
1868 - 1947
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 65
William Masters
1915 - 2001
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 66
Maria von Trapp
1905 - 1987
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 67
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
1867 - 1932
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 68
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Kim Ung-yong ranks 97. Before him are Srečko Katanec, Kevin Mitnick, Gaspar Noé, Jonathan Haidt, Kai Hansen, and Rob Schneider. After him are Pierre Nkurunziza, Stevo Pendarovski, Paul Belmondo, Phoolan Devi, Sergio Goycochea, and David Yates.
Others Born in 1963
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Srečko Katanec
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 91
Kevin Mitnick
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1963 - 2023
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 92
Gaspar Noé
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 93
Jonathan Haidt
PSYCHOLOGIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 94
Kai Hansen
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 95
Rob Schneider
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 96
Kim Ung-yong
CELEBRITY
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 97
Pierre Nkurunziza
POLITICIAN
1963 - 2020
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 98
Stevo Pendarovski
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 99
Paul Belmondo
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 100
Phoolan Devi
POLITICIAN
1963 - 2001
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 101
Sergio Goycochea
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 102
David Yates
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 103
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Kim Ung-yong ranks 126 out of 1,128. Before him are Pak Song-chol (1913), Bak Jungyang (1872), Jang Yeong-sil (1400), David Yonggi Cho (1936), Uhwudong (1430), and Jang Bogo (787). After him are Kim Bu-sik (1075), Won Gyun (1540), Lee Jae-yong (1969), Shin Kyuk-ho (1921), Ho Jong-suk (1908), and Soon-Tek Oh (1932).
Others born in South Korea
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Pak Song-chol
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2008
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 120
Bak Jungyang
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1959
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 121
Jang Yeong-sil
INVENTOR
1400 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 122
David Yonggi Cho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2021
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 123
Uhwudong
WRITER
1430 - 1480
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 124
Jang Bogo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
787 - 841
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 125
Kim Ung-yong
CELEBRITY
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 126
Kim Bu-sik
WRITER
1075 - 1151
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 127
Won Gyun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1540 - 1597
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 128
Lee Jae-yong
BUSINESSPERSON
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 129
Shin Kyuk-ho
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 130
Ho Jong-suk
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1908 - 1991
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 131
Soon-Tek Oh
ACTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 132
Among CELEBRITIES In South Korea
Among celebrities born in South Korea, Kim Ung-yong ranks 1. After him are Choi Yeo-jin (1983).
