POLITICIAN
Kim Yong-ju
1920 - 2021
Kim Yong-ju
Kim Yong-ju (Korean: 김영주; 21 September 1920 – 13 December 2021) was a North Korean politician and the younger brother of Kim Il Sung, who ruled North Korea from 1948 to 1994. Under his brother's rule, Kim Yong-ju held key posts including Politburo member in the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) during the 1960s and early 1970s, but he fell out of favour in 1974 following a power struggle with Kim Jong Il. From 1998 until his death in 2021, he held the ceremonial position of Honorary Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), North Korea's parliament. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Yong-ju is the 5,063rd most popular politician (up from 6,120th in 2019). (up from 939th in 2019)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Kim Yong-ju ranks 5,063 out of 19,576. Before him are Joseph Chamberlain, Agron, Kōichirō Matsuura, Bernard of Italy, Azzedine Alaïa, and Abdal-Latif Mirza. After him are Souvanna Phouma, Artemisia II of Caria, Canute II of Sweden, Stephanus of Byzantium, Hormizd III, and Kunigunde of Austria.
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Joseph Chamberlain
1836 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
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HPI: 66.48
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HPI: 66.48
Rank: 5,061
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HPI: 66.47
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HPI: 66.47
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Kim Yong-ju
1920 - 2021
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 5,065
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HPI: 66.47
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HPI: 66.47
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HPI: 66.46
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HPI: 66.46
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Kunigunde of Austria
1465 - 1520
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 5,071
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Kim Yong-ju ranks 77. Before him are Maureen O'Hara, Timothy Leary, John Harsanyi, Elliot Richardson, Alicia Alonso, and Richard Farnsworth. After him are Setsuko Hara, Jack Warden, Arthur Hailey, Ivan Kozhedub, Franklin J. Schaffner, and Albert Barillé. Among people deceased in 2021, Kim Yong-ju ranks 85. Before him are Anne Rice, Larry King, Noah Gordon, Lee Evans, Walter Mondale, and Larry Flynt. After him are Mamnoon Hussain, Bernard Tapie, Jean-Luc Nancy, George Jung, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, and John McAfee.
Others Born in 1920
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Maureen O'Hara
ACTOR
1920 - 2015
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 71
Timothy Leary
PSYCHOLOGIST
1920 - 1996
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 72
John Harsanyi
ECONOMIST
1920 - 2000
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 73
Elliot Richardson
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1999
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 74
Alicia Alonso
DANCER
1920 - 2019
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 75
Richard Farnsworth
ACTOR
1920 - 2000
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 76
Kim Yong-ju
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2021
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 77
Setsuko Hara
ACTOR
1920 - 2015
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 78
Jack Warden
ACTOR
1920 - 2006
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 79
Arthur Hailey
WRITER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 80
Ivan Kozhedub
PILOT
1920 - 1991
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 81
Franklin J. Schaffner
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1989
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 82
Albert Barillé
WRITER
1920 - 2009
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 2021
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Anne Rice
WRITER
1941 - 2021
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 79
Larry King
PRESENTER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 80
Noah Gordon
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 81
Lee Evans
ATHLETE
1947 - 2021
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 82
Walter Mondale
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 83
Larry Flynt
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 84
Kim Yong-ju
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2021
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 85
Mamnoon Hussain
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 86
Bernard Tapie
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2021
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 87
Jean-Luc Nancy
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 88
George Jung
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 89
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 90
John McAfee
BUSINESSPERSON
1945 - 2021
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 91
