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Ko Un

1933 - Today

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Ko Un (Korean: 고은; born 1 August 1933) is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy and was later mentioned in Korea as one of the front runners for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Ko Un is the 1,402nd most popular writer (up from 1,936th in 2024), the 90th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 100th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South Korean Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ko Un ranks 1,402 out of 7,302. Before him are P. D. James, E. L. James, Mavro Orbini, Bulat Okudzhava, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, and Elsa Triolet. After him are Rosika Schwimmer, James Baldwin, Cees Nooteboom, Roland Topor, Hartmann Schedel, and Machado de Assis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Ko Un ranks 104. Before him are Tom Skerritt, John Mayall, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Henri, Count of Paris, Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, and Jehan Sadat. After him are Cees Nooteboom, Lubomyr Husar, The Singing Nun, Isao Iwabuchi, Henry Hartsfield, and Sheldon Adelson.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Ko Un ranks 90 out of 1,128. Before him are Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang (1659), Lee Min-ho (1987), Kim Hye-ja (1941), T.O.P (1987), Kim Jong-pil (1926), and Song Joong-ki (1985). After him are Song Hye-rim (1937), Jennie (1996), Goh Kun (1938), Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236), Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957), and Chungmok of Goryeo (1337).

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Among WRITERS In South Korea

Among writers born in South Korea, Ko Un ranks 3. Before him are Han Kang (1970), and Sin Saimdang (1504). After him are Uhwudong (1430), Kim Bu-sik (1075), Yu Kil-chun (1856), Yi Kwang-su (1892), Na Hye-sok (1896), Heo Nanseolheon (1563), Yun Seondo (1587), Shin Kyung-sook (1963), and Park Wan-suh (1931).

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