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Ko Wen-je

1960 - Today

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Ko Wen-je (Chinese: 柯文哲; born 6 August 1959), also known by his nickname, Ko P, is a Taiwanese, hsinchu politician and physician who served as the mayor of Taipei from 2014 to 2022. He founded the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) in 2019 and served as its first chairman until 2025. Before entering politics, Ko was a surgeon at National Taiwan University Hospital and a professor at National Taiwan University College of Medicine. He played leading roles in standardizing organ transplant procedures in Taiwan and introducing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology to Taiwan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ko Wen-je is the 15,169th most popular politician (down from 11,994th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 20th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Taiwanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ko Wen-je ranks 15,169 out of 19,576. Before him are Hassan Ali Mansur, Jan Dobraczyński, Carlos Manuel Piedra, Aniceto Arce, Badr Hari, and George Galloway. After him are Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough, Huvishka, Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, Eugen Huber, Ruth First, and Ali bin Said of Zanzibar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Ko Wen-je ranks 293. Before him are Seth Godin, Anders Hejlsberg, Greg Louganis, Joseph Williams, Prvoslav Vujcic, and Stefan Yanev. After him are Víctor Fernández, Pedro Pasculli, Brendan O'Brien, Yurii Andrukhovych, Flood, and Kee Marcello.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Ko Wen-je ranks 34 out of 116. Before him are Jay Chou (1979), Lin Chi-ling (1974), Elaine Chao (1953), David Ho (1952), Eric Chu (1961), and Chen Chien-jen (1951). After him are Han Kuo-yu (1957), Jolin Tsai (1980), Chi Cheng (1944), Peter Chen (1947), Sally Yeh (1961), and Kai-Fu Lee (1961).

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  • Photo of Jay Chou

    Jay Chou

    MUSICIAN

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 56.12

    Rank: 28

  • Photo of Lin Chi-ling

    Lin Chi-ling

    MODEL

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 56.09

    Rank: 29

  • Photo of Elaine Chao

    Elaine Chao

    POLITICIAN

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 55.80

    Rank: 30

  • Photo of David Ho

    David Ho

    BIOLOGIST

    1952 - Present

    HPI: 55.80

    Rank: 31

  • Photo of Eric Chu

    Eric Chu

    POLITICIAN

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 55.69

    Rank: 32

  • Photo of Chen Chien-jen

    Chen Chien-jen

    POLITICIAN

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 55.42

    Rank: 33

  • Photo of Ko Wen-je

    Ko Wen-je

    POLITICIAN

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 55.40

    Rank: 34

  • Photo of Han Kuo-yu

    Han Kuo-yu

    POLITICIAN

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 55.16

    Rank: 35

  • Photo of Jolin Tsai

    Jolin Tsai

    MUSICIAN

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 55.03

    Rank: 36

  • Photo of Chi Cheng

    Chi Cheng

    ATHLETE

    1944 - Present

    HPI: 54.78

    Rank: 37

  • Photo of Peter Chen

    Peter Chen

    ENGINEER

    1947 - Present

    HPI: 54.66

    Rank: 38

  • Photo of Sally Yeh

    Sally Yeh

    SINGER

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 54.30

    Rank: 39

  • Photo of Kai-Fu Lee

    Kai-Fu Lee

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 54.18

    Rank: 40

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Among POLITICIANS In Taiwan

Among politicians born in Taiwan, Ko Wen-je ranks 13. Before him are Annette Lu (1944), Wu Den-yih (1948), Frank Hsieh (1946), Elaine Chao (1953), Eric Chu (1961), and Chen Chien-jen (1951). After him are Han Kuo-yu (1957), Lin Chuan (1951), Chen Chu (1950), Hou Yu-ih (1956), You Si-kun (1948), and Sean Chen (1949).

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