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Ko Yong-hui

1952 - 2004

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Ko Yong-hui (Korean: 고용희; Korean pronunciation: [ko̞.jo̞ŋ.βwi]; 26 June 1952 – 13 August 2004), also spelled Ko Young-hee, was the mistress of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Il and the mother of his successor, Kim Jong Un. Within North Korea, she is only referred to by titles, such as "The Respected Mother who is the Most Faithful and Loyal 'Subject' to the Dear Leader Comrade Supreme Commander", "The Mother of Pyongyang", and "The Mother of Great Songun Korea". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ko Yong-hui is the 2,934th most popular politician (up from 4,220th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Japan (up from 248th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Japanese Politician.

Ko Yong-hui is most famous for being the mother of Kim Jong-un, the current leader of North Korea.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ko Yong-hui ranks 2,934 out of 19,576. Before her are Gennady Yanayev, Georges Couthon, Emperor Kōan, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Pepin of Italy, and Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem. After her are Sigebert I, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Sigebert III, Alfonso the Battler, Thorismund, and Thein Sein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Ko Yong-hui ranks 47. Before her are Maria Schneider, Bronisław Komorowski, Idriss Déby, Laura Branigan, Cyril Ramaphosa, and Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. After her are Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Allan Simonsen, Jimmy Connors, Shigeru Miyamoto, Christian Clavier, and Vahid Halilhodžić. Among people deceased in 2004, Ko Yong-hui ranks 30. Before her are Akhmad Kadyrov, Helmut Newton, Stieg Larsson, Laura Branigan, Julius Axelrod, and Carlos Kleiber. After her are Herbert C. Brown, Leônidas, Gérard Debreu, Renata Tebaldi, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, and Edward B. Lewis.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ko Yong-hui ranks 127 out of 6,245. Before her are Emperor Kōshō (-505), Kakuichi Mimura (1931), Emperor Go-Daigo (1288), Tōgō Heihachirō (1848), Jiro Horikoshi (1903), and Emperor Kōan (-427). After her are Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), Ko Arima (1917), Emperor Reigen (1654), Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886), Yukio Tsuda (1917), and Masao Ono (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Ko Yong-hui ranks 42. Before her are Prince Shōtoku (574), Eisaku Satō (1901), Emperor Nintoku (290), Emperor Kōshō (-505), Emperor Go-Daigo (1288), and Emperor Kōan (-427). After her are Emperor Reigen (1654), Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604), Shigeru Yoshida (1878), Emperor Kōrei (-341), and Tarō Asō (1940).

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