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Lee Byung-chul

1910 - 1987

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Lee Byung-chul (Korean: 이병철; 12 February 1910 – 19 November 1987) was a South Korean businessman who founded the Samsung Group, the country's largest chaebol (conglomerate). Lee founded Samsung in 1938, at the age of 28. He is recognized as the most successful business magnate in South Korea's history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Byung-chul is the 28th most popular businessperson (up from 68th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 42nd in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Businessperson.

Lee Byung-chul is most famous for being the founder of the Samsung Group.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Lee Byung-chul ranks 28 out of 847. Before him are Tim Cook, Fred Trump, William Boeing, Jeffrey Epstein, Estée Lauder, and Steve Ballmer. After him are Amancio Ortega, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Ludwig Erhard, P. T. Barnum, Guccio Gucci, and Eddie Jordan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Lee Byung-chul ranks 9. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza, Jacques Cousteau, Ingrid of Sweden, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Robert K. Merton, and Archer Martin. After him are Paulette Goddard, Dorothy Hodgkin, Gloria Stuart, Irena Sendler, Jean Genet, and Dominique Pire. Among people deceased in 1987, Lee Byung-chul ranks 7. Before him are Andy Warhol, Louis de Broglie, Rudolf Hess, Dalida, Carl Rogers, and Primo Levi. After him are John Howard Northrop, Rita Hayworth, Andrey Kolmogorov, Fred Astaire, Walter Houser Brattain, and Gunnar Myrdal.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Byung-chul ranks 15 out of 1,128. Before him are Yi Sun-sin (1545), Ban Ki-moon (1944), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), and Park Geun-hye (1952). After him are Empress Gi (1315), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Yun Posun (1897), and Yeongjo of Joseon (1694).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In South Korea

Among businesspeople born in South Korea, Lee Byung-chul ranks 1. After him are Lee Kun-hee (1942), Sung Jae-gi (1967), Lee Jae-yong (1969), Shin Kyuk-ho (1921), and Choi Soon-sil (1956).

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