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Lee Jae-yong

1969 - Today

Lee Jae-yong

Lee Jae-yong (Korean: 이재용; born June 23, 1968) is a South Korean business executive who is the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics since October 2022. In 2017, Lee was convicted of bribery, embezzlement, and concealment of criminal proceeds. He served a prison sentence until being pardoned by President Yoon Suk Yeol in August 2022. Born into the family that controls the Samsung conglomerate, Lee graduated from Harvard University with a degree in business administration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Jae-yong is the 262nd most popular businessperson (up from 518th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 264th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Lee Jae-yong ranks 262 out of 847. Before him are William C. Durant, Jimmy Lai, Srettha Thavisin, Marcel Bich, Alice Walton, and Edsel Ford. After him are Shin Kyuk-ho, Meyer Guggenheim, Jack Tramiel, Asa Griggs Candler, Jack Daniel, and Charles Simonyi.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

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William C. Durant
1861 - 1947
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 256
Jimmy Lai
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 257
Srettha Thavisin
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 258
Marcel Bich
1914 - 1994
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 259
Alice Walton
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 260
Edsel Ford
1893 - 1943
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 261
Lee Jae-yong
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 262
Shin Kyuk-ho
1921 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 263
Meyer Guggenheim
1828 - 1905
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 264
Jack Tramiel
1928 - 2012
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 265
Asa Griggs Candler
1851 - 1929
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 266
Jack Daniel
1850 - 1911
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 267
Charles Simonyi
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 268

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Lee Jae-yong ranks 72. Before him are Prince Joachim of Denmark, Goldust, Triple H, Laurie Holden, John Fetterman, and Bobby Brown. After him are Michael Kelly, Brian Laudrup, Robert Miles, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Christian Slater, and Oleg Salenko.

Others Born in 1969

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Prince Joachim of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 66
Goldust
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 67
Triple H
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 68
Laurie Holden
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 69
John Fetterman
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 70
Bobby Brown
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 71
Lee Jae-yong
BUSINESSPERSON
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 72
Michael Kelly
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 73
Brian Laudrup
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 74
Robert Miles
MUSICIAN
1969 - 2017
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 75
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
NOBLEMAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 76
Christian Slater
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 77
Oleg Salenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 78