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Lee Jong-wook

1945 - 2006

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Lee Jong-wook (Korean: 이종욱; 12 April 1945 – 22 May 2006) was a South Korean physician. He was the director-general of the World Health Organization for three years. Lee joined the WHO in 1983, working on a variety of projects including the Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunizations and Stop Tuberculosis. He began his term as director-general in 2004, and was the first figure from Korea to lead an international agency. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Jong-wook is the 6,551st most popular politician (up from 6,883rd in 2024), the 105th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 96th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lee Jong-wook ranks 6,551 out of 19,576. Before him are Enrico Letta, Sergei Bagapsh, Huo Guang, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Manuel Ávila Camacho, and Peter II of Sicily. After him are William I, Count of Burgundy, Henutmire, Magnus II of Norway, Laimdota Straujuma, Apollonius Molon, and Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Lee Jong-wook ranks 157. Before him are Franco Battiato, Wolfgang Schüssel, Ernie Hudson, Phil Jackson, Mustafa Balel, and Peter Criss. After him are Fusako Shigenobu, Yuen Woo-ping, Gal Costa, Dean Koontz, Christine Kaufmann, and Radu Lupu. Among people deceased in 2006, Lee Jong-wook ranks 86. Before him are Floyd Patterson, Ferenc Bene, Lars Korvald, Gillo Pontecorvo, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Hassan Gouled Aptidon. After him are Richard Fleischer, María Capovilla, Ryutaro Hashimoto, Tina Aumont, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, and Pietro Rava.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Jong-wook ranks 105 out of 1,128. Before him are Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338), Princess Deokhye (1912), Choe Yeong (1316), Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951), Heo Jun (1546), and Byung-Chul Han (1959). After him are Hong Myung-bo (1969), Jisoo (1995), Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922), Chung Hong-won (1944), Han Seung-soo (1936), and Gong Yoo (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Lee Jong-wook ranks 63. Before him are Goh Kun (1938), Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236), Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957), Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Ri Chun-hee (1943), and Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338). After him are Chung Hong-won (1944), Han Seung-soo (1936), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Kim Seong-su (1891), Pak Song-chol (1913), and Bak Jungyang (1872).

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