Businessperson

Lee Kun-hee

1942 - 2020

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Lee Kun-hee

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Kun-hee is the 143rd most popular businessperson (down from 137th in 2024), the 76th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Businessperson.

Lee Kun-hee is most famous for being the chairman of Samsung Electronics.

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Among Businesspeople

Among businesspeople, Lee Kun-hee ranks 143 out of 847. Before him are César Ritz, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Gordon Moore, Lakshmi Mittal, Roy O. Disney, and Ole Kirk Christiansen. After him are Sam Walton, Chung Ju-yung, Christina Onassis, William Randolph Hearst, Pierre Bergé, and Masayoshi Son.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

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César Ritz
1850 - 1918
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 137
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
1958 - 2018
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 138
Gordon Moore
1929 - 2023
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 139
Lakshmi Mittal
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 140
Roy O. Disney
1893 - 1971
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 141
Ole Kirk Christiansen
1891 - 1958
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 142
Lee Kun-hee
1942 - 2020
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 143
Sam Walton
1918 - 1992
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 144
Chung Ju-yung
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 145
Christina Onassis
1950 - 1988
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 146
William Randolph Hearst
1863 - 1951
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 147
Pierre Bergé
1930 - 2017
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 148
Masayoshi Son
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 149

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Lee Kun-hee ranks 110. Before him are Jules Wijdenbosch, António Lobo Antunes, John Cale, Barry Levinson, Fraser Stoddart, and Yasuyuki Kuwahara. After him are Donna Leon, Muhammadu Buhari, Maria Kaczyńska, Britt Ekland, Linda Evans, and Karen Uhlenbeck. Among people deceased in 2020, Lee Kun-hee ranks 73. Before him are Joel Schumacher, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Freeman Dyson, Buck Henry, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Roger Scruton. After him are K. C. Jones, Mamadou Tandja, Moussa Traoré, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Gerald Carr, and Tom Lister Jr..

Others Born in 1942

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Jules Wijdenbosch
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2025
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 104
António Lobo Antunes
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 105
John Cale
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 106
Barry Levinson
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 107
Fraser Stoddart
CHEMIST
1942 - 2024
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 108
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2017
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 109
Lee Kun-hee
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2020
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 110
Donna Leon
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 111
Muhammadu Buhari
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2025
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 112
Maria Kaczyńska
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2010
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 113
Britt Ekland
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 114
Linda Evans
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 115
Karen Uhlenbeck
MATHEMATICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 116

Others Deceased in 2020

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Joel Schumacher
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 67
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
WRITER
1964 - 2020
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 68
Freeman Dyson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 69
Buck Henry
ACTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 70
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
JUDGE
1933 - 2020
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 71
Roger Scruton
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 72
Lee Kun-hee
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2020
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 73
K. C. Jones
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 74
Mamadou Tandja
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 75
Moussa Traoré
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 76
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 77
Gerald Carr
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2020
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 78
Tom Lister Jr.
ACTOR
1958 - 2020
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 79