POLITICIAN

Lyuh Woon-hyung

1886 - 1947

Lyuh Woon-hyung

Lyuh Woon-hyung (Korean: 여운형; Hanja: 呂運亨; RR: Yeo Unhyeong; 25 May 1886 – 19 July 1947), also known by his art name Mongyang (몽양; 夢陽), was a Korean independence activist and reunification activist. Lyuh was a prominent figure in the Korean Provisional Government (KPG) and participated in the creation of the February 8 Declaration of Independence during the Japanese colonial period. He is rare among politicians in modern Korean history for being revered in both South and North Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lyuh Woon-hyung is the 10,238th most popular politician (down from 8,571st in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 120th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lyuh Woon-hyung ranks 10,238 out of 19,576. Before him are Bill Kristol, Al-Mustakfi I, Salchak Toka, Paul Vanden Boeynants, Avram Iancu, and Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur. After him are John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Rafał Trzaskowski, Johannes Popitz, Chuck Grassley, Samuel von Brukenthal, and Norman Lamont.

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Bill Kristol
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 10,237
Al-Mustakfi I
1285 - 1340
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 10,238
Salchak Toka
1901 - 1973
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 10,239
Paul Vanden Boeynants
1919 - 2001
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 10,240
Avram Iancu
1824 - 1872
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,241
Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur
159 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,242
Lyuh Woon-hyung
1886 - 1947
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,243
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1406 - 1464
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,244
Rafał Trzaskowski
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,245
Johannes Popitz
1884 - 1945
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,246
Chuck Grassley
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,247
Samuel von Brukenthal
1721 - 1803
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,248
Norman Lamont
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,249

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Lyuh Woon-hyung ranks 122. Before him are Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma, Charlie Ruggles, Kurt Schmitt, Toivo Mikael Kivimäki, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, and Anandyn Amar. After him are Ma Rainey, José Linhares, Marthe Bibesco, Ty Cobb, Jean Hersholt, and Rash Behari Bose. Among people deceased in 1947, Lyuh Woon-hyung ranks 105. Before him are August Schmidhuber, Franz Joseph Emil Fischer, Francesc Cambó, Andrei Shkuro, Carl Hilpert, and Ludwig Kübler. After him are Marie Belloc Lowndes, Petar Živković, Ferdinand Zecca, Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Ricarda Huch, and Aleksandër Stavre Drenova.

Others Born in 1886

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Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1934
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 116
Charlie Ruggles
ACTOR
1886 - 1970
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 117
Kurt Schmitt
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1950
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 118
Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1968
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 119
Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1970
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 120
Anandyn Amar
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1941
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 121
Lyuh Woon-hyung
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1947
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 122
Ma Rainey
MUSICIAN
1886 - 1939
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 123
José Linhares
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1957
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 124
Marthe Bibesco
WRITER
1886 - 1973
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 125
Ty Cobb
BASEBALL PLAYER
1886 - 1961
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 126
Jean Hersholt
ACTOR
1886 - 1956
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 127
Rash Behari Bose
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1945
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 128

Others Deceased in 1947

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August Schmidhuber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1947
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 99
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer
CHEMIST
1877 - 1947
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 100
Francesc Cambó
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1947
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 101
Andrei Shkuro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1947
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 102
Carl Hilpert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 103
Ludwig Kübler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1947
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 104
Lyuh Woon-hyung
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1947
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 105
Marie Belloc Lowndes
WRITER
1868 - 1947
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 106
Petar Živković
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1947
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 107
Ferdinand Zecca
FILM DIRECTOR
1864 - 1947
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 108
Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1947
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 109
Ricarda Huch
WRITER
1864 - 1947
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 110
Aleksandër Stavre Drenova
WRITER
1872 - 1947
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 111