MUSICIAN
Myung-whun Chung
1953 - Today

Myung-whun Chung
Myung-whun Chung (Korean: 정명훈; born 22 January 1953) is a South Korean conductor and pianist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Myung-whun Chung is the 654th most popular musician (down from 612th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 125th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Myung-whun Chung ranks 654 out of 3,175. Before him are Gerry Mulligan, Maria Yudina, Archie Shepp, Mike Ratledge, Joan Jett, and Antonio Bazzini. After him are Euronymous, Emanuel Feuermann, Chad Smith, Jörg Demus, Gaspara Stampa, and Rezső Seress.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGerry Mulligan
1927 - 1996
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 648
Maria Yudina
1899 - 1970
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 649
Archie Shepp
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 650
Mike Ratledge
1943 - 2025
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 651
Joan Jett
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 652
Antonio Bazzini
1818 - 1897
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 653
Myung-whun Chung
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 654
Euronymous
1968 - 1993
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 655
Emanuel Feuermann
1902 - 1942
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 656
Chad Smith
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 657
Jörg Demus
1928 - 2019
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 658
Gaspara Stampa
1523 - 1554
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 659
Rezső Seress
1889 - 1968
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 660
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Myung-whun Chung ranks 149. Before him are Masami Kurumada, Amy Irving, Mitsuo Kato, Lars Saabye Christensen, Ian Khama, and Pavlo Lazarenko. After him are Nadezhda Olizarenko, Tico Torres, Gil Birmingham, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Robert Wisdom, and Periko Alonso.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsMasami Kurumada
COMIC ARTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 143
Amy Irving
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 144
Mitsuo Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 145
Lars Saabye Christensen
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 146
Ian Khama
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 147
Pavlo Lazarenko
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 148
Myung-whun Chung
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 149
Nadezhda Olizarenko
ATHLETE
1953 - 2017
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 150
Tico Torres
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 151
Gil Birmingham
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 152
Annemarie Moser-Pröll
SKIER
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 153
Robert Wisdom
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 154
Periko Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 155
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Myung-whun Chung ranks 140 out of 1,128. Before him are Suga (1993), Hyun Bin (1982), Yun Hyu (1617), Beopheung of Silla (500), Kim Seok-jin (1992), and Song Hye-kyo (1981). After him are Kim Hae-sook (1955), Lee Young-ae (1971), J-Hope (1994), IU (1993), Ye Wanyong (1858), and G-Dragon (1988).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsSuga
MUSICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 134
Hyun Bin
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 135
Yun Hyu
PHILOSOPHER
1617 - 1680
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 136
Beopheung of Silla
POLITICIAN
500 - 540
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 137
Kim Seok-jin
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 138
Song Hye-kyo
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 139
Myung-whun Chung
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 140
Kim Hae-sook
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 141
Lee Young-ae
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 142
J-Hope
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 143
IU
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 144
Ye Wanyong
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1926
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 145
G-Dragon
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 146
Among MUSICIANS In South Korea
Among musicians born in South Korea, Myung-whun Chung ranks 4. Before him are Nam June Paik (1932), Lee Soo-man (1952), and Suga (1993). After him are Yang Hyun-suk (1970), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), Yiruma (1978), Unsuk Chin (1961), Lee Jong-hyun (1990), Eun Ji-won (1978), Jung Yong-hwa (1989), and Kang Min-hyuk (1991).
Nam June Paik
1932 - 2006
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 1
Lee Soo-man
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 2
Suga
1993 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 3
Myung-whun Chung
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 4
Yang Hyun-suk
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 5
Kyung Wha Chung
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 6
Yiruma
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 7
Unsuk Chin
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 8
Lee Jong-hyun
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 9
Eun Ji-won
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 10
Jung Yong-hwa
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 11
Kang Min-hyuk
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 12