MUSICIAN

Nam June Paik

1932 - 2006

Photo of Nam June Paik

Icon of person Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik (Korean: 백남준; RR: Baek Namjun; July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006) was a South Korean artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art. He is credited with the first use (1974) of the term "electronic super highway" to describe the future of telecommunications. Born in Seoul to a wealthy business family, Paik trained as a classical musician, spending time in Japan and West Germany, where he joined the Fluxus collective and developed a friendship with experimental composer John Cage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nam June Paik is the 229th most popular musician (down from 185th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 55th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Musician.

Nam June Paik is most famous for his video art. He was one of the first people to use television as a medium for art.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Nam June Paik by language

Loading...

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nam June Paik ranks 229 out of 3,175. Before him are Nikolai Rubinstein, Leslie Cheung, Don Cherry, Lucio Dalla, Stéphane Grappelli, and Ahmet Ertegun. After him are George Martin, Ken Hensley, Joni Mitchell, Violeta Parra, Klaus Nomi, and Gilberto Gil.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Nam June Paik ranks 73. Before him are Donald Rumsfeld, Francis Lai, John Updike, Renato Martino, Louis Malle, and Alfredo Ferrari. After him are Walter Gilbert, Vitold Fokin, Thomas Klestil, Tavo Burat, Corry Brokken, and Sonny Liston. Among people deceased in 2006, Nam June Paik ranks 49. Before him are Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Steve Irwin, Zoia Ceaușescu, Karel Appel, Ed Bradley, and Ahmet Ertegun. After him are John Kenneth Galbraith, Shelley Winters, P. W. Botha, Alexander Litvinenko, James Van Allen, and Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Others Born in 1932

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2006

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Nam June Paik ranks 66 out of 1,128. Before him are Queen Inhyeon (1667), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Ki-duk (1960), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Munmu of Silla (626), and Lee Byung-hun (1970). After him are Lee Jae-myung (1964), Yi Hwang (1501), Queen Munjeong (1501), Son Heung-min (1992), Queen Cheorin (1837), and Toyo Ito (1941).

Others born in South Korea

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In South Korea

Among musicians born in South Korea, Nam June Paik ranks 1. After him are Lee Soo-man (1952), Suga (1993), Myung-whun Chung (1953), 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).

South Korean born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous