SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Ryu Gwansun

1902 - 1920

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Yu Gwan-sun (Korean: 유관순; Hanja: 柳寬順; December 16, 1902 – September 28, 1920) was a Korean independence activist. She was particularly notable for her role in South Chungcheong during the March 1st Movement protests against Japanese colonial rule. She has since become one of the most famous Korean independence activists and a symbol for the movement. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ryu Gwansun is the 388th most popular social activist (down from 302nd in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 137th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Ryu Gwansun ranks 388 out of 840. Before her are Meshadi Azizbekov, Anatoly Marchenko, Gaius Hostilius Mancinus, Dimitrana Ivanova, Marianne Hainisch, and Dorothy Day. After her are Mathew Brady, Jayaprakash Narayan, Ela Bhatt, Hamida Javanshir, Sergei Kovalev, and Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Ryu Gwansun ranks 172. Before her are Viliam Široký, Ferenc Hirzer, Anthony Asquith, Vissarion Shebalin, Andrés Mazali, and Miriam Hopkins. After her are José Miró Cardona, Sergei Khudyakov, Jayaprakash Narayan, Khuang Aphaiwong, André Patry, and Herbert Feigl. Among people deceased in 1920, Ryu Gwansun ranks 78. Before her are John Gilbert Baker, William Chester Minor, Karl Binding, Jaan Poska, Pál Szinyei Merse, and Herbert James Draper. After her are Vladimir Makovsky, Alexandru Macedonski, Meri Mangakāhia, Nasib Yusifbeyli, Léon-Adolphe Amette, and Hortense Schneider.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Ryu Gwansun ranks 202 out of 1,128. Before her are Sulli (1994), Im Si-wan (1988), Choi Jin-sil (1968), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1931), and Ahn Jung-hwan (1976). After her are Song Si-yeol (1607), Kim Young-ae (1951), Ju Ji-hoon (1982), Sin Yun-bok (1758), Cha Eun-woo (1997), and Lee Nak-yeon (1951).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Korea

Among social activists born in South Korea, Ryu Gwansun ranks 5. Before her are Yun Chi-ho (1864), Soh Jaipil (1864), Ho Jong-suk (1908), and Yun Hyon-seok (1984).

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