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Shin Kyuk-ho

1921 - 2020

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Shin Kyuk-ho (Korean: 신격호; 3 November 1921 – 19 January 2020), known in Japan as Shigemitsu Takeo (重光 武雄), was a Zainichi Korean businessman known for being the founder of the South Korean-Japanese conglomerate Lotte Corporation (Group), now one of the largest chaebols in South Korea. During the bubble economy of Japan from the 1980s to the 1990s, he became the fourth wealthiest person in the world according to American business magazine Forbes in 1988, setting the record for the greatest wealth ever achieved by a Korean. Driven by a lifelong desire to contribute to his homeland, South Korea (Republic of Korea), his dream of the Lotte World Tower, the sixth tallest building in the world and the highest in the Korean peninsula, was realized in 2016, and he died in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shin Kyuk-ho is the 263rd most popular businessperson (down from 167th in 2019), the 130th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Shin Kyuk-ho ranks 263 out of 847. Before him are Jimmy Lai, Srettha Thavisin, Marcel Bich, Alice Walton, Edsel Ford, and Lee Jae-yong. After him are Meyer Guggenheim, Jack Tramiel, Asa Griggs Candler, Jack Daniel, Charles Simonyi, and Friedrich Alfred Krupp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Shin Kyuk-ho ranks 141. Before him are Alan Hale Jr., Vasco Gonçalves, Sena Jurinac, John Money, Dinko Šakić, and Neslişah Sultan. After him are Georgy Beregovoy, Darío Moreno, Ann Savage, Abe Vigoda, Ilse Aichinger, and Daniel Gélin. Among people deceased in 2020, Shin Kyuk-ho ranks 168. Before him are Amadeo Carrizo, Walid Muallem, Shirley Knight, Borys Paton, Pierre Nkurunziza, and Louis Nirenberg. After him are Astrid Kirchherr, Nikolay Shmatko, Hans Tilkowski, Ellis Marsalis Jr., Paik Sun-yup, and Winston Groom.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Shin Kyuk-ho ranks 130 out of 1,128. Before him are Uhwudong (1430), Jang Bogo (787), Kim Ung-yong (1963), Kim Bu-sik (1075), Won Gyun (1540), and Lee Jae-yong (1969). After him are Ho Jong-suk (1908), Soon-Tek Oh (1932), HoYeon Jung (1994), Suga (1993), Hyun Bin (1982), and Yun Hyu (1617).

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  • Photo of Uhwudong

    Uhwudong

    WRITER

    1430 - 1480

    HPI: 63.24

    Rank: 124

  • Photo of Jang Bogo

    Jang Bogo

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    787 - 841

    HPI: 63.11

    Rank: 125

  • Photo of Kim Ung-yong

    Kim Ung-yong

    CELEBRITY

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 63.01

    Rank: 126

  • Photo of Kim Bu-sik

    Kim Bu-sik

    WRITER

    1075 - 1151

    HPI: 62.85

    Rank: 127

  • Photo of Won Gyun

    Won Gyun

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1540 - 1597

    HPI: 62.74

    Rank: 128

  • Photo of Lee Jae-yong

    Lee Jae-yong

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 62.63

    Rank: 129

  • Photo of Shin Kyuk-ho

    Shin Kyuk-ho

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1921 - 2020

    HPI: 62.62

    Rank: 130

  • Photo of Ho Jong-suk

    Ho Jong-suk

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1908 - 1991

    HPI: 62.50

    Rank: 131

  • Photo of Soon-Tek Oh

    Soon-Tek Oh

    ACTOR

    1932 - 2018

    HPI: 62.29

    Rank: 132

  • Photo of HoYeon Jung

    HoYeon Jung

    ACTOR

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 62.20

    Rank: 133

  • Photo of Suga

    Suga

    MUSICIAN

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 62.11

    Rank: 134

  • Photo of Hyun Bin

    Hyun Bin

    ACTOR

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 62.11

    Rank: 135

  • Photo of Yun Hyu

    Yun Hyu

    PHILOSOPHER

    1617 - 1680

    HPI: 61.95

    Rank: 136

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In South Korea

Among businesspeople born in South Korea, Shin Kyuk-ho ranks 5. Before him are Lee Byung-chul (1910), Lee Kun-hee (1942), Sung Jae-gi (1967), and Lee Jae-yong (1969). After him are Choi Soon-sil (1956).

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