ASTRONAUT
Yi So-yeon
1978 - Today
Yi So-yeon
Yi So-yeon (born June 2, 1978) is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first Korean to fly in space. Lee was born and raised in Gwangju, South Korea and graduated from KAIST with a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 2006, she was selected as one of two finalists in the Korean Astronaut Program: a mission to send the first Koreans to space. A year later, it was announced that she was to be the backup. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yi So-yeon is the 173rd most popular astronaut (up from 202nd in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 288th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Yi So-yeon ranks 173 out of 556. Before her are Leonid Kadeniuk, Fyodor Yurchikhin, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., Valentin Lebedev, Ronald McNair, and Anatoly Solovyev. After her are Edward Gibson, Boris Morukov, Valentina Ponomaryova, Lodewijk van den Berg, Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, and Roy D. Bridges Jr..
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Leonid Kadeniuk
1951 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 167
Fyodor Yurchikhin
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 168
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.
1935 - 1967
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 169
Valentin Lebedev
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 170
Ronald McNair
1950 - 1986
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 171
Anatoly Solovyev
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 172
Yi So-yeon
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 173
Edward Gibson
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 174
Boris Morukov
1950 - 2015
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 175
Valentina Ponomaryova
1933 - 2023
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 176
Lodewijk van den Berg
1932 - 2022
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 177
Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 178
Roy D. Bridges Jr.
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 179
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Yi So-yeon ranks 88. Before her are Ayumi Hamasaki, Gwendoline Christie, Hiroki Iizuka, Chris Wolstenholme, Nicole Scherzinger, and Sandra Hüller. After her are Naoki Matsushita, Louis Saha, Tomáš Ujfaluši, Yiruma, Volodymyr Groysman, and Wes Bentley.
Others Born in 1978
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Ayumi Hamasaki
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 82
Gwendoline Christie
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 83
Hiroki Iizuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 84
Chris Wolstenholme
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 85
Nicole Scherzinger
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 86
Sandra Hüller
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 87
Yi So-yeon
ASTRONAUT
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 88
Naoki Matsushita
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 89
Louis Saha
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 90
Tomáš Ujfaluši
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 91
Yiruma
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 92
Volodymyr Groysman
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 93
Wes Bentley
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 94
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Yi So-yeon ranks 228 out of 1,128. Before her are Jeong In-ji (1396), Bae Suzy (1994), Sumi Jo (1962), Lee Hae-chan (1952), Sin Sukju (1417), and Lee Min-jung (1982). After her are Lee Wan-koo (1950), Ku Hye-sun (1984), Lee Seung-gi (1987), Park Shin-hye (1990), Park Chanyeol (1992), and Yiruma (1978).
Others born in South Korea
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Jeong In-ji
POLITICIAN
1396 - 1478
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 222
Bae Suzy
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 223
Sumi Jo
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 224
Lee Hae-chan
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 225
Sin Sukju
POLITICIAN
1417 - 1475
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 226
Lee Min-jung
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 227
Yi So-yeon
ASTRONAUT
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 228
Lee Wan-koo
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2021
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 229
Ku Hye-sun
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 230
Lee Seung-gi
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 231
Park Shin-hye
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 232
Park Chanyeol
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 233
Yiruma
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 234
Among ASTRONAUTS In South Korea
Among astronauts born in South Korea, Yi So-yeon ranks 1.
