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Yoon Suk Yeol

1960 - Today

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Yoon Suk Yeol (born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who served as the 13th president of South Korea from 2022 until he was removed from office in 2025. A member of the People Power Party during his presidency, he was the shortest-serving directly elected president in the country's democratic history since 1987. Yoon previously served as the prosecutor general of South Korea from 2019 to 2021. Born in Seoul, Yoon received his bachelor's and master's degrees in law from Seoul National University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoon Suk Yeol is the 562nd most popular politician (up from 2,943rd in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 49th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yoon Suk Yeol ranks 562 out of 19,576. Before him are Stephen Báthory, Zenobia, Frederick William IV of Prussia, Ashraf Ghani, Sargon of Akkad, and Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem. After him are Jean-Marie Le Pen, Christian VIII of Denmark, Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Rüstem Pasha, Charles IV of France, and Aurelian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Yoon Suk Yeol ranks 4. Before him are Ayrton Senna, Diego Maradona, and Naruhito. After him are Philippe of Belgium, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tim Cook, Yulia Tymoshenko, John F. Kennedy Jr., Rafael Benítez, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Jeffrey Dahmer.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol ranks 5 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), Sejong the Great (1397), Park Chung-hee (1917), and Syngman Rhee (1875). After him are Kim Dae-jung (1924), Moon Jae-in (1953), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Yi Sun-sin (1545), Ban Ki-moon (1944), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), and Jeongjo of Joseon (1752).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol ranks 5. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), Sejong the Great (1397), Park Chung-hee (1917), and Syngman Rhee (1875). After him are Kim Dae-jung (1924), Moon Jae-in (1953), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), and Park Geun-hye (1952).

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