POLITICIAN
Yun Chi-young
1898 - 1996

Yun Chi-young
Yun Chi-Young (Korean: 윤치영; 10 February 1898 – 9 February 1996) was a Korean independence activist, journalist, and politician, diplomat of South Korea. He was the first Interior Minister (1948), 2nd Republic of Korea Ambassador to France from 1950 to 1951, 1st, 2nd and 3rd National Assembly of South Korea and 13th Mayor of Seoul from 1963 to 1966. His art name is Dongsan (Korean: 동산). He was Yun Posun's younger half-uncle, and politician and independence activist Yun Chi-ho's younger cousin. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yun Chi-young is the 14,108th most popular politician (up from 15,927th in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 333rd in 2019) and the 94th most popular South Korean Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Yun Chi-young ranks 14,108 out of 19,576. Before him are Jacopo Contarini, Nahas Angula, Natalia Kuchinskaya, Balista, Sergey Kiriyenko, and Michèle Pierre-Louis. After him are Élisabeth Baume-Schneider, Luis Alberto Monge, Mário da Graça Machungo, Marcus Junius Pera, Muhammetnazar Gapurow, and Nils Torvalds.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacopo Contarini
1194 - 1280
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 14,108
Nahas Angula
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 14,109
Natalia Kuchinskaya
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 14,110
Balista
250 - 261
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 14,111
Sergey Kiriyenko
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 14,112
Michèle Pierre-Louis
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 14,113
Yun Chi-young
1898 - 1996
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 14,114
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 14,115
Luis Alberto Monge
1925 - 2016
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 14,116
Mário da Graça Machungo
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 14,117
Marcus Junius Pera
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 14,118
Muhammetnazar Gapurow
1922 - 1999
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 14,119
Nils Torvalds
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 14,120
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Yun Chi-young ranks 196. Before him are Katarzyna Kobro, Therese Giehse, Nils Engdahl, Renée Adorée, Henry Luce, and William Jordan. After him are Eduard Wiiralt, Dorothy Gish, Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, Nazik al-Abid, Preston Sturges, and Félix Sesúmaga. Among people deceased in 1996, Yun Chi-young ranks 205. Before him are Eva Cassidy, Alger Hiss, Alfredo Nobre da Costa, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Gabriel Alonso, and Lydia Chukovskaya. After him are Aliki Vougiouklaki, William Bonin, Julio César Méndez Montenegro, Jon Pertwee, Camilla Horn, and Zainab Biisheva.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsKatarzyna Kobro
SCULPTOR
1898 - 1951
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 190
Therese Giehse
ACTOR
1898 - 1975
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 191
Nils Engdahl
ATHLETE
1898 - 1983
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 192
Renée Adorée
ACTOR
1898 - 1933
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 193
Henry Luce
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1967
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 194
William Jordan
ATHLETE
1898 - 1968
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 195
Yun Chi-young
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1996
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 196
Eduard Wiiralt
PAINTER
1898 - 1954
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 197
Dorothy Gish
ACTOR
1898 - 1968
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 198
Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1898 - 1988
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 199
Nazik al-Abid
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1898 - 1959
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 200
Preston Sturges
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1959
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 201
Félix Sesúmaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1925
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 202
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsEva Cassidy
SINGER
1963 - 1996
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 199
Alger Hiss
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 200
Alfredo Nobre da Costa
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1996
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 201
Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1996
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 202
Gabriel Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1996
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 203
Lydia Chukovskaya
WRITER
1907 - 1996
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 204
Yun Chi-young
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1996
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 205
Aliki Vougiouklaki
ACTOR
1934 - 1996
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 206
William Bonin
EXTREMIST
1947 - 1996
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 207
Julio César Méndez Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1996
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 208
Jon Pertwee
ACTOR
1919 - 1996
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 209
Camilla Horn
ACTOR
1903 - 1996
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 210
Zainab Biisheva
WRITER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 211
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Yun Chi-young ranks 240 out of 1,128. Before him are Yiruma (1978), Yoo Young-chul (1970), Chang Taek-sang (1893), Chung Won-shik (1928), Jung Hae-in (1988), and Hwang Woo-suk (1953). After him are Bae Yong-joon (1972), Kim Min-hee (1982), Kim Sae-ron (2000), Han Hyo-joo (1987), Kim Jung-nam (1943), and Yunjin Kim (1973).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsYiruma
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 234
Yoo Young-chul
EXTREMIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 235
Chang Taek-sang
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1969
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 236
Chung Won-shik
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 237
Jung Hae-in
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 238
Hwang Woo-suk
BIOLOGIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 239
Yun Chi-young
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1996
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 240
Bae Yong-joon
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 241
Kim Min-hee
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 242
Kim Sae-ron
ACTOR
2000 - 2025
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 243
Han Hyo-joo
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 244
Kim Jung-nam
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 245
Yunjin Kim
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 246
Among POLITICIANS In South Korea
Among politicians born in South Korea, Yun Chi-young ranks 94. Before him are Jeong In-ji (1396), Lee Hae-chan (1952), Sin Sukju (1417), Lee Wan-koo (1950), Chang Taek-sang (1893), and Chung Won-shik (1928). After him are Kang Kyung-wha (1955), Ahn Cheol-soo (1962), Lee Sedol (1983), Kim Eun-sook (1973), Choi Yo-sam (1973), and Kim Jae-yup (1965).
Jeong In-ji
1396 - 1478
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 88
Lee Hae-chan
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 89
Sin Sukju
1417 - 1475
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 90
Lee Wan-koo
1950 - 2021
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 91
Chang Taek-sang
1893 - 1969
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 92
Chung Won-shik
1928 - 2020
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 93
Yun Chi-young
1898 - 1996
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 94
Kang Kyung-wha
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 95
Ahn Cheol-soo
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 96
Lee Sedol
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 97
Kim Eun-sook
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 98
Choi Yo-sam
1973 - 2008
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 99
Kim Jae-yup
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 100