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Most Famous North Korean Athletes

176,668 JI

Jong Il-gwan North Korean Football b. 1992

187,800 AC An Chol-hyok North Korean Football b. 1985

433,967 KS

Kim Song-i North Korean Player b. 1994

586,090 PY

Pak Yung-sun North Korean Player 1957–1988

1,777,421 HJ Ho Jong-hae North Korean Skater b. 1975

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Inside North Korea Athletes

5 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous north korea athletes born in each.

Notable births among North Korea Athletes peaked in the 1990s with 2 people.

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Football are North Korea Athletes's biggest group — 40% of all notables (2).