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This is a list of Korean surnames, in hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim ( 김 ), followed by Lee ( 이) and Park ( 박 ). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis.
Eddie Lee Sexton. Eddie Lee Sexton (May 12, 1942 – December 29, 2010) was an American convicted murderer and rapist known for compelling his children to murder and for committing sexual abuse against his own family, which he ruled in a cult-like manner. [1] He fathered at least three children with two of his daughters. [2]
Lin ( [lǐn]; Chinese: 林; pinyin: Lín) is the Mandarin romanization of the Chinese surname written 林, which has many variations depending on the language and is also used in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia .
—Malcolm X When Malcolm was in prison, he met fellow convict John Bembry, a self-educated man he would later describe as "the first man I had ever seen command total respect... with words". Under Bembry's influence, Malcolm developed a voracious appetite for reading. At this time, several of his siblings wrote to him about the Nation of Islam, a relatively new religious movement preaching ...
Goryeo. McCune–Reischauer. Koryŏ. IPA. [ko.ɾjʌ] Goryeo ( Korean : 고려; MR : Koryŏ; [ko.ɾjʌ] Hanja: 高麗) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. [11]
Sasaeng fan. Sasaeng. fan. A sasaeng or sasaeng fan ( Korean : 사생팬; Hanja : 私生 팬; RR : sasaengpaen) is the South Korean term for an obsessive fan who acts in ways that invade the privacy of Korean idols, drama actors, or other public figures in the entertainment industry. One of the most notable activities associated with sasaeng ...
For example, the Jeonju Yi clan is identified by the city Jeonju and family name Yi, the Gimhae Kim clan is identified by the city Gimhae and family name Kim, and the Aphae Jeong clan is identified by the island Aphae-do and family name Jeong. Korean clans are used to distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name The bongwan ...
The shortest is Sergio Osmeña, who spent 1 year and 300 days in office. Two women have held the office: Corazon Aquino (1986–92), who ascended to the presidency upon the successful People Power Revolution of 1986, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001–10), who, as vice president, ascended to the presidency upon Estrada's resignation and was ...