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Shin Dong-hyuk

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Shin Dong-hyuk

Summary

Shin Dong-hyuk is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kaechon internment camp[2]. He was born on November 19, 1982[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], writer[5], and human rights defender[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (665 views/month, #6,996 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kaechon internment camp[2], Shin Dong-hyuk…
  • Shin Dong-hyuk was born on November 19, 1982[3].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk held citizenship in North Korea[8].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk held citizenship in South Korea[9].
  • Korean was Shin Dong-hyuk's native language[10].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's professions included journalist[4].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's professions included writer[5].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's professions included human rights defender[6].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk is recorded as male[11].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's Commons category is recorded as Shin Dong-hyuk[13].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's family name is recorded as Shin[14].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's given name is recorded as Dong-Hyuck[15].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as South Koreans[16].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's name in kana is recorded as しん・どんひょく[17].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's McCune–Reischauer romanization is recorded as Sin Tonghyŏk[18].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's Revised Romanization is recorded as Sin Dong-hyeok[19].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[20].

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Origins and Family

Shin Dong-hyuk's place of birth was Kaechon internment camp[2]. He was born on November 19, 1982[3]. Korean was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], writer[5], and human rights defender[6].

Why It Matters

Shin Dong-hyuk ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (665 views/month, #6,996 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Shin Dong-hyuk born?

Born in Kaechon internment camp[2], Shin Dong-hyuk…

What did Shin Dong-hyuk do for work?

Shin Dong-hyuk worked as journalist[4], writer[5], and human rights defender[6].

Related Entities

North Korea South Korea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → South Koreans
    Place of birth → Kaechon internment camp
    Occupation → journalist, writer, human rights defender
    Sex or gender → male
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0326744-Sin-Tonghjok-1982, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259654|batch #259654]]"
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