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Kim Jong Eun

(Encyclopedia) Kim Jong Eun: see Kim Jong Un under Kim Il Sung.

Kim Dae Jung

(Encyclopedia) Kim Dae JungKim Dae Jungkĭm dā j&oobreve;ng [key], 1924–2009, president (1998–2003) of South Korea. A native of South Jeolla prov., Kim was a long-time campaigner for increased…

Kim Il Sung

(Encyclopedia) Kim Il SungKim Il Sungkĭm ĭl s&oobreve;ng [key], 1912–94, North Korean political leader, chief of state of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1948–94); originally named Kim…

Kim Jong Il

(Encyclopedia) Kim Jong Il: see under Kim Il Sung.

Kim Jong Un

(Encyclopedia) Kim Jong Un: see under Kim Il Sung.

Kim Young Sam

(Encyclopedia) Kim Young Sam, 1927–2015, South Korean political leader, b. Gyeongsang prov. He was first elected to the National Assembly in 1954 and served nine terms. A long-time political…

Kim, Jim Yong

(Encyclopedia) Kim, Jim Yong, 1959–, Korean-American physician, university administrator, and global health specialist, b. Seoul, grad. Brown (A.B., 1982), Harvard (M.D., 1991, Ph.D., 1993). He moved…

Philby, Kim

(Encyclopedia) Philby, Kim (Harold Adrian Russell Philby), 1912–88, British double agent, son of Harry St. John Bridger Philby, studied Trinity College, Cambridge. A longtime high-ranking member of…

Kim Richey

Bitter SweetMercury Sure, the package is a bit too perfect: She writes, she sings and poses to kill. But her aim is true, her confidence rings slyly coy; there's an irresistible undertow of…

Lil' Kim

The Notorious KIMQueen Bee/Undeas/Atlantic Nasty, in-your-face lyrical prowess is no longer just a man's game, and tart-tongued rapper Lil' Kim has helped shake up a scene that's been…