Chess Player
Alexei Shirov
Latvian-Spanish chess player
1972 - today
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Alexei Shirov
His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Alexei Shirov is the 208th most popular chess player (down from 187th in 2024), the 185th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 182nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Latvian Chess Player.
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Among Chess Players
Among chess players, Alexei Shirov ranks 208 out of 461. Before him are Gyula Sax, Irina Levitina, Isaac Kashdan, Juan Corzo, Gata Kamsky, and Arnold Denker. After him are Nana Ioseliani, Herman Steiner, Levente Lengyel, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Ľubomír Ftáčnik, and John Owen.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
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Gyula Sax
1951 - 2014
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 202
Irina Levitina
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 203
Isaac Kashdan
1905 - 1985
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 204
Juan Corzo
1873 - 1941
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 205
Gata Kamsky
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 206
Arnold Denker
1914 - 2005
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 207
Alexei Shirov
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 208
Nana Ioseliani
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 209
Herman Steiner
1905 - 1955
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 210
Levente Lengyel
1933 - 2014
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 211
Alexandra Kosteniuk
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 212
Ľubomír Ftáčnik
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 213
John Owen
1827 - 1901
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 214
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Alexei Shirov ranks 314. Before him are Daniel Amokachi, Missi Pyle, Michał Probierz, Darren Shahlavi, Hiroshi Nanami, and Takashi Shimizu. After him are Kiko, Souad Massi, Markus Rühl, Edwin Ifeanyi, Leila Hatami, and Aaron Lewis.
Others Born in 1972
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Daniel Amokachi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 308
Missi Pyle
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 309
Michał Probierz
COACH
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 310
Darren Shahlavi
ACTOR
1972 - 2015
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 311
Hiroshi Nanami
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 312
Takashi Shimizu
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 313
Alexei Shirov
CHESS PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 314
Kiko
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 315
Souad Massi
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 316
Markus Rühl
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 317
Edwin Ifeanyi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 318
Leila Hatami
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 319
Aaron Lewis
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 320
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Alexei Shirov ranks 185 out of NaN. Before him are Gunnar Birkerts (1925), Jeļena Ostapenko (1997), Juris Silovs (1950), Atis Kronvalds (1837), Alexei Kudrin (1960), and Maigonis Valdmanis (1933). After him are Andrzej Łapicki (1924), George Gulack (1905), Valdis Muižnieks (1935), Cēzars Ozers (1937), Nora Ikstena (1969), and Aigars Fadejevs (1975).
Others born in Latvia
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Gunnar Birkerts
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2017
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 179
Jeļena Ostapenko
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 180
Juris Silovs
ATHLETE
1950 - 2018
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 181
Atis Kronvalds
WRITER
1837 - 1875
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 182
Alexei Kudrin
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 183
Maigonis Valdmanis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1933 - 1999
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 184
Alexei Shirov
CHESS PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 185
Andrzej Łapicki
ACTOR
1924 - 2012
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 186
George Gulack
ATHLETE
1905 - 1987
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 187
Valdis Muižnieks
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1935 - 2013
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 188
Cēzars Ozers
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 189
Nora Ikstena
WRITER
1969 - 2026
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 190
Aigars Fadejevs
ATHLETE
1975 - 2024
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 191
Among Chess Players In Latvia
Among chess players born in Latvia, Alexei Shirov ranks 4. Before him are Mikhail Tal (1936), Hermanis Matisons (1894), and Vladimirs Petrovs (1907). After him are Arkadij Naiditsch (1985), Alexander Shabalov (1967), and Dana Reizniece-Ozola (1981).
Mikhail Tal
1936 - 1992
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 1
Hermanis Matisons
1894 - 1932
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 2
Vladimirs Petrovs
1907 - 1943
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 3
Alexei Shirov
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 4
Arkadij Naiditsch
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 5
Alexander Shabalov
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 6
Dana Reizniece-Ozola
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 7
