Military Personnel
Mariya Smirnova
Squadron commander in the "Night Witches", Hero of the Soviet Union
1920 - 2002
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Mariya Smirnova
Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Mariya Smirnova is the 1,924th most popular military personnel (down from 1,877th in 2024), the 2,076th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,101st in 2019) and the 147th most popular Russian Military Personnel.
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Mariya Smirnova is one of only 114 women among the 2,058 Military Personnels in Pantheon.
Mar 31
Mariya Smirnova shares a March 31 birthday with René Descartes, Joseph Haydn, and Al Gore.
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Among Military Personnels
Among military personnels, Mariya Smirnova ranks 1,924 out of 2,058. Before her are Tadeusz Rozwadowski, Boston Corbett, Musa Gareyev, Marcellinus, Martin Dempsey, and Johannes Block. After her are Israel Putnam, Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer, Michael Mullen, Adasi, Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, and Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Tadeusz Rozwadowski
1866 - 1928
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,918
Boston Corbett
1832 - 1894
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,919
Musa Gareyev
1922 - 1987
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,920
Marcellinus
500 - 468
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,921
Martin Dempsey
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,922
Johannes Block
1894 - 1945
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,923
Mariya Smirnova
1920 - 2002
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 1,924
Israel Putnam
1718 - 1790
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 1,925
Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer
1857 - 1932
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 1,926
Michael Mullen
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1,927
Adasi
1750 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,928
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough
1779 - 1869
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,929
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
1663 - 1690
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 1,930
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Mariya Smirnova ranks 372. Before her are Neville Brand, Raisa Aronova, Cecilia Colledge, Ingemar Hedberg, Hemanta Mukherjee, and Vera Ralston. After her are Ralph Meeker, William Colby, William Tenn, Osamu Hayaishi, Bella Abzug, and Stan Musial. Among people deceased in 2002, Mariya Smirnova ranks 272. Before her are Hellmuth Marx, Miloš Macourek, Chaim Potok, Mikayil Abdullayev, Anatoli Bashashkin, and David Todd Wilkinson. After her are Ekrem Akurgal, Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar, Mikhail Krug, Neal E. Miller, Lonnie Donegan, and John Gorton.
Others Born in 1920
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Neville Brand
ACTOR
1920 - 1992
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 366
Raisa Aronova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1920 - 1982
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 367
Cecilia Colledge
SKATER
1920 - 2008
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 368
Ingemar Hedberg
ATHLETE
1920 - 2019
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 369
Hemanta Mukherjee
SINGER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 370
Vera Ralston
SKATER
1920 - 2003
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 371
Mariya Smirnova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2002
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 372
Ralph Meeker
ACTOR
1920 - 1988
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 373
William Colby
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1996
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 374
William Tenn
WRITER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 375
Osamu Hayaishi
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2015
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 376
Bella Abzug
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1998
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 377
Stan Musial
BASEBALL PLAYER
1920 - 2013
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 378
Others Deceased in 2002
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Hellmuth Marx
SCULPTOR
1915 - 2002
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 266
Miloš Macourek
WRITER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 267
Chaim Potok
WRITER
1929 - 2002
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 268
Mikayil Abdullayev
PAINTER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 269
Anatoli Bashashkin
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2002
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 270
David Todd Wilkinson
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2002
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 271
Mariya Smirnova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2002
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 272
Ekrem Akurgal
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1911 - 2002
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 273
Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar
DANCER
1935 - 2002
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 274
Mikhail Krug
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2002
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 275
Neal E. Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 2002
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 276
Lonnie Donegan
SINGER
1931 - 2002
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 277
John Gorton
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2002
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 278
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Mariya Smirnova ranks 2,076 out of 3,761. Before her are Viktor Pavlov (1940), Musa Gareyev (1922), Galina Gorokhova (1938), Anatoly Kuznetsov (1930), Georgi Yumatov (1926), and Lyudmila Narusova (1951). After her are Alexander Shishkov (1754), Tamara Moskvina (1941), Mikhail Somov (1908), Mikhail Tyurin (1960), Sergey Urusevsky (1908), and Vassili Poyarkov (null).
Others born in Russia
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Viktor Pavlov
ACTOR
1940 - 2006
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 2,070
Musa Gareyev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1987
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 2,071
Galina Gorokhova
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 2,072
Anatoly Kuznetsov
ACTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 2,073
Georgi Yumatov
ACTOR
1926 - 1997
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 2,074
Lyudmila Narusova
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 2,075
Mariya Smirnova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2002
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 2,076
Alexander Shishkov
WRITER
1754 - 1841
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 2,077
Tamara Moskvina
COACH
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 2,078
Mikhail Somov
EXPLORER
1908 - 1973
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,079
Mikhail Tyurin
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,080
Sergey Urusevsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1974
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 2,081
Vassili Poyarkov
EXPLORER
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 2,082
Among Military Personnels In Russia
Among military personnels born in Russia, Mariya Smirnova ranks 147. Before her are Aleksei Evert (1857), Dmitry Lavrinenko (1914), Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov (1806), Yevdokiya Bershanskaya (1913), Afanasy Beloborodov (1903), and Musa Gareyev (1922). After her are Rufina Gasheva (1921), Mikhail Yefremov (1897), Arseny Golovko (1906), Aleksandr Lapin (1964), Igor Sergun (1957), and Igor Kirillov (1970).
Aleksei Evert
1857 - 1918
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 141
Dmitry Lavrinenko
1914 - 1941
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 142
Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov
1806 - 1854
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 143
Yevdokiya Bershanskaya
1913 - 1982
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 144
Afanasy Beloborodov
1903 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 145
Musa Gareyev
1922 - 1987
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 146
Mariya Smirnova
1920 - 2002
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 147
Rufina Gasheva
1921 - 2012
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 148
Mikhail Yefremov
1897 - 1942
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 149
Arseny Golovko
1906 - 1962
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 150
Aleksandr Lapin
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 151
Igor Sergun
1957 - 2016
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 152
Igor Kirillov
1970 - 2024
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 153
