The Most Famous
PRESENTERS from Russia
This page contains a list of the greatest Russian Presenters. The pantheon dataset contains 143 Presenters, 1 of which were born in Russia. This makes Russia the birth place of the 13th most number of Presenters behind Japan, and Spain.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Russian Presenters of all time. This list of famous Russian Presenters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Igor Kirillov (1932 - 2021)
With an HPI of 47.34, Igor Kirillov is the most famous Russian Presenter. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Igor Leonidovich Kirillov (Russian: Игорь Леонидович Кириллов, 14 September 1932 – 29 October 2021) was a Soviet and Russian news presenter, announcer and actor. He was a news anchor for Soviet Central Television (CT USSR) and announcer for the CT USSR news program Vremya for 30 years. He was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1988.
2. Nikolay Baskov (b. 1976)
With an HPI of 41.09, Nikolay Baskov is the 2nd most famous Russian Presenter. His biography has been translated into 32 different languages.
Nikolay Victorovich Baskov (Russian: Николай Викторович Басков; born 15 October 1976, Russian pronunciation: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪdʑ ˈbaskəf], or Russian pronunciation: [bɐsˈkof], because initially the stress in his surname fell on the Russian о) is a Russian tenor who performs in both operatic and popular music styles. His honors include commendations as Meritorious Artist and People's Artist of the Russian Federation. In addition to his career as a vocalist, Baskov is a regular figure on the Russian game show What? Where? When?.
3. Vladimir Turchinsky (1963 - 2009)
With an HPI of 39.71, Vladimir Turchinsky is the 3rd most famous Russian Presenter. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Turchinsky (Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Турчи́нский; 28 September 1963 – 16 December 2009) was a Russian wrestler, strongman, television and radio presenter, actor, author, singer and businessman. After completing military service he took various odd jobs, as a photographer, bodyguard, security officer, circus performer, and translator from English and French. He later became a notable media personality capitalizing on his massive physique and a strongman image. Turchinsky was a Master of Sports in sambo and judo. He internationally played American football, and competed in the International Gladiators 1 series under the stage name Dynamite. He held the following Guinness World Records: shifting Antonov An-124 Ruslan, and moving a 20-ton truck over 100 meters.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Russian presenters born between 1932 and 1976. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Russian presenters include Nikolay Baskov. The most famous deceased Russian presenters include Igor Kirillov, and Vladimir Turchinsky. As of April 2024, 2 new Russian presenters have been added to Pantheon including Igor Kirillov, and Vladimir Turchinsky.
