CHESS PLAYER
Aleksandar Matanović
1930 - 2023
Aleksandar Matanović
Aleksandar Matanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Матановић; 23 May 1930 – 9 August 2023) was a Serbian chess grandmaster, one of the leading Yugoslav players in the 1950s-1970s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aleksandar Matanović has received more than 50,541 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Aleksandar Matanović is the 58th most popular chess player (up from 136th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Serbia (up from 231st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Serbian Chess Player.
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60.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
7.66
Effective Languages (L*)
1.26
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Aleksandar Matanović ranks 58 out of 461. Before him are Pedro Damiano, Lajos Portisch, Alexander Kotov, Lionel Kieseritzky, Magnus Carlsen, and Salo Flohr. After him are Géza Maróczy, Viswanathan Anand, Dawid Janowski, Elisaveta Bykova, Mark Taimanov, and Vladimir Kramnik.
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HPI: 61.33
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Aleksandar Matanović
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 58
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HPI: 60.79
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HPI: 60.59
Rank: 60
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HPI: 60.16
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1975 - Present
HPI: 60.08
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Aleksandar Matanović ranks 189. Before him are María Elena Walsh, Jānis Pujats, Lazar Berman, Ahmad Jamal, Jordi Pujol, and Frances Sternhagen. After him are Yuan Longping, Yuri Artyukhin, Elza Soares, Jean Ferrat, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, and Pyotr Bolotnikov. Among people deceased in 2023, Aleksandar Matanović ranks 218. Before him are Telesphore Toppo, Klaus Teuber, Mary L. Cleave, Ahmad Jamal, Frances Sternhagen, and María Kodama. After him are Ingrid Haebler, Terry Venables, Romualdo Arppi Filho, Ita Ever, Gleb Panfilov, and Michael Bishop.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsMaría Elena Walsh
WRITER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 183
Jānis Pujats
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 184
Lazar Berman
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2005
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 185
Ahmad Jamal
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 186
Jordi Pujol
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 187
Frances Sternhagen
ACTOR
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 188
Aleksandar Matanović
CHESS PLAYER
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 189
Yuan Longping
INVENTOR
1930 - 2021
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 190
Yuri Artyukhin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1998
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 191
Elza Soares
SINGER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 192
Jean Ferrat
SINGER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 193
Hussain Muhammad Ershad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 194
Pyotr Bolotnikov
ATHLETE
1930 - 2013
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 195
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsTelesphore Toppo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 212
Klaus Teuber
GAME DESIGNER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 213
Mary L. Cleave
ASTRONAUT
1947 - 2023
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 214
Ahmad Jamal
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 215
Frances Sternhagen
ACTOR
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 216
María Kodama
WRITER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 217
Aleksandar Matanović
CHESS PLAYER
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 218
Ingrid Haebler
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2023
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 219
Terry Venables
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 220
Romualdo Arppi Filho
REFEREE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 221
Ita Ever
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 222
Gleb Panfilov
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 223
Michael Bishop
WRITER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 224
In Serbia
Among people born in Serbia, Aleksandar Matanović ranks 136 out of 661. Before him are Todor Veselinović (1930), Đura Jakšić (1832), Paja Jovanović (1859), Mirko Cvetković (1950), Vasko Popa (1922), and Momčilo Tapavica (1872). After him are Ivo Pogorelić (1958), Slobodan Jovanović (1869), Enki Bilal (1951), Ceca (1973), Aleksandar Tirnanić (1910), and Petar Bojović (1858).
Others born in Serbia
Go to all RankingsTodor Veselinović
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 130
Đura Jakšić
WRITER
1832 - 1878
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 131
Paja Jovanović
PAINTER
1859 - 1957
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 132
Mirko Cvetković
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 133
Vasko Popa
WRITER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 134
Momčilo Tapavica
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1949
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 135
Aleksandar Matanović
CHESS PLAYER
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 136
Ivo Pogorelić
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 137
Slobodan Jovanović
HISTORIAN
1869 - 1958
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 138
Enki Bilal
COMIC ARTIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 139
Ceca
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 140
Aleksandar Tirnanić
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1992
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 141
Petar Bojović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1858 - 1945
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 142
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Serbia
Among chess players born in Serbia, Aleksandar Matanović ranks 2. Before him are Svetozar Gligorić (1923). After him are Ljubomir Ljubojević (1950), Boris Kostić (1887), Borislav Ivkov (1933), Andrija Fuderer (1931), Milunka Lazarević (1932), Boško Abramović (1951), and Peter Leko (1979).
Svetozar Gligorić
1923 - 2012
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 1
Aleksandar Matanović
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 2
Ljubomir Ljubojević
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 3
Boris Kostić
1887 - 1963
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 4
Borislav Ivkov
1933 - 2022
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 5
Andrija Fuderer
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 6
Milunka Lazarević
1932 - 2018
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 7
Boško Abramović
1951 - 2021
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 8
Peter Leko
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 9