WRITER
Alexander Litvinenko
1962 - 2006
Alexander Litvinenko
Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko (30 August 1962 or 4 December 1962 – 23 November 2006) was a British-naturalised Russian defector and former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) who specialised in tackling organised crime. A prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he advised British intelligence and coined the term "mafia state". In November 1998, Litvinenko and several other FSB officers publicly accused their superiors of ordering the assassination of the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Litvinenko has received more than 4,517,648 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Alexander Litvinenko is the 795th most popular writer (down from 729th in 2019), the 267th most popular biography from Russia (down from 258th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Russian Writer.
Alexander Litvinenko was a former Russian spy and KGB officer who defected to the United Kingdom in 2000. He was later accused of being involved in the death of Russian oligarch and Kremlin critic, Boris Berezovsky. Litvinenko died in 2006 from poisoning by radioactive polonium-210.
Memorability Metrics
4.5M
Page Views (PV)
63.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
8.21
Effective Languages (L*)
3.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alexander Litvinenko ranks 795 out of 7,302. Before him are Jin Yong, Marie Mancini, Wilhelm Hauff, Leon Uris, Georges Bernanos, and Marie d'Agoult. After him are Cesare Pavese, Ibycus, Colleen McCullough, Dio Chrysostom, Maya Angelou, and Pietro Bembo.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJin Yong
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 789
Marie Mancini
1639 - 1715
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 790
Wilhelm Hauff
1802 - 1827
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 791
Leon Uris
1924 - 2003
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 792
Georges Bernanos
1888 - 1948
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 793
Marie d'Agoult
1805 - 1876
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 794
Alexander Litvinenko
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 795
Cesare Pavese
1908 - 1950
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 796
Ibycus
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 797
Colleen McCullough
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 798
Dio Chrysostom
40 - 120
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 799
Maya Angelou
1928 - 2014
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 800
Pietro Bembo
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 801
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Alexander Litvinenko ranks 17. Before him are Ralph Fiennes, Olga Tokarczuk, Sandra, Abdullah II of Jordan, David Fincher, and Antony Blinken. After him are Aleksandr Dugin, Carlos Sainz, Mohammed Omar, Michelle Yeoh, Steve Carell, and Wesley Snipes. Among people deceased in 2006, Alexander Litvinenko ranks 36. Before him are Clay Regazzoni, Robert Altman, Lennart Meri, Raymond Davis Jr., Alida Valli, and Clifford Geertz. After him are Markus Wolf, Bülent Ecevit, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, John Kenneth Galbraith, Shohei Imamura, and Zoia Ceaușescu.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsRalph Fiennes
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 11
Olga Tokarczuk
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 12
Sandra
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 13
Abdullah II of Jordan
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 14
David Fincher
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 15
Antony Blinken
DIPLOMAT
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 16
Alexander Litvinenko
WRITER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 17
Aleksandr Dugin
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 18
Carlos Sainz
RACING DRIVER
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 19
Mohammed Omar
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2013
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 20
Michelle Yeoh
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 21
Steve Carell
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 22
Wesley Snipes
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsClay Regazzoni
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 30
Robert Altman
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 31
Lennart Meri
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2006
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 32
Raymond Davis Jr.
CHEMIST
1914 - 2006
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 33
Alida Valli
ACTOR
1921 - 2006
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 34
Clifford Geertz
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1926 - 2006
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 35
Alexander Litvinenko
WRITER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 36
Markus Wolf
PUBLIC WORKER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 37
Bülent Ecevit
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 38
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
SINGER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 39
John Kenneth Galbraith
ECONOMIST
1908 - 2006
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 40
Shohei Imamura
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 41
Zoia Ceaușescu
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 42
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Alexander Litvinenko ranks 267 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Blok (1880), Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (1553), Nikolai Yudenich (1862), Mykola Azarov (1947), Natalia Goncharova (1881), and Vitaly Ginzburg (1916). After him are Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Nikita Mikhalkov (1945), Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin (1855), Yermak Timofeyevich (1532), Lyudmila Putina (1958), and Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (1895).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Blok
WRITER
1880 - 1921
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 261
Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1618
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 262
Nikolai Yudenich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1862 - 1933
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 263
Mykola Azarov
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 264
Natalia Goncharova
PAINTER
1881 - 1962
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 265
Vitaly Ginzburg
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 266
Alexander Litvinenko
WRITER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 267
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1605 - 1681
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 268
Nikita Mikhalkov
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 269
Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1935
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 270
Yermak Timofeyevich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1532 - 1585
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 271
Lyudmila Putina
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 272
Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1970
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 273
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Alexander Litvinenko ranks 30. Before him are Nikolay Chernyshevsky (1828), Ivan Goncharov (1812), Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1883), Ivan Krylov (1769), Arthur Adamov (1908), and Alexander Blok (1880). After him are Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz (1843), Varlam Shalamov (1907), Viktor Shklovsky (1893), Yevgeny Yevtushenko (1933), Alexander Griboyedov (1795), and Nikolay Karamzin (1766).
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
1828 - 1889
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 24
Ivan Goncharov
1812 - 1891
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 25
Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
1883 - 1945
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 26
Ivan Krylov
1769 - 1844
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 27
Arthur Adamov
1908 - 1970
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 28
Alexander Blok
1880 - 1921
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 29
Alexander Litvinenko
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 30
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
1843 - 1916
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 31
Varlam Shalamov
1907 - 1982
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 32
Viktor Shklovsky
1893 - 1984
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 33
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
1933 - 2017
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 34
Alexander Griboyedov
1795 - 1829
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 35
Nikolay Karamzin
1766 - 1826
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 36