MOUNTAINEER
Anatoli Boukreev
1958 - 1997
Anatoli Boukreev
Anatoli Nikolaevich Boukreev (Kazakh: Анато́лий Никола́евич Букре́ев; January 16, 1958 – December 25, 1997) was a Soviet and Kazakh mountaineer who made ascents of 10 of the 14 eight-thousander peaks—those above 8,000 m (26,247 ft)—without supplemental oxygen. From 1989 through 1997, he made 18 successful ascents of peaks above 8,000 m. Boukreev had a reputation as an elite mountaineer in international climbing circles for summiting K2 in 1993 and Mount Everest via the North Ridge route in 1995, and for his solo speed ascents of some of the world's highest mountains. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anatoli Boukreev has received more than 2,103,915 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Anatoli Boukreev is the 22nd most popular mountaineer (up from 25th in 2019), the 789th most popular biography from Russia (up from 955th in 2019) and the most popular Russian Mountaineer.
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Among MOUNTAINEERS
Among mountaineers, Anatoli Boukreev ranks 22 out of 45. Before him are Walter Bonatti, Achille Compagnoni, Lino Lacedelli, Kurt Diemberger, John Muir, and Matthias Zurbriggen. After him are Lionel Terray, Alain Robert, Andrew Irvine, Krzysztof Wielicki, Jon Krakauer, and Albert F. Mummery.
Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia
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Walter Bonatti
1930 - 2011
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 16
Achille Compagnoni
1914 - 2009
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 17
Lino Lacedelli
1925 - 2009
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 18
Kurt Diemberger
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 19
John Muir
1838 - 1914
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 20
Matthias Zurbriggen
1856 - 1917
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 21
Anatoli Boukreev
1958 - 1997
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 22
Lionel Terray
1921 - 1965
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 23
Alain Robert
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 24
Andrew Irvine
1902 - 1924
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 25
Krzysztof Wielicki
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 26
Jon Krakauer
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 27
Albert F. Mummery
1855 - 1895
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 28
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Anatoli Boukreev ranks 66. Before him are Paul Di'Anno, Joan Jett, Avigdor Lieberman, Bruce Campbell, Zdravko Krivokapić, and Ivo Pogorelić. After him are Linda Kozlowski, Patrice Talon, Marg Helgenberger, Miranda Richardson, Peter Capaldi, and Ghassan Massoud. Among people deceased in 1997, Anatoli Boukreev ranks 97. Before him are Michael Hutchence, Andrés Rodríguez, Kunihiko Kodaira, Teiichi Matsumaru, Ho Feng-Shan, and Chiang Wei-kuo. After him are Amha Selassie, Uzi Narkiss, Félix Candela, Stanley Schachter, Andrei Sinyavsky, and Eugene Stoner.
Others Born in 1958
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Paul Di'Anno
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 60
Joan Jett
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 61
Avigdor Lieberman
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 62
Bruce Campbell
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 63
Zdravko Krivokapić
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 64
Ivo Pogorelić
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 65
Anatoli Boukreev
1958 - 1997
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 66
Linda Kozlowski
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 67
Patrice Talon
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 68
Marg Helgenberger
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 69
Miranda Richardson
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 70
Peter Capaldi
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 71
Ghassan Massoud
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 72
Others Deceased in 1997
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Michael Hutchence
1960 - 1997
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 91
Andrés Rodríguez
1923 - 1997
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 92
Kunihiko Kodaira
1915 - 1997
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 93
Teiichi Matsumaru
1909 - 1997
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 94
Ho Feng-Shan
1901 - 1997
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 95
Chiang Wei-kuo
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 96
Anatoli Boukreev
1958 - 1997
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 97
Amha Selassie
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 98
Uzi Narkiss
1925 - 1997
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 99
Félix Candela
1910 - 1997
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 100
Stanley Schachter
1922 - 1997
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 101
Andrei Sinyavsky
1925 - 1997
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 102
Eugene Stoner
1922 - 1997
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 103
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Anatoli Boukreev ranks 789 out of 3,262. Before him are Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714), Alisa Freindlich (1934), Vladimir Kokovtsov (1853), Mikhail Speransky (1772), Alexander Shelepin (1918), and Vitaly Abalakov (1906). After him are Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia (1850), Nikolai Amosov (1913), Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870), Pavel Rotmistrov (1901), Maria Bochkareva (1889), and Alexander Sokurov (1951).
Others born in Russia
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Kristijonas Donelaitis
1714 - 1780
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 783
Alisa Freindlich
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 784
Vladimir Kokovtsov
1853 - 1943
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 785
Mikhail Speransky
1772 - 1839
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 786
Alexander Shelepin
1918 - 1994
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 787
Vitaly Abalakov
1906 - 1986
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 788
Anatoli Boukreev
1958 - 1997
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 789
Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia
1850 - 1918
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 790
Nikolai Amosov
1913 - 2002
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 791
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
1870 - 1932
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 792
Pavel Rotmistrov
1901 - 1982
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 793
Maria Bochkareva
1889 - 1920
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 794
Alexander Sokurov
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 795
Among MOUNTAINEERS In Russia
Among mountaineers born in Russia, Anatoli Boukreev ranks 1. After him are Denis Urubko (1973).
