Chess Player

Anatoly Karpov

1951 - today

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Anatoly Karpov

His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2024). Anatoly Karpov is the 9th most popular chess player, the 116th most popular biography from Russia (up from 127th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Russian Chess Player.

Anatoly Karpov is most famous for being the world chess champion from 1975 to 1985.

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Among Chess Players

Among chess players, Anatoly Karpov ranks 9 out of 461. Before him are Boris Spassky, José Raúl Capablanca, Mikhail Tal, Alexander Alekhine, Emanuel Lasker, and Mikhail Botvinnik. After him are Tigran Petrosian, Max Euwe, Garry Kasparov, Vasily Smyslov, François-André Danican Philidor, and Howard Staunton.

Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia

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Boris Spassky
1937 - 2025
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 3
José Raúl Capablanca
1888 - 1942
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 4
Mikhail Tal
1936 - 1992
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 5
Alexander Alekhine
1892 - 1946
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 6
Emanuel Lasker
1868 - 1941
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 7
Mikhail Botvinnik
1911 - 1995
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 8
Anatoly Karpov
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 9
Tigran Petrosian
1929 - 1984
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 10
Max Euwe
1901 - 1981
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 11
Garry Kasparov
1963 - Present
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 12
Vasily Smyslov
1921 - 2010
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 13
François-André Danican Philidor
1726 - 1795
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 14
Howard Staunton
1810 - 1874
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 15

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Anatoly Karpov ranks 10. Before him are Sting, Phil Collins, Claudio Ranieri, Ilona Staller, Louis van Gaal, and Chesley Sullenberger. After him are Ayman al-Zawahiri, Santiago Calatrava, Chris Cooper, Romina Power, Geoffrey Rush, and Michelle Bachelet.

Others Born in 1951

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Sting
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 4
Phil Collins
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 5
Claudio Ranieri
COACH
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 6
Ilona Staller
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 7
Louis van Gaal
COACH
1951 - Present
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 8
Chesley Sullenberger
PILOT
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 9
Anatoly Karpov
CHESS PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 10
Ayman al-Zawahiri
EXTREMIST
1951 - 2022
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 11
Santiago Calatrava
ARCHITECT
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 12
Chris Cooper
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 13
Romina Power
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 14
Geoffrey Rush
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 15
Michelle Bachelet
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 16

In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Anatoly Karpov ranks 116 out of NaN. Before him are Tokhtamysh (1342), Svetlana Alliluyeva (1926), Mikhail Lermontov (1814), Mikhail Tukhachevsky (1893), Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961), and Grigory Potemkin (1739). After him are Vladimir Komarov (1927), Ivan VI of Russia (1740), Olga of Kiev (890), Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792), Mikhail Sholokhov (1905), and Feodor III of Russia (1661).

Others born in Russia

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Tokhtamysh
POLITICIAN
1342 - 1406
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 110
Svetlana Alliluyeva
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 111
Mikhail Lermontov
WRITER
1814 - 1841
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 112
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1937
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 113
Yevgeny Prigozhin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - 2023
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 114
Grigory Potemkin
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1791
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 115
Anatoly Karpov
CHESS PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 116
Vladimir Komarov
ASTRONAUT
1927 - 1967
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 117
Ivan VI of Russia
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1764
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 118
Olga of Kiev
NOBLEMAN
890 - 969
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 119
Nikolai Lobachevsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1792 - 1856
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 120
Mikhail Sholokhov
WRITER
1905 - 1984
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 121
Feodor III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1682
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 122