MILITARY PERSONNEL
Arnold Meri
1919 - 2009
Arnold Meri
Arnold Meri (1 July 1919 – 27 March 2009) was a Soviet World War II veteran and the first Estonian Hero of the Soviet Union. After Estonia became independent, he was later charged with genocide for his role in the deportation of some Estonians to the inhospitable regions of the USSR. He was a first cousin of the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arnold Meri has received more than 45,165 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Meri is the 1,735th most popular military personnel (down from 1,412th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 109th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Estonian Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
45k
Page Views (PV)
48.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.16
Effective Languages (L*)
1.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Arnold Meri ranks 1,735 out of 2,058. Before him are Solomon, Oleksii Arestovych, Pyotr Gavrilov, François Fournier-Sarlovèze, Harry Patch, and Diogo Lopes de Sequeira. After him are Vladimir Tributs, Lionel Dunsterville, Peisander, Milivoj Ašner, Gustav von Alvensleben, and James Van Fleet.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSolomon
401 - 544
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1,729
Oleksii Arestovych
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1,730
Pyotr Gavrilov
1900 - 1979
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 1,731
François Fournier-Sarlovèze
1773 - 1827
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 1,732
Harry Patch
1898 - 2009
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 1,733
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
1465 - 1530
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 1,734
Arnold Meri
1919 - 2009
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 1,735
Vladimir Tributs
1900 - 1977
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 1,736
Lionel Dunsterville
1865 - 1946
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 1,737
Peisander
500 BC - 394 BC
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 1,738
Milivoj Ašner
1913 - 2011
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 1,739
Gustav von Alvensleben
1803 - 1881
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 1,740
James Van Fleet
1892 - 1992
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 1,741
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Arnold Meri ranks 231. Before him are Maurice Boitel, Delfo Cabrera, Wilson Greatbatch, Åke Seyffarth, Manna Dey, and Antonio Pietrangeli. After him are Dries van der Lof, Jon Pertwee, Gottfried Dienst, William Stokoe, Augusts Voss, and Kateryna Yushchenko. Among people deceased in 2009, Arnold Meri ranks 230. Before him are Pio Laghi, Arne Bendiksen, Rodrigo Carazo Odio, Harry Patch, Kamala Surayya, and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. After him are Edmund Purdom, Val Avery, Lei Clijsters, Léon Glovacki, José Torres, and Ede Király.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsMaurice Boitel
PAINTER
1919 - 2007
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 225
Delfo Cabrera
ATHLETE
1919 - 1981
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 226
Wilson Greatbatch
INVENTOR
1919 - 2011
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 227
Åke Seyffarth
SKATER
1919 - 1998
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 228
Manna Dey
SINGER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 229
Antonio Pietrangeli
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 1968
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 230
Arnold Meri
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2009
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 231
Dries van der Lof
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 1990
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 232
Jon Pertwee
ACTOR
1919 - 1996
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 233
Gottfried Dienst
REFEREE
1919 - 1998
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 234
William Stokoe
LINGUIST
1919 - 2000
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 235
Augusts Voss
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1994
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 236
Kateryna Yushchenko
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1919 - 2001
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 237
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsPio Laghi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2009
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 224
Arne Bendiksen
SINGER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 225
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 226
Harry Patch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 2009
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 227
Kamala Surayya
WRITER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 228
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2009
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 229
Arnold Meri
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2009
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 230
Edmund Purdom
ACTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 231
Val Avery
ACTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 232
Lei Clijsters
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2009
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 233
Léon Glovacki
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2009
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 234
José Torres
BOXER
1936 - 2009
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 235
Ede Király
SKATER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 236
In Estonia
Among people born in Estonia, Arnold Meri ranks 133 out of 351. Before him are Rudolf Tobias (1873), Alfred Schmidt (1898), Ragnar Nurkse (1907), Heino Kruus (1926), Aleksey Shakhmatov (1864), and Jüri Tamm (1957). After him are Ivo Linna (1949), Aavo Pikkuus (1954), Jüri Ratas (1978), Mart Helme (1949), August Jakobson (1904), and Ester Mägi (1922).
Others born in Estonia
Go to all RankingsRudolf Tobias
COMPOSER
1873 - 1918
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 127
Alfred Schmidt
ATHLETE
1898 - 1972
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 128
Ragnar Nurkse
ECONOMIST
1907 - 1959
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 129
Heino Kruus
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 130
Aleksey Shakhmatov
HISTORIAN
1864 - 1920
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 131
Jüri Tamm
ATHLETE
1957 - 2021
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 132
Arnold Meri
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2009
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 133
Ivo Linna
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 134
Aavo Pikkuus
CYCLIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 135
Jüri Ratas
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 136
Mart Helme
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 137
August Jakobson
WRITER
1904 - 1963
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 138
Ester Mägi
COMPOSER
1922 - 2021
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 139
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Estonia
Among military personnels born in Estonia, Arnold Meri ranks 7. Before him are Paul von Rennenkampf (1854), Otto von Kotzebue (1787), Johan Laidoner (1884), Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven (1914), August Kork (1887), and Alfons Rebane (1908).
Paul von Rennenkampf
1854 - 1918
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 1
Otto von Kotzebue
1787 - 1846
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 2
Johan Laidoner
1884 - 1953
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 3
Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven
1914 - 2007
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 4
August Kork
1887 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 5
Alfons Rebane
1908 - 1976
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 6
Arnold Meri
1919 - 2009
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 7