RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Avvakum
1620 - 1682
Avvakum
Avvakum Petrov (Russian: Аввакум Петров; 20 November 1620/1621 – 14 April 1682; also spelled Awakum) was a Russian Old Believer and protopope of the Kazan Cathedral on Red Square who led the opposition to Patriarch Nikon's reforms of the Russian Orthodox Church. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Avvakum has received more than 269,497 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Avvakum is the 832nd most popular religious figure (up from 877th in 2019), the 363rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 403rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Russian Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
61.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
3.57
Effective Languages (L*)
4.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Avvakum ranks 832 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Margaret of Scotland, Antipope Ursicinus, Waraqah ibn Nawfal, Andrea Amati, Antipope Boniface VII, and Lucian of Antioch. After him are Al-Qurtubi, Peter of Alcantara, Eulalia of Barcelona, Antipope Gregory VIII, Theodore Stratelates, and Yamamoto Tsunetomo.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSaint Margaret of Scotland
1045 - 1093
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 826
Antipope Ursicinus
400 - 384
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 827
Waraqah ibn Nawfal
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 828
Andrea Amati
1505 - 1577
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 829
Antipope Boniface VII
1000 - 985
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 830
Lucian of Antioch
240 - 312
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 831
Avvakum
1620 - 1682
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 832
Al-Qurtubi
1214 - 1273
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 833
Peter of Alcantara
1499 - 1562
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 834
Eulalia of Barcelona
290 - 303
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 835
Antipope Gregory VIII
1100 - 1137
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 836
Theodore Stratelates
281 - 319
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 837
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 838
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1620, Avvakum ranks 4. Before him are Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, Ninon de l'Enclos, and Edme Mariotte. After him are Aelbert Cuyp, Pierre Puget, Jean Picard, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Miklós Zrínyi, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, John Graunt, and François Bernier. Among people deceased in 1682, Avvakum ranks 9. Before him are Feodor III of Russia, 5th Dalai Lama, Evliya Çelebi, Jacob van Ruisdael, Jacob Kettler, and Johann Joachim Becher. After him are Baldassare Longhena, Alessandro Stradella, Jean Picard, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Thomas Browne, and Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz.
Others Born in 1620
Go to all RankingsFrederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1620 - 1688
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 1
Ninon de l'Enclos
WRITER
1620 - 1705
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 2
Edme Mariotte
PHYSICIST
1620 - 1684
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 3
Avvakum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1620 - 1682
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 4
Aelbert Cuyp
PAINTER
1620 - 1691
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 5
Pierre Puget
PAINTER
1620 - 1694
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 6
Jean Picard
ASTRONOMER
1620 - 1682
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 7
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
COMPOSER
1620 - 1680
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 8
Miklós Zrínyi
WRITER
1620 - 1664
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 9
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars
POLITICIAN
1620 - 1642
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 10
John Graunt
MATHEMATICIAN
1620 - 1674
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 11
François Bernier
PHILOSOPHER
1620 - 1688
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1682
Go to all RankingsFeodor III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1682
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 3
5th Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1617 - 1682
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 4
Evliya Çelebi
EXPLORER
1611 - 1682
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 5
Jacob van Ruisdael
PAINTER
1628 - 1682
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 6
Jacob Kettler
POLITICIAN
1610 - 1682
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 7
Johann Joachim Becher
PHYSICIAN
1635 - 1682
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 8
Avvakum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1620 - 1682
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 9
Baldassare Longhena
ARCHITECT
1596 - 1682
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 10
Alessandro Stradella
COMPOSER
1643 - 1682
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 11
Jean Picard
ASTRONOMER
1620 - 1682
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 12
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1682
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 13
Thomas Browne
BIOLOGIST
1605 - 1682
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 14
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz
PHILOSOPHER
1606 - 1682
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 15
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Avvakum ranks 363 out of 3,761. Before him are Sergius of Radonezh (1314), Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858), Vasily Zhukovsky (1783), Mengu-Timur (1235), Vasily Dokuchaev (1846), and Irving Berlin (1888). After him are Pavlik Morozov (1918), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831), Duchess Anna of Prussia (1576), Fyodor Tyutchev (1803), Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883), and Rinat Dasayev (1957).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsSergius of Radonezh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1314 - 1392
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 357
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
WRITER
1858 - 1915
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 358
Vasily Zhukovsky
WRITER
1783 - 1852
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 359
Mengu-Timur
POLITICIAN
1235 - 1282
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 360
Vasily Dokuchaev
GEOLOGIST
1846 - 1903
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 361
Irving Berlin
COMPOSER
1888 - 1989
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 362
Avvakum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1620 - 1682
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 363
Pavlik Morozov
EXTREMIST
1918 - 1932
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 364
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1891
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 365
Duchess Anna of Prussia
COMPANION
1576 - 1625
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 366
Fyodor Tyutchev
WRITER
1803 - 1873
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 367
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
COMPOSER
1883 - 1946
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 368
Rinat Dasayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 369
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia
Among religious figures born in Russia, Avvakum ranks 9. Before him are Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (1946), Seraphim of Sarov (1754), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Eugen Sandow (1867), Ilia II of Georgia (1933), and Sergius of Radonezh (1314). After him are Basil Fool for Christ (1468), Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865), Alexander Schmorell (1917), Tode Mongke (1282), and Nicholas of Japan (1836).
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 3
Seraphim of Sarov
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 4
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
1605 - 1681
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 5
Eugen Sandow
1867 - 1925
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 6
Ilia II of Georgia
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 7
Sergius of Radonezh
1314 - 1392
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 8
Avvakum
1620 - 1682
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 9
Basil Fool for Christ
1468 - 1552
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 10
Nadezhda von Meck
1831 - 1894
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 11
Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow
1865 - 1925
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 12
Alexander Schmorell
1917 - 1943
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 13
Tode Mongke
1282 - 1287
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 14
Nicholas of Japan
1836 - 1912
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 15