CELEBRITY
Besarion Jughashvili
1850 - 1909
Besarion Jughashvili
Besarion Ivanes dze Jughashvili (c. 1850 – 25 August 1909) was the father of Joseph Stalin. Born into a peasant family of serfs in Didi Lilo in Georgia, he moved to Tbilisi at a young age to be a shoemaker, working in a factory. He was invited to set up his own shop in Gori, where he met and married Ekaterine Geladze, with whom he had three sons; only the youngest, Ioseb, lived. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Besarion Jughashvili has received more than 592,299 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Besarion Jughashvili is the 32nd most popular celebrity (up from 34th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Georgia (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Georgian Celebrity.
Memorability Metrics
590k
Page Views (PV)
61.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
6.07
Effective Languages (L*)
2.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CELEBRITIES
Among celebrities, Besarion Jughashvili ranks 32 out of 265. Before him are Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Marie Duplessis, Margaret Brown, Peggy Guggenheim, Thérésa Tallien, and Keke Geladze. After him are Blanche Monnier, Philippe Petit, Rosemary Kennedy, Don King, Rodney King, and Sarah Knauss.
Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMehran Karimi Nasseri
1942 - 2022
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 26
Marie Duplessis
1824 - 1847
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 27
Margaret Brown
1867 - 1932
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 28
Peggy Guggenheim
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 29
Thérésa Tallien
1773 - 1835
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 30
Keke Geladze
1858 - 1937
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 31
Besarion Jughashvili
1850 - 1909
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 32
Blanche Monnier
1849 - 1913
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 33
Philippe Petit
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 34
Rosemary Kennedy
1918 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 35
Don King
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 36
Rodney King
1965 - 2012
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 37
Sarah Knauss
1880 - 1999
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1850, Besarion Jughashvili ranks 20. Before him are Oliver Heaviside, Ignác Goldziher, Luigi Cadorna, Lafcadio Hearn, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, and Henry Louis Le Chatelier. After him are Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, César Ritz, Sami Frashëri, Victoriano Huerta, and Mikhail Chigorin. Among people deceased in 1909, Besarion Jughashvili ranks 16. Before him are Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Emil Erlenmeyer, and Zinovy Rozhestvensky. After him are Felice Beato, Francisco Ferrer, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Red Cloud, Paul Gachet, and Abdul Karim.
Others Born in 1850
Go to all RankingsOliver Heaviside
MATHEMATICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 14
Ignác Goldziher
LINGUIST
1850 - 1921
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 15
Luigi Cadorna
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1928
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 16
Lafcadio Hearn
WRITER
1850 - 1904
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 17
Lluís Domènech i Montaner
ARCHITECT
1850 - 1923
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 18
Henry Louis Le Chatelier
CHEMIST
1850 - 1936
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 19
Besarion Jughashvili
CELEBRITY
1850 - 1909
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 20
Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1922
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 21
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
ENGINEER
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 22
César Ritz
BUSINESSPERSON
1850 - 1918
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 23
Sami Frashëri
WRITER
1850 - 1904
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 24
Victoriano Huerta
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 25
Mikhail Chigorin
CHESS PLAYER
1850 - 1908
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1909
Go to all RankingsKarl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1909
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 10
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1909
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 11
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1909
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 12
Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
COMPANION
1831 - 1909
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 13
Emil Erlenmeyer
CHEMIST
1825 - 1909
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 14
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1909
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 15
Besarion Jughashvili
CELEBRITY
1850 - 1909
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 16
Felice Beato
PHOTOGRAPHER
1832 - 1909
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 17
Francisco Ferrer
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1909
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 18
Carlos, Duke of Madrid
NOBLEMAN
1848 - 1909
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 19
Red Cloud
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1909
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 20
Paul Gachet
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1909
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 21
Abdul Karim
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1909
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 22
In Georgia
Among people born in Georgia, Besarion Jughashvili ranks 33 out of 406. Before him are Keke Geladze (1858), Bagrat III of Georgia (960), Victor Ambartsumian (1908), Vakhtang I of Iberia (440), Nicholas Marr (1864), and Stepan Shaumian (1878). After him are Ilia Chavchavadze (1837), Heraclius II of Georgia (1720), Murad Bey (1750), Roustam Raza (1783), Rashid Behbudov (1915), and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866).
Others born in Georgia
Go to all RankingsKeke Geladze
CELEBRITY
1858 - 1937
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 27
Bagrat III of Georgia
POLITICIAN
960 - 1014
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 28
Victor Ambartsumian
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 29
Vakhtang I of Iberia
POLITICIAN
440 - 502
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 30
Nicholas Marr
LINGUIST
1864 - 1934
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 31
Stepan Shaumian
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1918
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 32
Besarion Jughashvili
CELEBRITY
1850 - 1909
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 33
Ilia Chavchavadze
WRITER
1837 - 1907
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 34
Heraclius II of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1798
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 35
Murad Bey
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1801
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 36
Roustam Raza
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1783 - 1845
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 37
Rashid Behbudov
SINGER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 38
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1933
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 39
Among CELEBRITIES In Georgia
Among celebrities born in Georgia, Besarion Jughashvili ranks 2. Before him are Keke Geladze (1858).