1762 - 1796
Catherine II (born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 in Szczecin – 17 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was Empress of All Russia from 1762 until 1796—the country's longest-ruling female leader. She came to power following a coup d'état that overthrew her husband and second cousin, Peter III. Under her reign, Russia grew larger, its culture was revitalised, and it was recognized as one of the great powers worldwide. In her accession to power and her rule of the empire, Catherine often relied on her noble favourites, most notably Count Grigory Orlov and Grigory Potemkin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine the Great has received more than 15,175,512 page views. Her biography is available in 111 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 106 in 2019). Catherine the Great is the 6th most popular nobleman (down from 3rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Poland (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Polish Nobleman.
Catherine the Great was most famous for her contributions to the arts, including the establishment of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Hermitage Museum. She also expanded the borders of Russia, made it a world power, and was the first woman to rule Russia.
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Among noblemen, Catherine the Great ranks 6 out of 843. Before her are Elizabeth II, Ragnar Lodbrok, Marie Antoinette, Ramesses II, and Henry VIII of England. After her are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Margrethe II of Denmark, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Lucrezia Borgia, and Akihito.
1926 - Present
HPI: 93.05
Rank: 1
850 - 801
HPI: 89.21
Rank: 2
1755 - 1793
HPI: 88.67
Rank: 3
1303 BC - 1213 BC
HPI: 88.04
Rank: 4
1491 - 1547
HPI: 88.02
Rank: 5
1762 - 1796
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 6
1921 - Present
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 7
1900 - 2002
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 8
1940 - Present
HPI: 84.06
Rank: 9
1863 - 1914
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 10
1480 - 1519
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 11
1933 - Present
HPI: 83.49
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1762, Catherine the Great ranks 1. After her are Johann Gottlieb Fichte, George IV of the United Kingdom, Constanze Mozart, André Chénier, Pierre André Latreille, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Gia Long, Theroigne de Mericourt, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, and Jacques Balmat. Among people deceased in 1796, Catherine the Great ranks 1. After her are Robert Burns, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, James Macpherson, Adolph Freiherr Knigge, Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, Thomas Reid, Pyotr Rumyantsev, Johann Daniel Titius, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, and Franz Anton Maulbertsch.
1762 - 1796
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 1
1762 - 1814
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 2
1762 - 1830
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 3
1762 - 1842
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 4
1762 - 1794
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 5
1762 - 1833
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 6
1762 - 1833
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 7
1762 - 1820
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 8
1762 - 1817
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 9
1762 - 1770
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 10
1762 - 1806
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 11
1762 - 1834
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 12
1762 - 1796
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 1
1759 - 1796
HPI: 77.70
Rank: 2
1726 - 1796
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 3
1729 - 1796
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 4
1736 - 1796
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 5
1752 - 1796
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 6
1765 - 1796
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 7
1710 - 1796
HPI: 67.34
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1725 - 1796
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 9
1729 - 1796
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 10
1733 - 1796
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 11
1724 - 1796
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 12
Among people born in Poland, Catherine the Great ranks 7 out of 1,231. Before her are Nicolaus Copernicus (1473), Frédéric Chopin (1810), Marie Curie (1867), Pope John Paul II (1920), Arthur Schopenhauer (1788), and Rosa Luxemburg (1871). After her are Paul von Hindenburg (1847), David Ben-Gurion (1886), L. L. Zamenhof (1859), Heinz Guderian (1888), Lech Wałęsa (1943), and Günter Grass (1927).
1473 - 1543
HPI: 93.51
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1810 - 1849
HPI: 91.60
Rank: 2
1867 - 1934
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 3
1920 - 2005
HPI: 89.13
Rank: 4
1788 - 1860
HPI: 88.67
Rank: 5
1871 - 1919
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 6
1762 - 1796
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 7
1847 - 1934
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 8
1886 - 1973
HPI: 83.25
Rank: 9
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 10
1888 - 1954
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 11
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 12
1927 - 2015
HPI: 81.03
Rank: 13
Among noblemen born in Poland, Catherine the Great ranks 1. After her are Cymburgis of Masovia (1394), Julia, Princess of Battenberg (1825), Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (1797), Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste Sofie of Neuburg (1693), Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1755), Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile (1140), Anna Catherine Constance Vasa (1619), Jadwiga of Kalisz (1266), Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1549), Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1863), and Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1522).
1762 - 1796
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 1
1394 - 1429
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 2
1825 - 1895
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 3
1797 - 1855
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 4
1693 - 1728
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 5
1755 - 1829
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 6
1140 - 1185
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 7
1619 - 1651
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 8
1266 - 1339
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 9
1549 - 1602
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 10
1863 - 1921
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 11
1522 - 1575
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 12