POLITICIAN
Eduard Shevardnadze
1928 - 2014
Eduard Shevardnadze
Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze (Georgian: ედუარდ ამბროსის ძე შევარდნაძე; 25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat who governed Georgia for several non-consecutive periods from 1972 until his resignation in 2003 and also served as the final Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1985 to 1990. Shevardnadze started his political career in the late 1940s as a leading member of his local Komsomol organisation. He was later appointed its Second Secretary, then its First Secretary. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eduard Shevardnadze has received more than 914,242 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2019). Eduard Shevardnadze is the 565th most popular politician (down from 423rd in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 4th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Georgian Politician.
Shevardnadze was Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Soviet Union and then for independent Georgia. He is most famous for his role in the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Memorability Metrics
910k
Page Views (PV)
72.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
84
Languages Editions (L)
9.69
Effective Languages (L*)
3.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Eduard Shevardnadze ranks 565 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick William IV of Prussia, Nebuchadnezzar I, Oscar I of Sweden, George I of Greece, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Ahmose I. After him are Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Oscar II of Sweden, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Kim Dae-jung, Lech Kaczyński, and George II of Great Britain.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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1795 - 1861
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 559
Nebuchadnezzar I
1200 BC - 1104 BC
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 560
Oscar I of Sweden
1799 - 1859
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 561
George I of Greece
1845 - 1913
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 562
Mobutu Sese Seko
1930 - 1997
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 563
Ahmose I
1560 BC - 1525 BC
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 564
Eduard Shevardnadze
1928 - 2014
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 565
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
700 BC - 579 BC
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 566
Oscar II of Sweden
1829 - 1907
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 567
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
1926 - 2020
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 568
Kim Dae-jung
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 569
Lech Kaczyński
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 570
George II of Great Britain
1683 - 1760
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 571
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Eduard Shevardnadze ranks 10. Before him are Stanley Kubrick, Hosni Mubarak, Ennio Morricone, John Forbes Nash Jr., Noam Chomsky, and Agnès Varda. After him are Serge Gainsbourg, James Watson, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Roger Vadim, Osamu Tezuka, and Philip K. Dick. Among people deceased in 2014, Eduard Shevardnadze ranks 6. Before him are Ariel Sharon, Gabriel García Márquez, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Eusébio, and Robin Williams. After him are Claudio Abbado, Luis Aragonés, Joe Cocker, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Eli Wallach, and Gough Whitlam.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsStanley Kubrick
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1999
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 4
Hosni Mubarak
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 5
Ennio Morricone
COMPOSER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 77.84
Rank: 6
John Forbes Nash Jr.
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2015
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 7
Noam Chomsky
LINGUIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 8
Agnès Varda
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2019
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 9
Eduard Shevardnadze
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 10
Serge Gainsbourg
SINGER
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 11
James Watson
BIOLOGIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 12
Chinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 13
Roger Vadim
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2000
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 14
Osamu Tezuka
COMIC ARTIST
1928 - 1989
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 15
Philip K. Dick
WRITER
1928 - 1982
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsAriel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 1
Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 2
Alfredo Di Stéfano
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 3
Eusébio
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 4
Robin Williams
COMEDIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 5
Eduard Shevardnadze
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 6
Claudio Abbado
CONDUCTOR
1933 - 2014
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 7
Luis Aragonés
COACH
1938 - 2014
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 8
Joe Cocker
SINGER
1944 - 2014
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 9
Wojciech Jaruzelski
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 10
Eli Wallach
ACTOR
1915 - 2014
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 11
Gough Whitlam
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 12
In Georgia
Among people born in Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze ranks 5 out of 406. Before him are Joseph Stalin (1879), Attila (406), Darius the Great (-550), and Aram Khachaturian (1903). After him are Shota Rustaveli (1172), Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Yakov Dzhugashvili (1907), Tigran Petrosian (1929), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), and Sergei Parajanov (1924).
Others born in Georgia
Go to all RankingsJoseph Stalin
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1953
HPI: 89.54
Rank: 1
Attila
POLITICIAN
406 - 453
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 2
Darius the Great
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 486 BC
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 3
Aram Khachaturian
COMPOSER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 4
Eduard Shevardnadze
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 5
Shota Rustaveli
WRITER
1172 - 1216
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 6
Vladimir Mayakovsky
WRITER
1893 - 1930
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 7
Tamar of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1166 - 1213
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 8
Yakov Dzhugashvili
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1943
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 9
Tigran Petrosian
CHESS PLAYER
1929 - 1984
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 10
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
POLITICIAN
1939 - 1993
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 11
Sergei Parajanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1990
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Georgia
Among politicians born in Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze ranks 4. Before him are Joseph Stalin (1879), Attila (406), and Darius the Great (-550). After him are Tamar of Georgia (1166), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), David IV of Georgia (1073), Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), Mikheil Saakashvili (1967), Sergei Witte (1849), Rusudan of Georgia (1194), and Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326).
Joseph Stalin
1879 - 1953
HPI: 89.54
Rank: 1
Attila
406 - 453
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 2
Darius the Great
550 BC - 486 BC
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 3
Eduard Shevardnadze
1928 - 2014
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 4
Tamar of Georgia
1166 - 1213
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 5
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
1939 - 1993
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 6
David IV of Georgia
1073 - 1125
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 7
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
1886 - 1937
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 8
Mikheil Saakashvili
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 9
Sergei Witte
1849 - 1915
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 10
Rusudan of Georgia
1194 - 1245
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 11
Pharnavaz I of Iberia
326 BC - 234 BC
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 12