Chess Player
Gennadi Sosonko
Dutch chess player and coach
1943 - today
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Gennadi Sosonko
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Gennadi Sosonko is the 175th most popular chess player (down from 145th in 2024), the 2,033rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,933rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Russian Chess Player.
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#1
Gennadi Sosonko is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, ahead of Kazimierz Laskowski.
May 18
Gennadi Sosonko shares a May 18 birthday with Pope John Paul II, Omar Khayyam, and Bertrand Russell.
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Among Chess Players
Among chess players, Gennadi Sosonko ranks 175 out of 544. Before him are Artur Yusupov, Petar Trifunović, Vladimir Tukmakov, Florin Gheorghiu, Sergey Karjakin, and Esteban Canal. After him are Klaus Junge, Oleg Romanishin, Hikaru Nakamura, Giambattista Lolli, Boris Verlinsky, and Lubomir Kavalek.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArtur Yusupov
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 169
Petar Trifunović
1910 - 1980
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 170
Vladimir Tukmakov
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 171
Florin Gheorghiu
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 172
Sergey Karjakin
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 173
Esteban Canal
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 174
Gennadi Sosonko
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 175
Klaus Junge
1924 - 1945
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 176
Oleg Romanishin
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 177
Hikaru Nakamura
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 178
Giambattista Lolli
1698 - 1769
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 179
Boris Verlinsky
1888 - 1950
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 180
Lubomir Kavalek
1943 - 2021
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 181
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Gennadi Sosonko ranks 549. Before him are Toni Basil, Pat Barker, Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin, John Casper, Giovanni Pettenella, and Michael Stonebraker. After him are William Chittick, David Alexandre Winter, Ron Geesin, Lucius Shepard, Tony Trimmer, and Pedro Pablo León.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsToni Basil
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 543
Pat Barker
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 544
Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 545
John Casper
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 546
Giovanni Pettenella
CYCLIST
1943 - 2010
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 547
Michael Stonebraker
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 548
Gennadi Sosonko
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 549
William Chittick
PHILOSOPHER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 550
David Alexandre Winter
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 551
Ron Geesin
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 552
Lucius Shepard
WRITER
1943 - 2014
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 553
Tony Trimmer
RACING DRIVER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 554
Pedro Pablo León
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 555
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Gennadi Sosonko ranks 2,033 out of 4,534. Before him are Sainkho Namtchylak (1957), Yuliya Borisova (1925), Giorgi Shengelaia (1937), Andriy Yarmolenko (1989), Vasily Andreyev (1861), and José García (null). After him are Igor Novikov (1929), Alexander Kokorinov (1726), Andrei Smirnov (1941), Yelena Kondakova (1957), Sergey Tereshchenko (1951), and Grigory Landsberg (1890).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsSainkho Namtchylak
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 2,027
Yuliya Borisova
ACTOR
1925 - 2023
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 2,028
Giorgi Shengelaia
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 2,029
Andriy Yarmolenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 2,030
Vasily Andreyev
MUSICIAN
1861 - 1918
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 2,031
José García
ATHLETE
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 2,032
Gennadi Sosonko
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 2,033
Igor Novikov
ATHLETE
1929 - 2007
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 2,034
Alexander Kokorinov
ARCHITECT
1726 - 1772
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 2,035
Andrei Smirnov
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 2,036
Yelena Kondakova
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,037
Sergey Tereshchenko
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2,038
Grigory Landsberg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1957
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2,039
Among Chess Players In Russia
Among chess players born in Russia, Gennadi Sosonko ranks 24. Before him are Alexander Petrov (1799), Igor Bondarevsky (1913), Viacheslav Ragozin (1908), Peter Romanovsky (1892), Lev Alburt (1945), and Artur Yusupov (1960). After him are Ratmir Kholmov (1925), Vitaly Tseshkovsky (1944), Ian Nepomniachtchi (1990), Leonid Shamkovich (1923), Irina Levitina (1954), and Gata Kamsky (1974).
Alexander Petrov
1799 - 1867
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 18
Igor Bondarevsky
1913 - 1979
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 19
Viacheslav Ragozin
1908 - 1962
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 20
Peter Romanovsky
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 21
Lev Alburt
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 22
Artur Yusupov
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 23
Gennadi Sosonko
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 24
Ratmir Kholmov
1925 - 2006
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 25
Vitaly Tseshkovsky
1944 - 2011
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 26
Ian Nepomniachtchi
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 27
Leonid Shamkovich
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 28
Irina Levitina
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 29
Gata Kamsky
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 30















































