POLITICIAN
Genrikh Yagoda
1891 - 1938
Genrikh Yagoda
Genrikh Grigoryevich Yagoda (Russian: Ге́нрих Григо́рьевич Яго́да, romanized: Genrikh Grigor'yevich Yagoda, born Yenokh Gershevich Iyeguda; 7 November 1891 – 15 March 1938) was a Soviet secret police official who served as director of the NKVD, the Soviet Union's security and intelligence agency, from 1934 to 1936. Appointed by Joseph Stalin, Yagoda supervised arrests, show trials, and executions of the Old Bolsheviks Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev, climactic events of the Great Purge. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Genrikh Yagoda has received more than 1,811,486 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Genrikh Yagoda is the 1,489th most popular politician (down from 1,349th in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Russia (down from 146th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Russian Politician.
Yagoda was a Soviet politician who was the head of the NKVD during the Great Purge. He is most famous for his role in the purges of the 1930s.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
6.59
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Genrikh Yagoda ranks 1,489 out of 19,576. Before him are Manasseh of Judah, Javier Milei, Emperor Xian of Han, Halford Mackinder, Vladimir II Monomakh, and Emperor Yang of Sui. After him are Huni, Petro Poroshenko, King Wu of Zhou, Gallienus, Michael II, and Jim Mattis.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsManasseh of Judah
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1,483
Javier Milei
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 1,484
Emperor Xian of Han
181 - 234
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 1,485
Halford Mackinder
1861 - 1947
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 1,486
Vladimir II Monomakh
1053 - 1125
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 1,487
Emperor Yang of Sui
569 - 617
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,488
Genrikh Yagoda
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,489
Huni
2650 BC - 2630 BC
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,490
Petro Poroshenko
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,491
King Wu of Zhou
1150 BC - 1043 BC
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1,492
Gallienus
218 - 268
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1,493
Michael II
770 - 829
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1,494
Jim Mattis
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 1,495
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Genrikh Yagoda ranks 18. Before him are John Howard Northrop, Pär Lagerkvist, Henry Miller, Otto Dix, Rudolf Carnap, and Rafael Trujillo. After him are Helmuth Weidling, Walther Bothe, Ilya Ehrenburg, Fritz Todt, Frederick Banting, and Osip Mandelstam. Among people deceased in 1938, Genrikh Yagoda ranks 16. Before him are Gabriele D'Annunzio, Béla Kun, Faustina Kowalska, Karl Kautsky, Alexei Rykov, and Suzanne Valadon. After him are Carl von Ossietzky, Robert Johnson, Muhammad Iqbal, Osip Mandelstam, Marie of Romania, and Christian Lous Lange.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsJohn Howard Northrop
CHEMIST
1891 - 1987
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 12
Pär Lagerkvist
WRITER
1891 - 1974
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 13
Henry Miller
WRITER
1891 - 1980
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 14
Otto Dix
PAINTER
1891 - 1969
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 15
Rudolf Carnap
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1970
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 16
Rafael Trujillo
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1961
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 17
Genrikh Yagoda
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 18
Helmuth Weidling
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1955
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 19
Walther Bothe
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1957
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 20
Ilya Ehrenburg
WRITER
1891 - 1967
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 21
Fritz Todt
ENGINEER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 22
Frederick Banting
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1941
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 23
Osip Mandelstam
WRITER
1891 - 1938
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsGabriele D'Annunzio
WRITER
1863 - 1938
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 10
Béla Kun
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 11
Faustina Kowalska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 12
Karl Kautsky
PHILOSOPHER
1854 - 1938
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 13
Alexei Rykov
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 14
Suzanne Valadon
PAINTER
1865 - 1938
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 15
Genrikh Yagoda
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 16
Carl von Ossietzky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1889 - 1938
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 17
Robert Johnson
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1938
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 18
Muhammad Iqbal
WRITER
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 19
Osip Mandelstam
WRITER
1891 - 1938
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 20
Marie of Romania
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1938
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 21
Christian Lous Lange
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1869 - 1938
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 22
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Genrikh Yagoda ranks 150 out of 3,761. Before him are Georgi Plekhanov (1856), Walther Funk (1890), Alexei Kosygin (1904), Sergey Shoygu (1955), Gala Dalí (1894), and Yemelyan Pugachev (1742). After him are Semyon Budyonny (1883), Alexey Stakhanov (1906), Andrey Kolmogorov (1903), Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884), Käthe Kollwitz (1867), and Anatoly Dyatlov (1931).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsGeorgi Plekhanov
PHILOSOPHER
1856 - 1918
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 144
Walther Funk
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1960
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 145
Alexei Kosygin
ENGINEER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 146
Sergey Shoygu
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 147
Gala Dalí
COMPANION
1894 - 1982
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 148
Yemelyan Pugachev
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1742 - 1775
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 149
Genrikh Yagoda
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 150
Semyon Budyonny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1973
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 151
Alexey Stakhanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1977
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 152
Andrey Kolmogorov
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 153
Yevgeny Zamyatin
WRITER
1884 - 1937
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 154
Käthe Kollwitz
ARTIST
1867 - 1945
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 155
Anatoly Dyatlov
ENGINEER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 156
Among POLITICIANS In Russia
Among politicians born in Russia, Genrikh Yagoda ranks 56. Before him are Vasili III of Russia (1479), Nikolai Yezhov (1895), Alexei Rykov (1881), Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (1897), Walther Funk (1890), and Sergey Shoygu (1955). After him are Feodor II of Russia (1589), Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia (1779), Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (1708), Öz Beg Khan (1282), Yakov Sverdlov (1885), and Felix Yusupov (1887).
Vasili III of Russia
1479 - 1533
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 50
Nikolai Yezhov
1895 - 1940
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 51
Alexei Rykov
1881 - 1938
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 52
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
1897 - 1918
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 53
Walther Funk
1890 - 1960
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 54
Sergey Shoygu
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 55
Genrikh Yagoda
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 56
Feodor II of Russia
1589 - 1605
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 57
Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia
1779 - 1831
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 58
Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia
1708 - 1728
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 59
Öz Beg Khan
1282 - 1341
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 60
Yakov Sverdlov
1885 - 1919
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 61
Felix Yusupov
1887 - 1967
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 62