EXPLORER
Georgy Sedov
1877 - 1914
Georgy Sedov
Georgy Yakovlevich Sedov (Russian: Гео́ргий Я́ковлевич Седо́в; 5 May [O.S. 23 April] 1877 – 5 March [O.S. 20 February] 1914) was a Russian Arctic explorer. Sedov was born in the village of Krivaya Kosa of Taganrog district (now Novoazovskyi Raion, Donetsk Oblast) to a fisherman's family. In 1898, he finished navigation courses in Rostov-on-Don and acquired the rank of long voyage navigator. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georgy Sedov has received more than 66,918 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Georgy Sedov is the 359th most popular explorer (down from 338th in 2019), the 661st most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 581st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ukrainian Explorer.
Memorability Metrics
67k
Page Views (PV)
49.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.22
Effective Languages (L*)
3.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Georgy Sedov ranks 359 out of 498. Before him are Florence Baker, Irina Solovyova, Miguel Corte-Real, John Wesley Powell, Samuel Baker, and Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón. After him are Stepan Krasheninnikov, George Bass, György Almásy, Khariton Laptev, Jean Louis Marie Poiret, and Juan de Fuca.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFlorence Baker
1841 - 1916
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 353
Irina Solovyova
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 354
Miguel Corte-Real
1448 - 1502
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 355
John Wesley Powell
1834 - 1902
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 356
Samuel Baker
1821 - 1893
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 357
Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón
1500 - 1529
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 358
Georgy Sedov
1877 - 1914
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 359
Stepan Krasheninnikov
1711 - 1755
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 360
George Bass
1771 - 1803
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 361
György Almásy
1867 - 1933
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 362
Khariton Laptev
1700 - 1763
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 363
Jean Louis Marie Poiret
1755 - 1834
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 364
Juan de Fuca
1536 - 1602
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 365
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Georgy Sedov ranks 120. Before him are Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, Ugo Cerletti, Alphonse de Châteaubriant, Noël Bas, Miltiadis Gouskos, and Shefqet Vërlaci. After him are Sidney Johnson, Frederick Twort, Filippos Karvelas, Ned Maddrell, Victor Willems, and Norman Brookes. Among people deceased in 1914, Georgy Sedov ranks 109. Before him are Carl Chun, Benedict Menni, Paul Mauser, Antun Gustav Matoš, Paul Déroulède, and Géza Fejérváry. After him are Karolina Kózka, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Kitty Lange Kielland, Ernst Stadler, Eugène Balme, and Eugenio Montero Ríos.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Khanzhonkov
FILM DIRECTOR
1877 - 1945
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 114
Ugo Cerletti
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1963
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 115
Alphonse de Châteaubriant
WRITER
1877 - 1951
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 116
Noël Bas
GYMNAST
1877 - 1960
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 117
Miltiadis Gouskos
ATHLETE
1877 - 1904
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 118
Shefqet Vërlaci
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1946
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 119
Georgy Sedov
EXPLORER
1877 - 1914
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 120
Sidney Johnson
ATHLETE
1877 - 2000
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 121
Frederick Twort
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1950
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 122
Filippos Karvelas
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1952
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 123
Ned Maddrell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1974
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 124
Victor Willems
ATHLETE
1877 - 1918
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 125
Norman Brookes
TENNIS PLAYER
1877 - 1968
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 126
Others Deceased in 1914
Go to all RankingsCarl Chun
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1914
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 103
Benedict Menni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1841 - 1914
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 104
Paul Mauser
ENGINEER
1838 - 1914
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 105
Antun Gustav Matoš
WRITER
1873 - 1914
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 106
Paul Déroulède
WRITER
1846 - 1914
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 107
Géza Fejérváry
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1914
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 108
Georgy Sedov
EXPLORER
1877 - 1914
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 109
Karolina Kózka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1914
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 110
Simon Bolivar Buckner
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1914
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 111
Kitty Lange Kielland
PAINTER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 112
Ernst Stadler
WRITER
1883 - 1914
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 113
Eugène Balme
ATHLETE
1874 - 1914
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 114
Eugenio Montero Ríos
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1914
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 115
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Georgy Sedov ranks 661 out of 1,365. Before him are Lev Kerbel (1917), Valerian Pidmohylny (1901), David Cherkassky (1931), Shura Cherkassky (1909), Mykhailo Boychuk (1882), and Jerzy Różycki (1909). After him are Andrei Kanchelskis (1969), Olga Lepeshinskaya (1916), Leopold Staff (1878), Viorica Ursuleac (1894), Dobrodeia of Kiev (1101), and Maryna Poroshenko (1962).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsLev Kerbel
SCULPTOR
1917 - 2003
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 655
Valerian Pidmohylny
WRITER
1901 - 1937
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 656
David Cherkassky
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 657
Shura Cherkassky
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1995
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 658
Mykhailo Boychuk
PAINTER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 659
Jerzy Różycki
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1942
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 660
Georgy Sedov
EXPLORER
1877 - 1914
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 661
Andrei Kanchelskis
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 662
Olga Lepeshinskaya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2008
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 663
Leopold Staff
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 664
Viorica Ursuleac
SINGER
1894 - 1985
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 665
Dobrodeia of Kiev
WRITER
1101 - 1131
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 666
Maryna Poroshenko
PHYSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 667
Among EXPLORERS In Ukraine
Among explorers born in Ukraine, Georgy Sedov ranks 3. Before him are Stepan Makarov (1848), and Yuri Lisyansky (1773).
Stepan Makarov
1848 - 1904
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 1
Yuri Lisyansky
1773 - 1837
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 2
Georgy Sedov
1877 - 1914
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 3