POLITICIAN

Igor of Kiev

877 - 945

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Igor (Church Slavonic: Игорь; Old Norse: Ingvarr; c. 877 – 945) was Prince of Kiev from 912 to 945. Traditionally, he is considered to be the son of Rurik, who established himself at Novgorod and died in 879 while Igor was an infant. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Igor of Kiev has received more than 1,076,328 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Igor of Kiev is the 805th most popular politician (down from 639th in 2019).

Igor of Kiev is most famous for being the founder of the city of Kiev, which is now the capital of Ukraine.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 70.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Igor of Kiev ranks 805 out of 19,576. Before him are Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Hideki Tojo, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Taejong of Joseon, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, and Al-Ma'mun. After him are Andromache, Charles XIII of Sweden, Publius Quinctilius Varus, Alexis of Russia, Leonid Kuchma, and Roger II of Sicily.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 877, Igor of Kiev ranks 1. After him are Taejo of Goryeo, Eutychius of Alexandria, and Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders. Among people deceased in 945, Igor of Kiev ranks 1. After him are Hyejong of Goryeo, Ki no Tsurayuki, Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, and Krešimir I of Croatia.

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