PILOT
Ivan Kozhedub
1920 - 1991
Ivan Kozhedub
Marshal of Aviation Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub or Ivan Mykytovych Kozhedub (Russian: Иван Hикитович Кожедуб; Ukrainian: Іван Микитович Кожедуб; 8 June 1920 – 8 August 1991) was a Soviet World War II fighter ace. Universally credited with over 60 solo victories, he is considered to be the highest scoring Soviet and Allied fighter pilot of World War II. He is one of the few pilots to have shot down a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet, and the first Soviet pilot to have done so. He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on three occasions (4 February 1944, 19 August 1944, and 18 August 1945). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivan Kozhedub has received more than 429,136 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Ivan Kozhedub is the 11th most popular pilot (up from 12th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 126th in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Pilot.
Ivan Kozhedub is most famous for his victories in World War II. He is credited with shooting down 352 aircraft, which is the most of any Allied fighter pilot.
Memorability Metrics
430k
Page Views (PV)
60.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
3.75
Effective Languages (L*)
3.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PILOTS
Among pilots, Ivan Kozhedub ranks 11 out of 71. Before him are Hanna Reitsch, Adolf Galland, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, and Francis Gary Powers. After him are Hermann Graf, Chesley Sullenberger, Chuck Yeager, Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Marina Raskova, and Joseph Kittinger.
Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHanna Reitsch
1912 - 1979
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 5
Adolf Galland
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 6
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
1895 - 1945
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 7
Ernst Udet
1896 - 1941
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 8
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
1892 - 1984
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 9
Francis Gary Powers
1929 - 1977
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 10
Ivan Kozhedub
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 11
Hermann Graf
1912 - 1988
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 12
Chesley Sullenberger
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 13
Chuck Yeager
1923 - 2020
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 14
Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi
1609 - 1640
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 15
Marina Raskova
1912 - 1943
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 16
Joseph Kittinger
1928 - 2022
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Ivan Kozhedub ranks 69. Before him are Tom of Finland, Gene Tierney, Richard Farnsworth, Isaac Stern, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Cornelis Johannes van Houten. After him are César Rodríguez Álvarez, Albert Barillé, Robert Whittaker, Abe Lenstra, Takashi Kano, and Arthur Hailey. Among people deceased in 1991, Ivan Kozhedub ranks 44. Before him are Leo Fender, Don Siegel, Gino Colaussi, James Irwin, Tom of Finland, and Gene Tierney. After him are Salvador Luria, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Shapour Bakhtiar, Richard Stone, Tony Richardson, and Robert Maxwell.
Others Born in 1920
Go to all RankingsTom of Finland
PAINTER
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 63
Gene Tierney
ACTOR
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 64
Richard Farnsworth
ACTOR
1920 - 2000
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 65
Isaac Stern
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2001
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 66
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
MUSICIAN
1920 - 1995
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 67
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 68
Ivan Kozhedub
PILOT
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 69
César Rodríguez Álvarez
COACH
1920 - 1995
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 70
Albert Barillé
WRITER
1920 - 2009
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 71
Robert Whittaker
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 1980
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 72
Abe Lenstra
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1985
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 73
Takashi Kano
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2000
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 74
Arthur Hailey
WRITER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 75
Others Deceased in 1991
Go to all RankingsLeo Fender
INVENTOR
1909 - 1991
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 38
Don Siegel
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 39
Gino Colaussi
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 40
James Irwin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1991
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 41
Tom of Finland
PAINTER
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 42
Gene Tierney
ACTOR
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 43
Ivan Kozhedub
PILOT
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 44
Salvador Luria
BIOLOGIST
1912 - 1991
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 45
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
SINGER
1901 - 1991
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 46
Shapour Bakhtiar
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1991
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 47
Richard Stone
ECONOMIST
1913 - 1991
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 48
Tony Richardson
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1991
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 49
Robert Maxwell
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1991
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 50
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Ivan Kozhedub ranks 152 out of 1,365. Before him are Isaac Stern (1920), Alfred Redl (1864), Kunigunda of Halych (1245), Jan Łukasiewicz (1878), Zinaida Serebriakova (1884), and Ida Rubinstein (1883). After him are Oleksandr Turchynov (1964), Jeremi Wiśniowiecki (1612), Catherine Dolgorukov (1847), Ewelina Hańska (1805), Konstanty Ostrogski (1460), and Valentin Glushko (1908).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsIsaac Stern
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2001
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 146
Alfred Redl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1864 - 1913
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 147
Kunigunda of Halych
COMPANION
1245 - 1285
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 148
Jan Łukasiewicz
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 149
Zinaida Serebriakova
PAINTER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 150
Ida Rubinstein
ACTOR
1883 - 1960
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 151
Ivan Kozhedub
PILOT
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 152
Oleksandr Turchynov
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 153
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1651
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 154
Catherine Dolgorukov
COMPANION
1847 - 1922
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 155
Ewelina Hańska
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1882
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 156
Konstanty Ostrogski
POLITICIAN
1460 - 1530
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 157
Valentin Glushko
ENGINEER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 158
Among PILOTS In Ukraine
Among pilots born in Ukraine, Ivan Kozhedub ranks 1. After him are Janina Lewandowska (1908), Igor Volk (1937), Polina Osipenko (1907), and Natalya Meklin (1922).
Ivan Kozhedub
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1
Janina Lewandowska
1908 - 1940
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2
Igor Volk
1937 - 2017
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3
Polina Osipenko
1907 - 1939
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 4
Natalya Meklin
1922 - 2005
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 5