Chess Player
Johannes Zukertort
Chess master
1842 - 1888
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Johannes Zukertort
His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Johannes Zukertort is the 28th most popular chess player (down from 26th in 2024), the 255th most popular biography from Poland (up from 276th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Polish Chess Player.
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Among Chess Players
Among chess players, Johannes Zukertort ranks 28 out of 461. Before him are Ruy López de Segura, Samuel Reshevsky, Siegbert Tarrasch, Judit Polgár, Vera Menchik, and Akiba Rubinstein. After him are Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Mikhail Chigorin, Richard Réti, Miguel Najdorf, David Bronstein, and Efim Bogoljubov.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
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Ruy López de Segura
1530 - 1580
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 22
Samuel Reshevsky
1911 - 1992
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 23
Siegbert Tarrasch
1862 - 1934
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 24
Judit Polgár
1976 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 25
Vera Menchik
1906 - 1944
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 26
Akiba Rubinstein
1880 - 1961
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 27
Johannes Zukertort
1842 - 1888
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 28
Luis Ramírez de Lucena
1475 - 1530
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 29
Mikhail Chigorin
1850 - 1908
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 30
Richard Réti
1889 - 1929
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 31
Miguel Najdorf
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 32
David Bronstein
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 33
Efim Bogoljubov
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 34
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1842, Johannes Zukertort ranks 28. Before him are Okita Sōji, Ambrose Bierce, Édouard Lucas, Jean Gaston Darboux, Carl von Linde, and Giovanni Giolitti. After him are Arkhip Kuindzhi, Giovanni Boldini, Mykola Lysenko, Charles W. Alcock, Alphonse Borrelly, and Nikolaos Gyzis. Among people deceased in 1888, Johannes Zukertort ranks 15. Before him are Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, Nikolay Przhevalsky, François Achille Bazaine, Anton Mauve, Charles-Valentin Alkan, and Paul Langerhans. After him are Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Theodor Storm, Ascanio Sobrero, Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, Auguste Maquet, and Ali Rıza Efendi.
Others Born in 1842
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Okita Sōji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1842 - 1868
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 22
Ambrose Bierce
WRITER
1842 - 1914
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 23
Édouard Lucas
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1891
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 24
Jean Gaston Darboux
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1917
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 25
Carl von Linde
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1934
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 26
Giovanni Giolitti
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1928
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 27
Johannes Zukertort
CHESS PLAYER
1842 - 1888
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 28
Arkhip Kuindzhi
PAINTER
1842 - 1910
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 29
Giovanni Boldini
PAINTER
1842 - 1931
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 30
Mykola Lysenko
COMPOSER
1842 - 1912
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 31
Charles W. Alcock
SOCCER PLAYER
1842 - 1907
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 32
Alphonse Borrelly
ASTRONOMER
1842 - 1926
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 33
Nikolaos Gyzis
PAINTER
1842 - 1901
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1888
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Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1888
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 9
Nikolay Przhevalsky
EXPLORER
1839 - 1888
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 10
François Achille Bazaine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1811 - 1888
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 11
Anton Mauve
PAINTER
1838 - 1888
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 12
Charles-Valentin Alkan
MUSICIAN
1813 - 1888
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 13
Paul Langerhans
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1888
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 14
Johannes Zukertort
CHESS PLAYER
1842 - 1888
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 15
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1888
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 16
Theodor Storm
WRITER
1817 - 1888
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 17
Ascanio Sobrero
CHEMIST
1812 - 1888
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 18
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1818 - 1888
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 19
Auguste Maquet
WRITER
1813 - 1888
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 20
Ali Rıza Efendi
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1888
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 21
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Johannes Zukertort ranks 255 out of NaN. Before him are Otto von Below (1857), Hans Modrow (1928), Elisabeth Volkenrath (1919), Akiba Rubinstein (1880), Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1927), and Itzhak Stern (1901). After him are Hagen Kleinert (1941), Moritz Moszkowski (1854), Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881), Agnieszka Holland (1948), Hermann Schwarz (1843), and Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687).
Others born in Poland
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Otto von Below
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1944
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 249
Hans Modrow
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2023
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 250
Elisabeth Volkenrath
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1945
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 251
Akiba Rubinstein
CHESS PLAYER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 252
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
WRITER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 253
Itzhak Stern
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1969
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 254
Johannes Zukertort
CHESS PLAYER
1842 - 1888
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 255
Hagen Kleinert
PHYSICIST
1941 - 2025
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 256
Moritz Moszkowski
COMPOSER
1854 - 1925
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 257
Nikolai Myaskovsky
COMPOSER
1881 - 1950
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 258
Agnieszka Holland
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 259
Hermann Schwarz
MATHEMATICIAN
1843 - 1921
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 260
Sylvius Leopold Weiss
COMPOSER
1687 - 1750
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 261
Among Chess Players In Poland
Among chess players born in Poland, Johannes Zukertort ranks 6. Before him are Emanuel Lasker (1868), Adolf Anderssen (1818), Samuel Reshevsky (1911), Siegbert Tarrasch (1862), and Akiba Rubinstein (1880). After him are Miguel Najdorf (1910), Szymon Winawer (1838), Edward Lasker (1885), Grigory Levenfish (1889), Daniel Harrwitz (1823), and Valery Salov (1964).
Emanuel Lasker
1868 - 1941
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 1
Adolf Anderssen
1818 - 1879
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 2
Samuel Reshevsky
1911 - 1992
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 3
Siegbert Tarrasch
1862 - 1934
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 4
Akiba Rubinstein
1880 - 1961
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 5
Johannes Zukertort
1842 - 1888
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 6
Miguel Najdorf
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 7
Szymon Winawer
1838 - 1919
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 8
Edward Lasker
1885 - 1981
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 9
Grigory Levenfish
1889 - 1961
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 10
Daniel Harrwitz
1823 - 1884
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 11
Valery Salov
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 12
