1879 - 1953
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet revolutionary and politician who was the longest-serving leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1952) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941–1953). Stalin initially governed the country as part of a collective leadership before consolidating power to become a dictator by the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Stalin has received more than 43,486,091 page views. His biography is available in 186 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 182 in 2019). Joseph Stalin is the 5th most popular politician (up from 8th in 2019), the most popular biography from Georgia and the most popular Georgian Politician.
Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. He is most famous for his role in leading the country during World War II and for his ruthless leadership style.
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Among politicians, Joseph Stalin ranks 5 out of 15,577. Before him are Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, Julius Caesar, and Louis XIV of France. After him are Cleopatra, Vladimir Lenin, Thomas Jefferson, Augustus, Charlemagne, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and Vladimir Putin.
1769 - 1821
HPI: 94.47
Rank: 1
1889 - 1945
HPI: 94.10
Rank: 2
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 92.63
Rank: 3
1638 - 1715
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 4
1879 - 1953
HPI: 90.88
Rank: 5
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 89.95
Rank: 6
1870 - 1924
HPI: 89.94
Rank: 7
1743 - 1826
HPI: 89.78
Rank: 8
63 BC - 14
HPI: 89.71
Rank: 9
748 - 814
HPI: 89.46
Rank: 10
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.95
Rank: 11
1952 - Present
HPI: 88.82
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1879, Joseph Stalin ranks 2. Before him is Albert Einstein. After him are Leon Trotsky, Paul Klee, Kazimir Malevich, Emperor Taishō, Franz von Papen, Otto Hahn, Emiliano Zapata, Max von Laue, Owen Willans Richardson, and Alma Mahler. Among people deceased in 1953, Joseph Stalin ranks 1. After him are Sergei Prokofiev, Edwin Hubble, Gerd von Rundstedt, Ibn Saud, Lavrentiy Beria, Carol II of Romania, Robert Andrews Millikan, Klement Gottwald, Mary of Teck, Guccio Gucci, and Django Reinhardt.
1879 - 1955
HPI: 93.06
Rank: 1
1879 - 1953
HPI: 90.88
Rank: 2
1879 - 1940
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 3
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 4
1879 - 1935
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 5
1879 - 1926
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 6
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 7
1879 - 1968
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 8
1879 - 1919
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 9
1879 - 1960
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 10
1879 - 1959
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 11
1879 - 1964
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 12
1879 - 1953
HPI: 90.88
Rank: 1
1891 - 1953
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 2
1889 - 1953
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 3
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 4
1875 - 1953
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 5
1899 - 1953
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 6
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 7
1868 - 1953
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 8
1896 - 1953
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 9
1867 - 1953
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 10
1881 - 1953
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 11
1910 - 1953
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 12
Among people born in Georgia, Joseph Stalin ranks 1 out of 342. After him are Darius the Great (-550), Aram Khachaturian (1903), Eduard Shevardnadze (1928), Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Shota Rustaveli (1172), Halime Sultan (1576), Yakov Dzhugashvili (1907), Nona Gaprindashvili (1941), Pyotr Bagration (1765), and Tigran Petrosian (1929).
1879 - 1953
HPI: 90.88
Rank: 1
550 BC - 486 BC
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 2
1903 - 1978
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 3
1928 - 2014
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 4
1893 - 1930
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 5
1166 - 1213
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 6
1172 - 1216
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 7
1576 - 1623
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 8
1907 - 1943
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 9
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 10
1765 - 1812
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 11
1929 - 1984
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Georgia, Joseph Stalin ranks 1. After him are Darius the Great (-550), Eduard Shevardnadze (1928), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Halime Sultan (1576), David IV of Georgia (1073), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), Mikheil Saakashvili (1967), Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326), Sergei Witte (1849), and Herbert Backe (1896).
1879 - 1953
HPI: 90.88
Rank: 1
550 BC - 486 BC
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 2
1928 - 2014
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 3
1166 - 1213
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 4
1576 - 1623
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 5
1073 - 1125
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 6
1939 - 1993
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 7
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 8
1886 - 1937
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 9
326 BC - 234 BC
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 10
1849 - 1915
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 11
1896 - 1947
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 12