Politician
Lavrentiy Beria
Georgian chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin
1899 - 1953
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Lavrentiy Beria
His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2024). Lavrentiy Beria is the 326th most popular politician (up from 457th in 2024).
Lavrentiy Beria was most famous for his involvement in the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons program.
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Past 12 months
80.99
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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#326 / 20k
Lavrentiy Beria ranks #326 of 20,022 Politicians worldwide, placing them among the top 2% of the profession.
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Lavrentiy Beria's Wikipedia page drew 2.5M views over the past year, 15× the average among Politicians.
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Lavrentiy Beria climbed 485 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #1,595 to #1,110.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Lavrentiy Beria ranks 326 out of 20,022. Before him are Leo I the Thracian, Theodoric the Great, Salvador Allende, Sukarno, Macrinus, and Philippe Pétain. After him are Droupadi Murmu, Şehzade Mustafa, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Numa Pompilius, Cardinal Mazarin, and Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Leo I the Thracian
401 - 474
HPI: 81.08
Rank: 320
Theodoric the Great
454 - 526
HPI: 81.06
Rank: 321
Salvador Allende
1908 - 1973
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 322
Sukarno
1901 - 1970
HPI: 81.02
Rank: 323
Macrinus
164 - 218
HPI: 81.02
Rank: 324
Philippe Pétain
1856 - 1951
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 325
Lavrentiy Beria
1899 - 1953
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 326
Droupadi Murmu
1958 - Present
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 327
Şehzade Mustafa
1515 - 1553
HPI: 80.98
Rank: 328
Ferdinand II of Aragon
1452 - 1516
HPI: 80.98
Rank: 329
Numa Pompilius
753 BC - 673 BC
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 330
Cardinal Mazarin
1602 - 1661
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 331
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
1361 - 1419
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 332
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Lavrentiy Beria ranks 7. Before him are Huang Xianfan, Ernest Hemingway, Jorge Luis Borges, Alfred Hitchcock, Frederik IX, and Al Capone. After him are Vladimir Nabokov, Yasunari Kawabata, Friedrich Hayek, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Humphrey Bogart, and Macfarlane Burnet. Among people deceased in 1953, Lavrentiy Beria ranks 3. Before him are Joseph Stalin, and Mary of Teck. After him are Sergei Prokofiev, Ibn Saud, Edwin Hubble, Gerd von Rundstedt, Robert Andrews Millikan, Guccio Gucci, Carol II of Romania, Klement Gottwald, and Emmerich Kálmán.
Others Born in 1899
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Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 1
Ernest Hemingway
WRITER
1899 - 1961
HPI: 84.99
Rank: 2
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 3
Alfred Hitchcock
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 4
Frederik IX
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 5
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 6
Lavrentiy Beria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1953
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 7
Vladimir Nabokov
WRITER
1899 - 1977
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 8
Yasunari Kawabata
WRITER
1899 - 1972
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 9
Friedrich Hayek
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1992
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 10
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1918
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 11
Humphrey Bogart
ACTOR
1899 - 1957
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 12
Macfarlane Burnet
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1953
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Joseph Stalin
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1953
HPI: 92.22
Rank: 1
Mary of Teck
COMPANION
1867 - 1953
HPI: 83.82
Rank: 2
Lavrentiy Beria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1953
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 3
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 4
Ibn Saud
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1953
HPI: 79.58
Rank: 5
Edwin Hubble
ASTRONOMER
1889 - 1953
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 6
Gerd von Rundstedt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1953
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 7
Robert Andrews Millikan
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1953
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 8
Guccio Gucci
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1953
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 9
Carol II of Romania
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1953
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 10
Klement Gottwald
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1953
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 11
Emmerich Kálmán
COMPOSER
1882 - 1953
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 12
