1929 - 2006
Lennart Georg Meri (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈlenˑɑrt ˈgeorg ˈmeri]; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian writer, film director and statesman. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lennart Meri has received more than 222,456 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Lennart Meri is the 2,567th most popular politician (down from 2,385th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Estonia and the 4th most popular Estonian Politician.
Lennart Meri was a former president of Estonia and is most famous for his work in the Estonian independence movement.
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Among politicians, Lennart Meri ranks 2,567 out of 15,577. Before him are Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, Maria Christina of Austria, Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, Ladislaus of Naples, and Calchas. After him are Neferefre, César Gaviria, Ivan II of Moscow, Boris Shcherbina, Auguste Beernaert, and Constantine III.
1861 - 1944
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 2,561
1350 - 1405
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 2,562
1858 - 1929
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 2,563
1788 - 1819
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 2,564
1377 - 1414
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 2,565
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 2,566
1929 - 2006
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 2,567
2500 BC - 2458 BC
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 2,568
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 2,569
1326 - 1359
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 2,570
1919 - 1990
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 2,571
1829 - 1912
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 2,572
400 - 411
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 2,573
Among people born in 1929, Lennart Meri ranks 50. Before him are James Last, Mike Hawthorn, Jean Simmons, Eric Kandel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Yevgeny Primakov. After him are Richard E. Taylor, Günter Schabowski, Christa Wolf, Peter L. Berger, George Steiner, and Zoltán Czibor. Among people deceased in 2006, Lennart Meri ranks 32. Before him are Choi Kyu-hah, Robert Altman, Johannes Rau, Steve Irwin, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Markus Wolf. After him are Alexander Litvinenko, Jack Palance, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Muriel Spark, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, and Shelley Winters.
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 44
1929 - 1959
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 45
1929 - 2010
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 46
1929 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 47
1929 - 2016
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 48
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 49
1929 - 2006
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 50
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 51
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 52
1929 - 2011
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 53
1929 - 2017
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 54
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 55
1929 - 1997
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 56
1919 - 2006
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 26
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 27
1931 - 2006
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 28
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 29
1908 - 2006
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 30
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 31
1929 - 2006
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 32
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 33
1919 - 2006
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 34
1915 - 2006
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 35
1918 - 2006
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 36
1918 - 2006
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 37
1920 - 2006
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 38
Among people born in Estonia, Lennart Meri ranks 10 out of 310. Before him are Arvo Pärt (1935), Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778), Karl Ernst von Baer (1792), Konstantin Päts (1874), Wolfgang Köhler (1887), and Louis Kahn (1901). After him are Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (1929), Paul Keres (1916), Arnold Rüütel (1928), Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770), Paul von Rennenkampf (1854), and Jacob De la Gardie (1583).
1935 - Present
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 4
1778 - 1852
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 5
1792 - 1876
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 6
1874 - 1956
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 7
1887 - 1967
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 8
1901 - 1974
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 9
1929 - 2006
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 10
1929 - 2008
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 11
1916 - 1975
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 12
1928 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 13
1770 - 1846
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 14
1854 - 1918
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 15
1583 - 1652
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 16
Among politicians born in Estonia, Lennart Meri ranks 4. Before him are Catherine I of Russia (1684), Alfred Rosenberg (1893), and Konstantin Päts (1874). After him are Arnold Rüütel (1928), Jacob De la Gardie (1583), Felix Kersten (1898), Alar Karis (1958), Kersti Kaljulaid (1969), Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622), Alexander Gorchakov (1798), and Neeme Järvi (1937).
1684 - 1727
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 1
1893 - 1946
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 2
1874 - 1956
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 3
1929 - 2006
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 4
1928 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 5
1583 - 1652
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 6
1898 - 1960
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 7
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 8
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 9
1622 - 1686
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 10
1798 - 1883
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 11
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 12