Politician
Leonid Brezhnev
1906 - 1982
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Leonid Brezhnev
His biography is available in 114 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 112 in 2024). Leonid Brezhnev is the 120th most popular politician (down from 92nd in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Politician.
Leonid Brezhnev was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982. He is most famous for his rule as a Soviet leader, and for his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Leonid Brezhnev ranks 120 out of 19,576. Before him are Francisco Franco, Justinian I, Angela Merkel, Nikita Khrushchev, Muammar Gaddafi, and Harald V. After him are Nebuchadnezzar II, Basil II, Brutus the Younger, Nicolae Ceaușescu, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, and Hirohito.
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Rank: 120
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HPI: 85.25
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HPI: 85.25
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Leonid Brezhnev ranks 1. After him are Puyi, Adolf Eichmann, Maria Goeppert Mayer, Hannah Arendt, Dmitri Shostakovich, Grace Hopper, Kurt Gödel, Samuel Beckett, Aristotle Onassis, Ernst Chain, and Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Among people deceased in 1982, Leonid Brezhnev ranks 3. Before him are Huang Xianfan, and Grace Kelly. After him are Ayn Rand, Romy Schneider, Ingrid Bergman, Philip Noel-Baker, Henry Fonda, Carl Orff, Anna Freud, Roman Jakobson, and Arthur Rubinstein.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsLeonid Brezhnev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 1
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 2
Adolf Eichmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1962
HPI: 83.12
Rank: 3
Maria Goeppert Mayer
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1972
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 4
Hannah Arendt
PHILOSOPHER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 5
Dmitri Shostakovich
COMPOSER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 6
Grace Hopper
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1906 - 1992
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 7
Kurt Gödel
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1978
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 8
Samuel Beckett
WRITER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 9
Aristotle Onassis
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1975
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 10
Ernst Chain
CHEMIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 11
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1975
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1982
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Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 1
Grace Kelly
ACTOR
1929 - 1982
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 2
Leonid Brezhnev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 3
Ayn Rand
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 4
Romy Schneider
ACTOR
1938 - 1982
HPI: 80.88
Rank: 5
Ingrid Bergman
ACTOR
1915 - 1982
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 6
Philip Noel-Baker
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1982
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 7
Henry Fonda
ACTOR
1905 - 1982
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 8
Carl Orff
COMPOSER
1895 - 1982
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 9
Anna Freud
PSYCHOLOGIST
1895 - 1982
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 10
Roman Jakobson
LINGUIST
1896 - 1982
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 11
Arthur Rubinstein
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1982
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 12
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Leonid Brezhnev ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are Leon Trotsky (1879). After him are Hurrem Sultan (1502), Nikolai Gogol (1809), Golda Meir (1898), Edgar de Wahl (1867), Sergei Prokofiev (1891), Viktor Yanukovych (1950), John III Sobieski (1629), Stefania Turkewich (1898), Stepan Bandera (1909), and Volodymyr Zelensky (1978).
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Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 1
Leonid Brezhnev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 2
Hurrem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1558
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 3
Nikolai Gogol
WRITER
1809 - 1852
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 4
Golda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 5
Edgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 6
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 7
Viktor Yanukovych
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 8
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 9
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 10
Stepan Bandera
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 11
Volodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 12
Among Politicians In Ukraine
Among politicians born in Ukraine, Leonid Brezhnev ranks 2. Before him are Leon Trotsky (1879). After him are Hurrem Sultan (1502), Golda Meir (1898), Viktor Yanukovych (1950), John III Sobieski (1629), Stepan Bandera (1909), Volodymyr Zelensky (1978), Hafsa Sultan (1479), Viktor Yushchenko (1954), Leonid Kuchma (1938), and Ivan Mazepa (1639).
Leon Trotsky
1879 - 1940
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 1
Leonid Brezhnev
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 2
Hurrem Sultan
1502 - 1558
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 3
Golda Meir
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 4
Viktor Yanukovych
1950 - Present
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 5
John III Sobieski
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 6
Stepan Bandera
1909 - 1959
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 7
Volodymyr Zelensky
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 8
Hafsa Sultan
1479 - 1534
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 9
Viktor Yushchenko
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 10
Leonid Kuchma
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 11
Ivan Mazepa
1639 - 1709
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 12
