1906 - 1982
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (19 December 1906 – 10 November 1982) was a Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982, and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (head of state) from 1960 to 1964 and again from 1977 to 1982. His 18-year term as General Secretary was second only to Joseph Stalin's in duration. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leonid Brezhnev has received more than 9,524,834 page views. His biography is available in 103 different languages on Wikipedia. Leonid Brezhnev is the 89th most popular politician (up from 97th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Ukraine and the 3rd 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, Leonid Brezhnev ranks 89 out of 15,577. Before him are Nicolae Ceaușescu, Kösem Sultan, Francisco Franco, Philip II of Spain, George Washington, and Heinrich Himmler. After him are Louis XV of France, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Henry IV of France, Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Murad IV, and Uthman.
1918 - 1989
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 83
1590 - 1651
HPI: 82.27
Rank: 84
1892 - 1975
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 85
1527 - 1598
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 86
1732 - 1799
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 87
1900 - 1945
HPI: 81.82
Rank: 88
1906 - 1982
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 89
1710 - 1774
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 90
1807 - 1882
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 91
1553 - 1610
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 92
1859 - 1941
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 93
1612 - 1640
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 94
574 - 656
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 95
Among people born in 1906, Leonid Brezhnev ranks 1. After him are Adolf Eichmann, Hannah Arendt, Dmitri Shostakovich, Puyi, Samuel Beckett, Luchino Visconti, Grace Hopper, Josephine Baker, Aristotle Onassis, Kurt Gödel, and Ilse Koch. Among people deceased in 1982, Leonid Brezhnev ranks 3. Before him are Grace Kelly and Huang Xianfan. After him are Ayn Rand, Romy Schneider, Ingrid Bergman, Carl Orff, Arthur Rubinstein, Roman Jakobson, Henry Fonda, Philip K. Dick, and Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
1906 - 1982
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 1
1906 - 1962
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 2
1906 - 1975
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 3
1906 - 1975
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 4
1906 - 1967
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 5
1906 - 1989
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 6
1906 - 1976
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 7
1906 - 1992
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 8
1906 - 1975
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 9
1906 - 1975
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 10
1906 - 1978
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 11
1906 - 1967
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 12
1929 - 1982
HPI: 84.60
Rank: 1
1899 - 1982
HPI: 82.93
Rank: 2
1906 - 1982
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 3
1905 - 1982
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 4
1938 - 1982
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 5
1915 - 1982
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 6
1895 - 1982
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 7
1887 - 1982
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 8
1896 - 1982
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 9
1905 - 1982
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 10
1928 - 1982
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 11
1916 - 1982
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 12
Among people born in Ukraine, Leonid Brezhnev ranks 3 out of 1,083. Before him are Hurrem Sultan (1502) and Leon Trotsky (1879). After him are Nikolai Gogol (1809), Sergei Prokofiev (1891), Viktor Yanukovych (1950), Hafsa Sultan (1479), Stepan Bandera (1909), Ilya Repin (1844), Golda Meir (1898), Kazimir Malevich (1879), and John III Sobieski (1629).
1502 - 1558
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 1
1879 - 1940
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 2
1906 - 1982
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 3
1809 - 1852
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 4
1891 - 1953
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 5
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 6
1479 - 1534
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 7
1909 - 1959
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 8
1844 - 1930
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 9
1898 - 1978
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 10
1879 - 1935
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 11
1629 - 1696
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Ukraine, Leonid Brezhnev ranks 3. Before him are Hurrem Sultan (1502) and Leon Trotsky (1879). After him are Viktor Yanukovych (1950), Hafsa Sultan (1479), Stepan Bandera (1909), Golda Meir (1898), John III Sobieski (1629), Sviatoslav I of Kiev (942), Kliment Voroshilov (1881), Stanisław Leszczyński (1677), and Leonid Kuchma (1938).
1502 - 1558
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 1
1879 - 1940
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 2
1906 - 1982
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 3
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 4
1479 - 1534
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 5
1909 - 1959
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 6
1898 - 1978
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 7
1629 - 1696
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 8
942 - 972
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 9
1881 - 1969
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 10
1677 - 1766
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 11
1938 - Present
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 12