POLITICIAN
Leonid Kravchuk
1934 - 2022
Leonid Kravchuk
Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk (Ukrainian: Леонід Макарович Кравчук, IPA: [ˈlɛ.ɔ.nʲid mɐˈka.rɔ.ʋet͡ʃ krɐu̯ˈt͡ʃuk]; 10 January 1934 – 10 May 2022) was a Ukrainian politician and the first president of Ukraine, serving from 5 December 1991 until 19 July 1994. In 1992, he signed the Lisbon Protocol, undertaking to give up Ukraine's nuclear arsenal. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leonid Kravchuk has received more than 924,153 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Leonid Kravchuk is the 999th most popular politician (down from 699th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 36th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Ukrainian Politician.
Leonid Kravchuk was the first president of Ukraine after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He was elected in 1991 and served until 1994. He is most famous for being the first president of Ukraine after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Memorability Metrics
920k
Page Views (PV)
69.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
71
Languages Editions (L)
6.51
Effective Languages (L*)
4.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Leonid Kravchuk ranks 999 out of 19,576. Before him are Stephen III of Moldavia, Abd el-Krim, Shang Yang, Louis II of Italy, Pepin of Herstal, and Queen Seondeok of Silla. After him are Constans II, Andronikos II Palaiologos, Manuel II Palaiologos, Pietro Badoglio, Alexander Kolchak, and Isaac II Angelos.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStephen III of Moldavia
1433 - 1504
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 993
Abd el-Krim
1882 - 1963
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 994
Shang Yang
390 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 995
Louis II of Italy
825 - 875
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 996
Pepin of Herstal
635 - 714
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 997
Queen Seondeok of Silla
603 - 647
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 998
Leonid Kravchuk
1934 - 2022
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 999
Constans II
630 - 668
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,000
Andronikos II Palaiologos
1259 - 1332
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,001
Manuel II Palaiologos
1350 - 1425
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,002
Pietro Badoglio
1871 - 1956
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1,003
Alexander Kolchak
1874 - 1920
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1,004
Isaac II Angelos
1155 - 1204
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,005
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Leonid Kravchuk ranks 15. Before him are Maggie Smith, Gene Cernan, Carl Sagan, Nana Mouskouri, Daniel Kahneman, and Judi Dench. After him are Vavá, Jane Goodall, Paco Rabanne, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Ulrike Meinhof, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Among people deceased in 2022, Leonid Kravchuk ranks 13. Before him are Vangelis, Shinzō Abe, Luc Montagnier, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, and Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. After him are Ayman al-Zawahiri, Olivia Newton-John, Madeleine Albright, Monica Vitti, Ben Roy Mottelson, and Vivienne Westwood.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsMaggie Smith
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 9
Gene Cernan
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 10
Carl Sagan
ASTRONOMER
1934 - 1996
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 11
Nana Mouskouri
SINGER
1934 - Present
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 12
Daniel Kahneman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 13
Judi Dench
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 14
Leonid Kravchuk
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 15
Vavá
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2002
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 16
Jane Goodall
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 17
Paco Rabanne
DESIGNER
1934 - 2023
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 18
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 19
Ulrike Meinhof
EXTREMIST
1934 - 1976
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 20
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2021
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsVangelis
COMPOSER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 7
Shinzō Abe
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2022
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 8
Luc Montagnier
BIOLOGIST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 9
Irene Papas
ACTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 10
Jean-Louis Trintignant
ACTOR
1930 - 2022
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 11
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2022
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 12
Leonid Kravchuk
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 13
Ayman al-Zawahiri
EXTREMIST
1951 - 2022
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 14
Olivia Newton-John
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 15
Madeleine Albright
DIPLOMAT
1937 - 2022
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 16
Monica Vitti
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 17
Ben Roy Mottelson
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2022
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 18
Vivienne Westwood
FASHION DESIGNER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 19
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk ranks 38 out of 1,365. Before him are Sergei Korolev (1906), Wilhelm Reich (1897), Ivan Mazepa (1639), Moshe Sharett (1894), Grigory Zinoviev (1883), and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836). After him are Volodymyr Zelensky (1978), Andrei Chikatilo (1936), Igor Sikorsky (1889), Levi Eshkol (1895), Yulia Tymoshenko (1960), and Nestor Makhno (1888).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsSergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 32
Wilhelm Reich
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 33
Ivan Mazepa
POLITICIAN
1639 - 1709
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 34
Moshe Sharett
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1965
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 35
Grigory Zinoviev
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1936
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 36
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
WRITER
1836 - 1895
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 37
Leonid Kravchuk
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 38
Volodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 39
Andrei Chikatilo
EXTREMIST
1936 - 1994
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 40
Igor Sikorsky
INVENTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 41
Levi Eshkol
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1969
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 42
Yulia Tymoshenko
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 43
Nestor Makhno
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1934
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 44
Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine
Among politicians born in Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk ranks 17. Before him are Viktor Yushchenko (1954), Leonid Kuchma (1938), Kliment Voroshilov (1881), Ivan Mazepa (1639), Moshe Sharett (1894), and Grigory Zinoviev (1883). After him are Volodymyr Zelensky (1978), Levi Eshkol (1895), Yulia Tymoshenko (1960), Symon Petliura (1879), Andrei Zhdanov (1896), and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1884).
Viktor Yushchenko
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 11
Leonid Kuchma
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 12
Kliment Voroshilov
1881 - 1969
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 13
Ivan Mazepa
1639 - 1709
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 14
Moshe Sharett
1894 - 1965
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 15
Grigory Zinoviev
1883 - 1936
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 16
Leonid Kravchuk
1934 - 2022
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 17
Volodymyr Zelensky
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 18
Levi Eshkol
1895 - 1969
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 19
Yulia Tymoshenko
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 20
Symon Petliura
1879 - 1926
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 21
Andrei Zhdanov
1896 - 1948
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 22
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1884 - 1963
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 23