POLITICIAN
Michael of Russia
1596 - 1645
Michael of Russia
Michael I (Russian: Михаил Фёдорович Романов, romanized: Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov; 22 July [O.S. 12 July] 1596 – 23 July [O.S. 13 July] 1645) was Tsar of all Russia from 1613 until his death in 1645. He was elected by the Zemsky Sobor and was the first tsar of the House of Romanov, which succeeded the House of Rurik. He was the son of Feodor Nikitich Romanov (later known as Patriarch Filaret) and of Xenia Shestova. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael of Russia has received more than 1,283,362 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Michael of Russia is the 699th most popular politician (down from 626th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Russia (up from 83rd in 2019) and the 29th most popular Russian Politician.
Michael of Russia is most famous for being the first tsar of Russia. He succeeded his father, Ivan IV, in 1547 and ruled until his death in 1584.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
71.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
4.82
Effective Languages (L*)
4.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Michael of Russia ranks 699 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferdinand VII of Spain, Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Gideon, Boris Godunov, Moon Jae-in, and Shehbaz Sharif. After him are Romanos IV Diogenes, Augustus III of Poland, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Constantine I of Greece, Ante Pavelić, and Khosrow II.
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HPI: 71.71
Rank: 693
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HPI: 71.69
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Gideon
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HPI: 71.68
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HPI: 71.67
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Michael of Russia
1596 - 1645
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 699
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HPI: 71.67
Rank: 700
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HPI: 71.67
Rank: 701
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HPI: 71.66
Rank: 702
Constantine I of Greece
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HPI: 71.63
Rank: 703
Ante Pavelić
1889 - 1959
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 704
Khosrow II
570 - 628
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 705
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1596, Michael of Russia ranks 2. Before him is René Descartes. After him are Frederick V of the Palatinate, Pietro da Cortona, Jan van Goyen, Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Nicola Amati, Pieter Claesz, Baldassare Longhena, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Peter Mogila, and Johan Banér. Among people deceased in 1645, Michael of Russia ranks 3. Before him are Miyamoto Musashi, and Hugo Grotius. After him are Li Zicheng, William Laud, Francisco de Quevedo, Nur Jahan, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Marie de Gournay, Feng Menglong, Anthony van Diemen, and Eudoxia Streshneva.
Others Born in 1596
Go to all RankingsRené Descartes
PHILOSOPHER
1596 - 1650
HPI: 89.91
Rank: 1
Michael of Russia
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1645
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 2
Frederick V of the Palatinate
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1632
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 3
Pietro da Cortona
PAINTER
1596 - 1669
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 4
Jan van Goyen
PAINTER
1596 - 1656
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 5
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
COMPANION
1596 - 1662
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 6
Nicola Amati
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1684
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 7
Pieter Claesz
PAINTER
1596 - 1660
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 8
Baldassare Longhena
ARCHITECT
1596 - 1682
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 9
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1680
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 10
Peter Mogila
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1596 - 1647
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 11
Johan Banér
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1596 - 1641
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1645
Go to all RankingsMiyamoto Musashi
WRITER
1584 - 1645
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 1
Hugo Grotius
LAWYER
1583 - 1645
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 2
Michael of Russia
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1645
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 3
Li Zicheng
POLITICIAN
1606 - 1645
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 4
William Laud
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1573 - 1645
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 5
Francisco de Quevedo
WRITER
1584 - 1645
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 6
Nur Jahan
COMPANION
1577 - 1645
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 7
Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
POLITICIAN
1587 - 1645
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 8
Marie de Gournay
WRITER
1565 - 1645
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 9
Feng Menglong
WRITER
1574 - 1645
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 10
Anthony van Diemen
EXPLORER
1593 - 1645
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 11
Eudoxia Streshneva
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1645
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Michael of Russia ranks 82 out of 3,761. Before him are Paul Karrer (1889), Andrei Rublev (1360), Ivan III of Russia (1440), Anna Pavlova (1881), Konstantin Stanislavski (1863), and Boris Godunov (1552). After him are Feodor I of Russia (1557), Alexander Suvorov (1730), Alexander Scriabin (1871), Alexander Kerensky (1881), Otto Wallach (1847), and Martti Ahtisaari (1937).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsPaul Karrer
CHEMIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 76
Andrei Rublev
PAINTER
1360 - 1428
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 77
Ivan III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1440 - 1505
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 78
Anna Pavlova
DANCER
1881 - 1931
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 79
Konstantin Stanislavski
FILM DIRECTOR
1863 - 1938
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 80
Boris Godunov
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1605
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 81
Michael of Russia
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1645
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 82
Feodor I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1598
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 83
Alexander Suvorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1730 - 1800
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 84
Alexander Scriabin
COMPOSER
1871 - 1915
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 85
Alexander Kerensky
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1970
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 86
Otto Wallach
CHEMIST
1847 - 1931
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 87
Martti Ahtisaari
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 88
Among POLITICIANS In Russia
Among politicians born in Russia, Michael of Russia ranks 29. Before him are Frederick I of Prussia (1657), Yaroslav the Wise (978), Peter II of Russia (1715), Anna of Russia (1693), Ivan III of Russia (1440), and Boris Godunov (1552). After him are Feodor I of Russia (1557), Alexander Kerensky (1881), Martti Ahtisaari (1937), Dmitry Medvedev (1965), Alexis of Russia (1629), and Nikolai Bukharin (1888).
Frederick I of Prussia
1657 - 1713
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 23
Yaroslav the Wise
978 - 1054
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 24
Peter II of Russia
1715 - 1730
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 25
Anna of Russia
1693 - 1740
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 26
Ivan III of Russia
1440 - 1505
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 27
Boris Godunov
1552 - 1605
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 28
Michael of Russia
1596 - 1645
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 29
Feodor I of Russia
1557 - 1598
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 30
Alexander Kerensky
1881 - 1970
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 31
Martti Ahtisaari
1937 - 2023
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 32
Dmitry Medvedev
1965 - Present
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 33
Alexis of Russia
1629 - 1676
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 34
Nikolai Bukharin
1888 - 1938
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 35