ENGINEER
Mstislav Keldysh
1911 - 1978
Mstislav Keldysh
Mstislav Vsevolodovich Keldysh (‹See Tfd›Russian: Мстисла́в Все́володович Ке́лдыш; 10 February [O.S. 28 January] 1911 – 24 June 1978) was a Soviet mathematician who worked as an engineer in the Soviet space program. He was the academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1946), President of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1961–1975), three-time Hero of Socialist Labour (1956, 1961, 1971), and fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1968). He was one of the key figures behind the Soviet space program. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mstislav Keldysh has received more than 136,585 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Mstislav Keldysh is the 153rd most popular engineer (down from 147th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Latvia and the 2nd most popular Latvian Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Mstislav Keldysh ranks 153 out of 389. Before him are Yahya Ayyash, Joseph Strauss, Georgy Babakin, William Playfair, Mikhail Yangel, and Alexei Tupolev. After him are Adolphe Alphand, Léon Charles Thévenin, Henryk Dembiński, Gérard Larrousse, Philippe LeBon, and Anton Flettner.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYahya Ayyash
1966 - 1996
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 147
Joseph Strauss
1870 - 1938
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 148
Georgy Babakin
1914 - 1971
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 149
William Playfair
1759 - 1823
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 150
Mikhail Yangel
1911 - 1971
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 151
Alexei Tupolev
1925 - 2001
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 152
Mstislav Keldysh
1911 - 1978
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 153
Adolphe Alphand
1817 - 1891
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 154
Léon Charles Thévenin
1857 - 1926
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 155
Henryk Dembiński
1791 - 1864
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 156
Gérard Larrousse
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 157
Philippe LeBon
1767 - 1804
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 158
Anton Flettner
1885 - 1961
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 159
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Mstislav Keldysh ranks 124. Before him are Carlos Marighella, Annie M. G. Schmidt, Mark Bernes, Joseph Alcazar, Mikhail Yangel, and Peter van Eyck. After him are Tilly Fleischer, Pierre Harmel, Harry Andrews, Randolph Churchill, Birger Ruud, and Nikolai Kuznetsov. Among people deceased in 1978, Mstislav Keldysh ranks 93. Before him are Edmundo Suárez, Leo Genn, Hans Stuck, Emilio Portes Gil, Max Mallowan, and George Maciunas. After him are Henryk Zygalski, Jacques Brugnon, Joe Davis, Semyon Krivoshein, Ivan Tyulenev, and Gig Young.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsCarlos Marighella
WRITER
1911 - 1969
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 118
Annie M. G. Schmidt
WRITER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 119
Mark Bernes
ACTOR
1911 - 1969
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 120
Joseph Alcazar
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 121
Mikhail Yangel
ENGINEER
1911 - 1971
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 122
Peter van Eyck
ACTOR
1911 - 1969
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 123
Mstislav Keldysh
ENGINEER
1911 - 1978
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 124
Tilly Fleischer
ATHLETE
1911 - 2005
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 125
Pierre Harmel
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 126
Harry Andrews
ACTOR
1911 - 1989
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 127
Randolph Churchill
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1968
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 128
Birger Ruud
SKIER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 129
Nikolai Kuznetsov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1944
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 130
Others Deceased in 1978
Go to all RankingsEdmundo Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1978
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 87
Leo Genn
ACTOR
1905 - 1978
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 88
Hans Stuck
RACING DRIVER
1900 - 1978
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 89
Emilio Portes Gil
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1978
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 90
Max Mallowan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1904 - 1978
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 91
George Maciunas
PAINTER
1931 - 1978
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 92
Mstislav Keldysh
ENGINEER
1911 - 1978
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 93
Henryk Zygalski
MATHEMATICIAN
1908 - 1978
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 94
Jacques Brugnon
TENNIS PLAYER
1895 - 1978
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 95
Joe Davis
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1978
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 96
Semyon Krivoshein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1978
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 97
Ivan Tyulenev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1978
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 98
Gig Young
ACTOR
1913 - 1978
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 99
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Mstislav Keldysh ranks 61 out of 323. Before him are Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804), Ferdinand Kettler (1655), Inese Jaunzeme (1932), Jānis Pujats (1930), Pēteris Stučka (1865), and Paul Walden (1863). After him are Max Weinreich (1894), Edgars Rinkēvičs (1973), Vilis Lācis (1904), Maria Skobtsova (1891), Alfred Neuland (1895), and Vasiliy Ulrikh (1889).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsDuke Alexander of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1881
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 55
Ferdinand Kettler
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1737
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 56
Inese Jaunzeme
ATHLETE
1932 - 2011
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 57
Jānis Pujats
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 58
Pēteris Stučka
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1932
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 59
Paul Walden
CHEMIST
1863 - 1957
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 60
Mstislav Keldysh
ENGINEER
1911 - 1978
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 61
Max Weinreich
HISTORIAN
1894 - 1969
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 62
Edgars Rinkēvičs
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 63
Vilis Lācis
WRITER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 64
Maria Skobtsova
WRITER
1891 - 1945
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 65
Alfred Neuland
ATHLETE
1895 - 1966
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 66
Vasiliy Ulrikh
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1951
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 67
Among ENGINEERS In Latvia
Among engineers born in Latvia, Mstislav Keldysh ranks 2. Before him are Eduard Totleben (1818).