1831 - 1894
Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck (Russian: Надежда Филаретовна фон Мекк; 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1831 – 13 January 1894) was a Russian businesswoman who became an influential patron of the arts, especially music. She is best known today for her artistic relationship with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, supporting him financially for thirteen years, so that he could devote himself full-time to composition, while stipulating that they were never to meet. Tchaikovsky dedicated his Symphony No. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nadezhda von Meck has received more than 301,642 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Nadezhda von Meck is the 968th most popular religious figure, the 455th most popular biography from Russia (up from 477th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Russian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Nadezhda von Meck ranks 968 out of 2,272. Before her are Mesud II, Agostino Casaroli, Scipione Borghese, Benedict the Moor, Juan Diego, and Frumentius. After her are Pedro Casaldáliga, Ibn Sa'd, Peter Faber, Günter Guillaume, Joanna, wife of Chuza, and John of Montecorvino.
1300 - 1308
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 962
1914 - 1998
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 963
1577 - 1633
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 964
1526 - 1589
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 965
1474 - 1548
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 966
400 - 383
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 967
1831 - 1894
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 968
1928 - 2020
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 969
784 - 845
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 970
1506 - 1545
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 971
1927 - 1995
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 972
1 - 100
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 973
1246 - 1328
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 974
Among people born in 1831, Nadezhda von Meck ranks 25. Before her are Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Albert Anker, Constantin Meunier, Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Victorien Sardou, and Isabella Bird. After her are Ilya Ulyanov, Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil, Anna Leonowens, Peter Nicolai Arbo, Paul Durand-Ruel, and Nikolai Ge. Among people deceased in 1894, Nadezhda von Meck ranks 19. Before her are Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Leconte de Lisle, Theodor Billroth, Emmanuel Chabrier, and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. After her are Austen Henry Layard, Hassan I of Morocco, August Kundt, Eugène Charles Catalan, Nikolai Ge, and Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac.
1831 - 1903
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 19
1831 - 1910
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 20
1831 - 1905
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 21
1831 - 1909
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 22
1831 - 1908
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 23
1831 - 1904
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 24
1831 - 1894
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 25
1831 - 1886
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 26
1831 - 1853
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 27
1831 - 1915
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 28
1831 - 1892
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 29
1831 - 1922
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 30
1831 - 1894
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 31
1838 - 1894
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 13
1836 - 1894
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 14
1818 - 1894
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 15
1829 - 1894
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 16
1841 - 1894
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 17
1838 - 1894
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 18
1831 - 1894
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 19
1817 - 1894
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 20
1836 - 1894
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 21
1839 - 1894
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 22
1814 - 1894
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 23
1831 - 1894
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 24
1817 - 1894
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 25
Among people born in Russia, Nadezhda von Meck ranks 455 out of 2,688. Before her are Werner Kempf (1886), Prince Albert of Prussia (1809), Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858), Mikhail Mishustin (1966), Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov (1787), and Lev Gumilyov (1912). After her are Ivan Panfilov (1893), Alexander Radishchev (1749), Pyotr Krasnov (1869), Sacha Guitry (1885), Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859), and Andrei Platonov (1899).
1886 - 1964
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 449
1809 - 1872
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 450
1858 - 1915
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 451
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 452
1787 - 1869
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 453
1912 - 1992
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 454
1831 - 1894
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 455
1893 - 1941
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 456
1749 - 1802
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 457
1869 - 1947
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 458
1885 - 1957
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 459
1859 - 1935
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 460
1899 - 1951
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 461
Among religious figures born in Russia, Nadezhda von Meck ranks 8. Before her are Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (1946), Eugen Sandow (1867), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), and Avvakum (1620). After her are Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865), Alexander Schmorell (1917), Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (1835), Aleksandr Akimov (1953), and Anna Vyrubova (1884).
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 2
1867 - 1925
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 3
1605 - 1681
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 4
1468 - 1552
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 5
1314 - 1392
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 6
1620 - 1682
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 7
1831 - 1894
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 8
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 9
1865 - 1925
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 10
1917 - 1943
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 11
1835 - 1916
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 12
1953 - 1986
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 13
1884 - 1964
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 14