POLITICIAN
Nicholas I of Russia
1796 - 1855
Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I (6 July [O.S. 25 June] 1796 – 2 March [O.S. 18 February] 1855) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland. He was the third son of Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. Nicholas's thirty-year reign began with the failed Decembrist revolt. He is mainly remembered as a reactionary whose controversial reign was marked by geographical expansion, centralisation of administrative policies, and repression of dissent both in Russia and among its neighbors. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicholas I of Russia has received more than 5,827,842 page views. His biography is available in 89 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2019). Nicholas I of Russia is the 219th most popular politician (down from 178th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Russia (down from 25th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Russian Politician.
Nicholas I was the emperor of Russia from 1825-1855. He is most famous for his reactionary policies and his use of censorship.
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5.8M
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
89
Languages Editions (L)
7.27
Effective Languages (L*)
4.63
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Nicholas I of Russia ranks 219 out of 19,576. Before him are Xi Jinping, Kublai Khan, Jacques Chirac, Tomyris, Klemens von Metternich, and Louis IX of France. After him are Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Harun al-Rashid, Sonia Gandhi, Leopold II of Belgium, Joseph Goebbels, and António de Oliveira Salazar.
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1953 - Present
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 213
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HPI: 77.71
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Jacques Chirac
1932 - 2019
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 215
Tomyris
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HPI: 77.68
Rank: 216
Klemens von Metternich
1773 - 1859
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 217
Louis IX of France
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HPI: 77.59
Rank: 218
Nicholas I of Russia
1796 - 1855
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 219
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HPI: 77.53
Rank: 220
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HPI: 77.53
Rank: 221
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HPI: 77.43
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HPI: 77.41
Rank: 223
Joseph Goebbels
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HPI: 77.39
Rank: 224
António de Oliveira Salazar
1889 - 1970
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 225
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1796, Nicholas I of Russia ranks 1. After him are Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, Adolphe Quetelet, Michael Thonet, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Franz Berwald, Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Jakob Steiner, Peter Fendi, Philipp Franz von Siebold, and Carl Loewe. Among people deceased in 1855, Nicholas I of Russia ranks 3. Before him are Carl Friedrich Gauss, and Søren Kierkegaard. After him are Charlotte Brontë, Adam Mickiewicz, Gérard de Nerval, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Adelaide of Austria, Pavel Nakhimov, Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure, François Rude, and Maria Theresa of Austria.
Others Born in 1796
Go to all RankingsNicholas I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1855
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 1
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
PAINTER
1796 - 1875
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 2
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
ENGINEER
1796 - 1832
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 3
Adolphe Quetelet
ASTRONOMER
1796 - 1874
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 4
Michael Thonet
DESIGNER
1796 - 1871
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 5
Princess Charlotte of Wales
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1817
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 6
Franz Berwald
MUSICIAN
1796 - 1868
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 7
Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1881
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 8
Jakob Steiner
MATHEMATICIAN
1796 - 1863
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 9
Peter Fendi
PAINTER
1796 - 1842
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10
Philipp Franz von Siebold
PHYSICIAN
1796 - 1866
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 11
Carl Loewe
COMPOSER
1796 - 1869
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1855
Go to all RankingsCarl Friedrich Gauss
MATHEMATICIAN
1777 - 1855
HPI: 87.70
Rank: 1
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 2
Nicholas I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1855
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 3
Charlotte Brontë
WRITER
1816 - 1855
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 4
Adam Mickiewicz
WRITER
1798 - 1855
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 5
Gérard de Nerval
WRITER
1808 - 1855
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 6
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1855
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 7
Adelaide of Austria
COMPANION
1822 - 1855
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 8
Pavel Nakhimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1855
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 9
Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1855
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 10
François Rude
SCULPTOR
1784 - 1855
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 11
Maria Theresa of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1801 - 1855
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Nicholas I of Russia ranks 29 out of 3,761. Before him are Lev Yashin (1929), Maxim Gorky (1868), Isaac Asimov (1920), Mikhail Bakunin (1814), Igor Stravinsky (1882), and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918). After him are Yuri Andropov (1914), Alexander III of Russia (1845), Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873), Yul Brynner (1920), Dmitri Shostakovich (1906), and Valentina Tereshkova (1937).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsLev Yashin
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1990
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 23
Maxim Gorky
WRITER
1868 - 1936
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 24
Isaac Asimov
WRITER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 25
Mikhail Bakunin
PHILOSOPHER
1814 - 1876
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 26
Igor Stravinsky
COMPOSER
1882 - 1971
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 27
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WRITER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 28
Nicholas I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1855
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 29
Yuri Andropov
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 30
Alexander III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1894
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 31
Sergei Rachmaninoff
COMPOSER
1873 - 1943
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 32
Yul Brynner
ACTOR
1920 - 1985
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 33
Dmitri Shostakovich
COMPOSER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 34
Valentina Tereshkova
ASTRONAUT
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 35
Among POLITICIANS In Russia
Among politicians born in Russia, Nicholas I of Russia ranks 11. Before him are Nikita Khrushchev (1894), Nicholas II of Russia (1868), Ivan the Terrible (1530), Boris Yeltsin (1931), Kim Jong-il (1941), and Alexander I of Russia (1777). After him are Yuri Andropov (1914), Alexander III of Russia (1845), Georgy Zhukov (1896), Alexander II of Russia (1818), Konstantin Chernenko (1911), and Turhan Hatice Sultan (1627).
Nikita Khrushchev
1894 - 1971
HPI: 82.62
Rank: 5
Nicholas II of Russia
1868 - 1918
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 6
Ivan the Terrible
1530 - 1584
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 7
Boris Yeltsin
1931 - 2007
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 8
Kim Jong-il
1941 - 2011
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 9
Alexander I of Russia
1777 - 1825
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 10
Nicholas I of Russia
1796 - 1855
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 11
Yuri Andropov
1914 - 1984
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 12
Alexander III of Russia
1845 - 1894
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 13
Georgy Zhukov
1896 - 1974
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 14
Alexander II of Russia
1818 - 1881
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 15
Konstantin Chernenko
1911 - 1985
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 16
Turhan Hatice Sultan
1627 - 1683
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 17