POLITICIAN
Nikolai Podgorny
1903 - 1983
Nikolai Podgorny
Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny (18 February [O.S. 5 February] 1903 – 12 January 1983) was a Soviet statesman who served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the head of state of the Soviet Union, from 1965 to 1977. Podgorny was born to a Ukrainian working-class family in the city of Karlovka on 18 February 1903. He later graduated from a local worker's school in 1926 before completing his education at the Kiev Technological Institute of Food Industry in 1931. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolai Podgorny has received more than 374,895 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Nikolai Podgorny is the 2,007th most popular politician (down from 1,827th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 59th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Ukrainian Politician.
Nikolai Podgorny was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1964 to 1977. He was also the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine from 1960 to 1977.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views (PV)
65.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
8.12
Effective Languages (L*)
2.95
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Nikolai Podgorny ranks 2,007 out of 19,576. Before him are Stamford Raffles, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Axel Oxenstierna, Al-Hakam II, and Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. After him are Andrew I of Hungary, Agesilaus II, Jayavarman VII, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Emperor Annei, and Sigebert III.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStamford Raffles
1781 - 1826
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 2,001
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
1946 - 2022
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 2,002
Najm ad-Din Ayyub
1100 - 1173
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 2,003
Axel Oxenstierna
1583 - 1654
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 2,004
Al-Hakam II
915 - 976
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 2,005
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 2,006
Nikolai Podgorny
1903 - 1983
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 2,007
Andrew I of Hungary
1010 - 1060
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 2,008
Agesilaus II
444 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 2,009
Jayavarman VII
1125 - 1218
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 2,010
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 2,011
Emperor Annei
577 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 2,012
Sigebert III
630 - 656
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 2,013
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Nikolai Podgorny ranks 26. Before him are Anaïs Nin, Mustafa Barzani, Galeazzo Ciano, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Hugo Theorell, and Hans Jonas. After him are Igor Kurchatov, Jiro Horikoshi, Fahri Korutürk, Karl Hanke, Raymond Queneau, and George Beadle. Among people deceased in 1983, Nikolai Podgorny ranks 15. Before him are Jon Brower Minnoch, Felix Bloch, Tennessee Williams, Meyer Lansky, Arthur Koestler, and Albert Claude. After him are Raymond Aron, David Niven, George Cukor, Haldan Keffer Hartline, Buckminster Fuller, and Gerhard Barkhorn.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsAnaïs Nin
WRITER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 20
Mustafa Barzani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 21
Galeazzo Ciano
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1944
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 22
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1936
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 23
Hugo Theorell
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1982
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 24
Hans Jonas
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1993
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 25
Nikolai Podgorny
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 26
Igor Kurchatov
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1960
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 27
Jiro Horikoshi
ENGINEER
1903 - 1982
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 28
Fahri Korutürk
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 29
Karl Hanke
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1945
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 30
Raymond Queneau
WRITER
1903 - 1976
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 31
George Beadle
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsJon Brower Minnoch
CELEBRITY
1941 - 1983
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 9
Felix Bloch
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1983
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 10
Tennessee Williams
WRITER
1911 - 1983
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 11
Meyer Lansky
MAFIOSO
1902 - 1983
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 12
Arthur Koestler
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 13
Albert Claude
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 14
Nikolai Podgorny
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 15
Raymond Aron
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 16
David Niven
ACTOR
1910 - 1983
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 17
George Cukor
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 18
Haldan Keffer Hartline
PHYSICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 19
Buckminster Fuller
ARCHITECT
1895 - 1983
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 20
Gerhard Barkhorn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1983
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 21
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Nikolai Podgorny ranks 85 out of 1,365. Before him are Nachman of Breslov (1772), Andrey Vyshinsky (1883), Selman Waksman (1888), Anacharsis (-700), Andrey Yeryomenko (1892), and Josaphat Kuntsevych (1580). After him are Bruno Schulz (1892), Anton Makarenko (1888), Andrzej Żuławski (1940), Karl Radek (1885), Clarice Lispector (1920), and Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsNachman of Breslov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1772 - 1810
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 79
Andrey Vyshinsky
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1954
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 80
Selman Waksman
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1973
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 81
Anacharsis
PHILOSOPHER
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 82
Andrey Yeryomenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1970
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 83
Josaphat Kuntsevych
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1580 - 1623
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 84
Nikolai Podgorny
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 85
Bruno Schulz
WRITER
1892 - 1942
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 86
Anton Makarenko
WRITER
1888 - 1939
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 87
Andrzej Żuławski
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2016
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 88
Karl Radek
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1939
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 89
Clarice Lispector
WRITER
1920 - 1977
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 90
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1941
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 91
Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine
Among politicians born in Ukraine, Nikolai Podgorny ranks 32. Before him are Lazar Kaganovich (1893), Rodion Malinovsky (1898), Daniel of Galicia (1201), Sergey Bubka (1963), Yuri Dolgorukiy (1095), and Andrey Vyshinsky (1883). After him are Karl Radek (1885), Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860), Edward Rydz-Śmigły (1886), Yevgeny Primakov (1929), Vsevolod I of Kiev (1030), and Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1640).
Lazar Kaganovich
1893 - 1991
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 26
Rodion Malinovsky
1898 - 1967
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 27
Daniel of Galicia
1201 - 1264
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 28
Sergey Bubka
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 29
Yuri Dolgorukiy
1095 - 1157
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 30
Andrey Vyshinsky
1883 - 1954
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 31
Nikolai Podgorny
1903 - 1983
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 32
Karl Radek
1885 - 1939
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 33
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
1860 - 1941
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 34
Edward Rydz-Śmigły
1886 - 1941
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 35
Yevgeny Primakov
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 36
Vsevolod I of Kiev
1030 - 1093
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 37
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
1640 - 1673
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 38