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Olga of Kiev

890 - 969

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Olga (Church Slavonic: Ольга; Old Norse: Helga; c. 890–925 – 11 July 969) was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 960. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа. She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe that had killed her husband Igor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olga of Kiev has received more than 2,717,712 page views. Her biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Olga of Kiev is the 68th most popular nobleman (down from 61st in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Russia (down from 113th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Russian Nobleman.

Olga of Kiev is most famous for being the first Christian ruler of Russia.

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  • 69.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Olga of Kiev ranks 68 out of 842. Before her are Jeanne d'Albret, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Fatma Sultan, Herodias, and Empress Matilda. After her are Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Afonso de Albuquerque, Princess Märtha of Sweden, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Philip the Bold, and Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 890, Olga of Kiev ranks 1. After her are Pope Anastasius III, Marozia, Rudolph of France, Chernorizets Hrabar, Alfonso IV of León, Ulrich of Augsburg, Drahomíra, Christopher Lekapenos, Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine, and Mardavij. Among people deceased in 969, Olga of Kiev ranks 2. Before her is Nikephoros II Phokas. After her are Emperor Muzong of Liao and Michael Krešimir II of Croatia.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Olga of Kiev ranks 124 out of 3,262. Before her are Ivan V of Russia (1666), Dzhokhar Dudayev (1944), Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850), Feodor II of Russia (1589), Boris Spassky (1937), and Mikhail Lermontov (1814). After her are Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792), Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (1897), Arnold Sommerfeld (1868), Mikhail Glinka (1804), Anatoly Dyatlov (1931), and Alexei Rykov (1881).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Russia

Among noblemen born in Russia, Olga of Kiev ranks 6. Before her are Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901), Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895), Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904), Alexander Nevsky (1220), and Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (1878). After her are Dmitry Donskoy (1350), Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (1882), Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (1853), Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia (1876), Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (1857), and Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (1827).

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