MILITARY PERSONNEL
Pavel Sudoplatov
1907 - 1996
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Pavel Sudoplatov
Pavel Anatolyevich Sudoplatov (Russian: Пáвел Aнатóльевич Cудоплáтов; Ukrainian: Павло́ Анато́лійович Судопла́тов, romanized: Pavlo Anatoliiovych Sudoplatov; July 7, 1907 – September 24, 1996) was a senior Soviet official in the intelligence services of the former Soviet Union whose career spanned over 34 years in the different intelligence branches of the Soviet Armed Forces. Sudoplatov was involved in several major Soviet intelligence operations, including the assassination of Leon Trotsky in 1940 in Mexico, as well as Operation Scherhorn, a Soviet deception operation conducted during World War II. He also provided management of the Soviet espionage efforts which obtained information about the feasibility of the atomic bomb from the Manhattan Project. His autobiography, Special Tasks, published in 1994, made him well known outside the Soviet Union and provided a detailed account of Soviet intelligence and Soviet internal politics during his years at the top. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pavel Sudoplatov has received more than 354,971 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Pavel Sudoplatov is the 667th most popular military personnel (up from 701st in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 220th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Ukrainian Military Personnel.
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350k
Page Views (PV)
58.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
2.66
Effective Languages (L*)
3.84
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Pavel Sudoplatov ranks 667 out of 2,058. Before him are Wei Qing, Heinz Harmel, Werner Kempf, Jean-Andoche Junot, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., and Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock. After him are Lei Feng, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Arslan Isra'il, Heinz Hitler, and Maarten Tromp.
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HPI: 58.25
Rank: 661
Heinz Harmel
1906 - 2000
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 662
Werner Kempf
1886 - 1964
HPI: 58.24
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Jean-Andoche Junot
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HPI: 58.22
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Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
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HPI: 58.21
Rank: 665
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
1911 - 1986
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 666
Pavel Sudoplatov
1907 - 1996
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 667
Lei Feng
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HPI: 58.19
Rank: 668
Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
1759 - 1830
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 669
Karl-Adolf Hollidt
1891 - 1985
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 670
Arslan Isra'il
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HPI: 58.18
Rank: 671
Heinz Hitler
1920 - 1942
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 672
Maarten Tromp
1598 - 1653
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 673
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Pavel Sudoplatov ranks 90. Before him are René Char, Cab Calloway, Antonín Puč, Run Run Shaw, Anne Desclos, and Franz Jägerstätter. After him are Maria Branyas, Sebastian Haffner, Jean Hyppolite, Avraham Stern, Manfred von Ardenne, and Momčilo Đujić. Among people deceased in 1996, Pavel Sudoplatov ranks 74. Before him are Spiro Agnew, Bob Paisley, Toru Takemitsu, Nguyễn Hữu Thọ, Mieczysław Weinberg, and Michel Debré. After him are Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, Mary Leakey, Karl Rappan, Muhammad al-Badr, Stavros Niarchos, and Albert R. Broccoli.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsRené Char
WRITER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 84
Cab Calloway
SINGER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 85
Antonín Puč
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 86
Run Run Shaw
ACTOR
1907 - 2014
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 87
Anne Desclos
WRITER
1907 - 1998
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 88
Franz Jägerstätter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 1943
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 89
Pavel Sudoplatov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1996
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 90
Maria Branyas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 91
Sebastian Haffner
WRITER
1907 - 1999
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 92
Jean Hyppolite
PHILOSOPHER
1907 - 1968
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 93
Avraham Stern
WRITER
1907 - 1942
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 94
Manfred von Ardenne
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1997
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 95
Momčilo Đujić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1999
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 96
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsSpiro Agnew
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1996
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 68
Bob Paisley
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1996
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 69
Toru Takemitsu
COMPOSER
1930 - 1996
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 70
Nguyễn Hữu Thọ
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1996
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 71
Mieczysław Weinberg
COMPOSER
1919 - 1996
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 72
Michel Debré
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1996
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 73
Pavel Sudoplatov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1996
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 74
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 75
Mary Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 76
Karl Rappan
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1996
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 77
Muhammad al-Badr
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1996
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 78
Stavros Niarchos
BUSINESSPERSON
1909 - 1996
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 79
Albert R. Broccoli
PRODUCER
1909 - 1996
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 80
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Pavel Sudoplatov ranks 217 out of 1,365. Before him are Yaakov Dori (1899), Vladimir Korolenko (1853), Jarosław Dąbrowski (1836), Waldemar Haffkine (1860), Volodymyr Shcherbytsky (1918), and Leonid Kogan (1924). After him are Alexandru Averescu (1859), Filaret (1929), Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko (1883), Leonid Pasternak (1862), Igor Svyatoslavich (1151), and Grigory Kulik (1890).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsYaakov Dori
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1973
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 211
Vladimir Korolenko
WRITER
1853 - 1921
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 212
Jarosław Dąbrowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1871
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 213
Waldemar Haffkine
BIOLOGIST
1860 - 1930
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 214
Volodymyr Shcherbytsky
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1990
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 215
Leonid Kogan
MUSICIAN
1924 - 1982
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 216
Pavel Sudoplatov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1996
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 217
Alexandru Averescu
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1938
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 218
Filaret
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 219
Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1938
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 220
Leonid Pasternak
PAINTER
1862 - 1945
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 221
Igor Svyatoslavich
NOBLEMAN
1151 - 1201
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 222
Grigory Kulik
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1950
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 223
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Ukraine
Among military personnels born in Ukraine, Pavel Sudoplatov ranks 22. Before him are Pavel Batitsky (1910), Vladimir Gelfand (1923), Valerii Zaluzhnyi (1973), Ivan Chernyakhovsky (1906), Kirill Moskalenko (1902), and Jarosław Dąbrowski (1836). After him are Grigory Kulik (1890), Sergey Gorshkov (1910), Stanisław Sosabowski (1892), Ivan Bohun (1618), Alexander Marinesko (1913), and Sergey Kamenev (1881).
Pavel Batitsky
1910 - 1984
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 16
Vladimir Gelfand
1923 - 1983
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 17
Valerii Zaluzhnyi
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 18
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
1906 - 1945
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 19
Kirill Moskalenko
1902 - 1985
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 20
Jarosław Dąbrowski
1836 - 1871
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 21
Pavel Sudoplatov
1907 - 1996
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 22
Grigory Kulik
1890 - 1950
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 23
Sergey Gorshkov
1910 - 1988
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 24
Stanisław Sosabowski
1892 - 1967
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 25
Ivan Bohun
1618 - 1664
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 26
Alexander Marinesko
1913 - 1963
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 27
Sergey Kamenev
1881 - 1936
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 28