POLITICIAN
Peter the Great
1672 - 1725
Peter the Great
Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized: Pyotr I Alekseyevich, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), known as Peter the Great, was the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter the Great has received more than 10,973,281 page views. His biography is available in 144 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 133 in 2019). Peter the Great is the 54th most popular politician (down from 47th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Russia (down from 9th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Russian Politician.
Peter the Great was most famous for reforming Russia's government, military, and economy. He also expanded the country's territory by conquering new land.
Memorability Metrics
11M
Page Views (PV)
86.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
144
Languages Editions (L)
8.31
Effective Languages (L*)
6.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Peter the Great ranks 54 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Nero, Justinian I, Josip Broz Tito, Akhenaten, and William IV of the United Kingdom. After him are James K. Polk, Sargon of Akkad, Muammar Gaddafi, Hannibal, Joe Biden, and Marcus Aurelius.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor
1500 - 1558
HPI: 86.67
Rank: 48
Nero
37 - 68
HPI: 86.62
Rank: 49
Justinian I
482 - 565
HPI: 86.55
Rank: 50
Josip Broz Tito
1892 - 1980
HPI: 86.45
Rank: 51
Akhenaten
1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 52
William IV of the United Kingdom
1765 - 1837
HPI: 86.26
Rank: 53
Peter the Great
1672 - 1725
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 54
James K. Polk
1795 - 1849
HPI: 86.16
Rank: 55
Sargon of Akkad
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 86.09
Rank: 56
Muammar Gaddafi
1942 - 2011
HPI: 85.94
Rank: 57
Hannibal
183 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 85.91
Rank: 58
Joe Biden
1942 - Present
HPI: 85.77
Rank: 59
Marcus Aurelius
121 - 180
HPI: 85.75
Rank: 60
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1672, Peter the Great ranks 1. After him are Pylyp Orlyk, Joseph Addison, Nicolas de Grigny, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, André Cardinal Destouches, Zhang Tingyu, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg, and Richard Steele. Among people deceased in 1725, Peter the Great ranks 1. After him are Alessandro Scarlatti, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Mahmud Hotak, Arai Hakuseki, René de Froulay de Tessé, Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz, José Benito de Churriguera, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, and Jonathan Wild.
Others Born in 1672
Go to all RankingsPeter the Great
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1725
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 1
Pylyp Orlyk
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1742
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 2
Joseph Addison
WRITER
1672 - 1719
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 3
Nicolas de Grigny
MUSICIAN
1672 - 1703
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 4
Ludovico Antonio Muratori
PHILOSOPHER
1672 - 1750
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 5
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
PHYSICIAN
1672 - 1733
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 6
Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1724
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 7
André Cardinal Destouches
COMPOSER
1672 - 1749
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 8
Zhang Tingyu
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1755
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 9
Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg
NOBLEMAN
1672 - 1738
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 10
Richard Steele
WRITER
1672 - 1729
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 11
Others Deceased in 1725
Go to all RankingsPeter the Great
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1725
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 1
Alessandro Scarlatti
COMPOSER
1660 - 1725
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 2
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
WRITER
1653 - 1725
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 3
Mahmud Hotak
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1725
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 4
Arai Hakuseki
PHILOSOPHER
1657 - 1725
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 5
René de Froulay de Tessé
POLITICIAN
1648 - 1725
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 6
Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz
POLITICIAN
1666 - 1725
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 7
José Benito de Churriguera
ARCHITECT
1665 - 1725
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 8
Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani
WRITER
1658 - 1725
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 9
Jonathan Wild
EXTREMIST
1683 - 1725
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 10
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Peter the Great ranks 10 out of 3,761. Before him are Leo Tolstoy (1828), Vladimir Putin (1952), Yuri Gagarin (1934), Mikhail Gorbachev (1931), Dmitri Mendeleev (1834), and Anton Chekhov (1860). After him are Nikita Khrushchev (1894), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840), Nicholas II of Russia (1868), Grigori Rasputin (1869), Alexander Pushkin (1799), and Ivan the Terrible (1530).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsLeo Tolstoy
WRITER
1828 - 1910
HPI: 88.77
Rank: 4
Vladimir Putin
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 88.37
Rank: 5
Yuri Gagarin
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 1968
HPI: 87.17
Rank: 6
Mikhail Gorbachev
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 86.82
Rank: 7
Dmitri Mendeleev
CHEMIST
1834 - 1907
HPI: 86.56
Rank: 8
Anton Chekhov
WRITER
1860 - 1904
HPI: 86.41
Rank: 9
Peter the Great
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1725
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 10
Nikita Khrushchev
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1971
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 11
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
COMPOSER
1840 - 1893
HPI: 85.27
Rank: 12
Nicholas II of Russia
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1918
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 13
Grigori Rasputin
OCCULTIST
1869 - 1916
HPI: 84.24
Rank: 14
Alexander Pushkin
WRITER
1799 - 1837
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 15
Ivan the Terrible
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1584
HPI: 84.06
Rank: 16
Among POLITICIANS In Russia
Among politicians born in Russia, Peter the Great ranks 4. Before him are Vladimir Lenin (1870), Vladimir Putin (1952), and Mikhail Gorbachev (1931). After him are Nikita Khrushchev (1894), Nicholas II of Russia (1868), Ivan the Terrible (1530), Boris Yeltsin (1931), Kim Jong-il (1941), Alexander I of Russia (1777), Nicholas I of Russia (1796), and Yuri Andropov (1914).
Vladimir Lenin
1870 - 1924
HPI: 91.04
Rank: 1
Vladimir Putin
1952 - Present
HPI: 88.37
Rank: 2
Mikhail Gorbachev
1931 - 2022
HPI: 86.82
Rank: 3
Peter the Great
1672 - 1725
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 4
Nikita Khrushchev
1894 - 1971
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 5
Nicholas II of Russia
1868 - 1918
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 6
Ivan the Terrible
1530 - 1584
HPI: 84.06
Rank: 7
Boris Yeltsin
1931 - 2007
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 8
Kim Jong-il
1941 - 2011
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 9
Alexander I of Russia
1777 - 1825
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 10
Nicholas I of Russia
1796 - 1855
HPI: 81.03
Rank: 11
Yuri Andropov
1914 - 1984
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 12