BUSINESSPERSON
Rauan Kenzhekhanuly
1979 - Today

Rauan Kenzhekhanuly
Rauan Kenjehanūly (Kazakh: Рауан Кенжеханұлы, pronounced [ɾɑwˈɑn kenʑeχɑnʊˈlə]; born 1 May 1979) is a Kazakh entrepreneur and NGO activist who was named the first Wikipedian of the Year in August 2011 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at Wikimania. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Rauan Kenzhekhanuly is the 909th most popular businessperson (down from 834th in 2024), the 177th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 156th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Kazakhstani Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Rauan Kenzhekhanuly ranks 909 out of 847. Before him are Jillian Michaels, Dave McCormick, Gary Cohn, Brian Chesky, Greg Brockman, and Adam Mosseri. After him are Vinita Bali, Christopher Poole, Sabeer Bhatia, Steve Coast, Stacey Cunningham, and Zhang Xin.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJillian Michaels
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 903
Dave McCormick
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 904
Gary Cohn
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 905
Brian Chesky
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 906
Greg Brockman
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 907
Adam Mosseri
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 908
Rauan Kenzhekhanuly
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 909
Vinita Bali
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 910
Christopher Poole
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 911
Sabeer Bhatia
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 912
Steve Coast
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 913
Stacey Cunningham
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 914
Zhang Xin
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 915
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Rauan Kenzhekhanuly ranks 1,267. Before him are Christine Amertil, Ondřej Štěpánek, Edwige Lawson-Wade, Jaroslav Volf, Andy O'Brien, and Shigeki Tsujimoto. After him are Kenichi Ego, Nate Parker, Yana Batyrshina, Klodiana Shala, Ivan Tkachenko, and Robert Kendrick.
Others Born in 1979
Go to all RankingsChristine Amertil
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 1,261
Ondřej Štěpánek
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 1,262
Edwige Lawson-Wade
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 1,263
Jaroslav Volf
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 1,264
Andy O'Brien
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 1,265
Shigeki Tsujimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 1,266
Rauan Kenzhekhanuly
BUSINESSPERSON
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 1,267
Kenichi Ego
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 1,268
Nate Parker
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 1,269
Yana Batyrshina
GYMNAST
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 1,270
Klodiana Shala
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 1,271
Ivan Tkachenko
HOCKEY PLAYER
1979 - 2011
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 1,272
Robert Kendrick
TENNIS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 1,273
In Kazakhstan
Among people born in Kazakhstan, Rauan Kenzhekhanuly ranks 177 out of 193. Before him are Marina Aitova (1982), Sofya Velikaya (1985), Sergei Karimov (1986), Lee Dong-jun (null), Beibut Shumenov (1983), and Galib Jafarov (1978). After him are Nik Antropov (1980), Demeu Zhadrayev (1989), Dmitriy Gruzdev (1986), Sergey Khodos (1986), Konstantin Engel (1988), and Ivan Dychko (1990).
Others born in Kazakhstan
Go to all RankingsMarina Aitova
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 171
Sofya Velikaya
FENCER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 172
Sergei Karimov
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - 2019
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 173
Lee Dong-jun
ATHLETE
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 174
Beibut Shumenov
BOXER
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 175
Galib Jafarov
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 176
Rauan Kenzhekhanuly
BUSINESSPERSON
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 177
Nik Antropov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 178
Demeu Zhadrayev
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 179
Dmitriy Gruzdev
CYCLIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 180
Sergey Khodos
FENCER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 181
Konstantin Engel
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 182
Ivan Dychko
BOXER
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 183
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Kazakhstan
Among businesspeople born in Kazakhstan, Rauan Kenzhekhanuly ranks 6. Before him are Arkady Volozh (1964), Vladimir Kim (1960), Dinara Kulibaeva (1968), Mukhtar Ablyazov (1963), and Aliya Nazarbayeva (1980).
Arkady Volozh
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 1
Vladimir Kim
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 2
Dinara Kulibaeva
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 3
Mukhtar Ablyazov
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 4
Aliya Nazarbayeva
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 5
Rauan Kenzhekhanuly
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 6









































