Engineer
Sergei Korolev
Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer
1906 - 1966
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Sergei Korolev
His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2024). Sergei Korolev is the 14th most popular engineer (down from 9th in 2024), the 53rd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 32nd in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Engineer.
Sergei Korolev was a Russian engineer and one of the key figures in the Soviet space program. He is most famous for being the chief designer of the first satellite, Sputnik 1, and the first human-made object to orbit the Earth.
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Among Engineers
Among engineers, Sergei Korolev ranks 14 out of 389. Before him are William John Macquorn Rankine, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Alexei Kosygin, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, and José Echegaray. After him are André Citroën, Otto Lilienthal, Umberto Nobile, Fritz Todt, Anatoly Dyatlov, and Jack Kilby.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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William John Macquorn Rankine
1820 - 1872
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 8
Frederick Winslow Taylor
1856 - 1915
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 9
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
1857 - 1935
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 10
Alexei Kosygin
1904 - 1980
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 11
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
1633 - 1707
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 12
José Echegaray
1832 - 1916
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 13
Sergei Korolev
1906 - 1966
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 14
André Citroën
1878 - 1935
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 15
Otto Lilienthal
1848 - 1896
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 16
Umberto Nobile
1885 - 1978
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 17
Fritz Todt
1891 - 1942
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 18
Anatoly Dyatlov
1931 - 1995
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 19
Jack Kilby
1923 - 2005
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Sergei Korolev ranks 33. Before him are Hans Bethe, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Sayyid Qutb, Giuseppe Farina, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Ilse Koch. After him are Hassan al-Banna, Hermann Fegelein, Léon Degrelle, Ed Gein, Josef Kramer, and Clyde Tombaugh. Among people deceased in 1966, Sergei Korolev ranks 13. Before him are Georges Lemaître, Alberto Giacometti, Sepp Dietrich, Jean Arp, Sayyid Qutb, and Giuseppe Farina. After him are Frits Zernike, George de Hevesy, Cemal Gürsel, Felix Steiner, Ken Miles, and L. E. J. Brouwer.
Others Born in 1906
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Hans Bethe
PHYSICIST
1906 - 2005
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 27
Léopold Sédar Senghor
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 28
Sayyid Qutb
WRITER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 29
Giuseppe Farina
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 30
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1945
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 31
Ilse Koch
EXTREMIST
1906 - 1967
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 32
Sergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 33
Hassan al-Banna
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1949
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 34
Hermann Fegelein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 35
Léon Degrelle
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1994
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 36
Ed Gein
EXTREMIST
1906 - 1984
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 37
Josef Kramer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1945
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 38
Clyde Tombaugh
ASTRONOMER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 39
Others Deceased in 1966
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Georges Lemaître
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1966
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 7
Alberto Giacometti
SCULPTOR
1901 - 1966
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 8
Sepp Dietrich
COMPANION
1892 - 1966
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 9
Jean Arp
ARTIST
1886 - 1966
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 10
Sayyid Qutb
WRITER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 11
Giuseppe Farina
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 12
Sergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 13
Frits Zernike
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1966
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 14
George de Hevesy
CHEMIST
1885 - 1966
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 15
Cemal Gürsel
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1966
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 16
Felix Steiner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1966
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 17
Ken Miles
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1966
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 18
L. E. J. Brouwer
MATHEMATICIAN
1881 - 1966
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 19
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Sergei Korolev ranks 53 out of NaN. Before him are Joseph Roth (1894), Semyon Timoshenko (1895), Vladimir II Monomakh (1053), Stanisław Ulam (1909), Andrei Zhdanov (1896), and Vladimir Horowitz (1903). After him are Andrei Chikatilo (1936), Sholem Aleichem (1859), Moshe Sharett (1894), Sviatoslav Richter (1915), Georges Charpak (1924), and Levi Eshkol (1895).
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Joseph Roth
WRITER
1894 - 1939
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 47
Semyon Timoshenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1970
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 48
Vladimir II Monomakh
POLITICIAN
1053 - 1125
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 49
Stanisław Ulam
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1984
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 50
Andrei Zhdanov
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1948
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 51
Vladimir Horowitz
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 52
Sergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 53
Andrei Chikatilo
EXTREMIST
1936 - 1994
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 54
Sholem Aleichem
WRITER
1859 - 1916
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 55
Moshe Sharett
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1965
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 56
Sviatoslav Richter
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 57
Georges Charpak
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 58
Levi Eshkol
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1969
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 59
Among Engineers In Ukraine
Among engineers born in Ukraine, Sergei Korolev ranks 1. After him are Valentin Glushko (1908), Yuri Kondratyuk (1897), Stephen Timoshenko (1878), Borys Paton (1918), Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov (1896), Arkhip Lyulka (1908), Leonid Toptunov (1960), Markus Reiner (1886), Georgy Langemak (1898), and Sergey Volkov (1973).
Sergei Korolev
1906 - 1966
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 1
Valentin Glushko
1908 - 1989
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 2
Yuri Kondratyuk
1897 - 1942
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 3
Stephen Timoshenko
1878 - 1972
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 4
Borys Paton
1918 - 2020
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 5
Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 6
Arkhip Lyulka
1908 - 1984
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 7
Leonid Toptunov
1960 - 1986
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 8
Markus Reiner
1886 - 1976
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 9
Georgy Langemak
1898 - 1938
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 10
Sergey Volkov
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 11
