MILITARY PERSONNEL
Sergey Sokolov
1911 - 2012
Sergey Sokolov
Sergey Leonidovich Sokolov (Russian: Серге́й Леони́дович Соколо́в; 1 July 1911 – 31 August 2012) was a Soviet military commander, Hero of the Soviet Union, and served as Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union from 22 December 1984 until 29 May 1987. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sergey Sokolov has received more than 1,717 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Sergey Sokolov is the 312th most popular military personnel (up from 405th in 2019).
Sergey Sokolov is most famous for his involvement in the Russian space program. He was a Soviet scientist who helped design the first satellite, Sputnik 1, and the first human-made object to enter orbit around the Earth.
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1.7k
Page Views (PV)
63.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
7.29
Effective Languages (L*)
2.89
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Sergey Sokolov ranks 312 out of 1,468. Before him are Qutayba ibn Muslim, Maximilian von Spee, Wu Sangui, Jiang Wei, Fyodor Tolbukhin, and François Joseph Lefebvre. After him are Nikolai Yudenich, Andrei Grechko, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Jacques MacDonald, Nearchus, and Kirill Meretskov.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Qutayba ibn Muslim
668 - 715
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 306
Maximilian von Spee
1861 - 1914
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 307
Wu Sangui
1612 - 1678
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 308
Jiang Wei
202 - 264
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 309
Fyodor Tolbukhin
1894 - 1949
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 310
François Joseph Lefebvre
1755 - 1820
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 311
Sergey Sokolov
1911 - 2012
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 312
Nikolai Yudenich
1862 - 1933
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 313
Andrei Grechko
1903 - 1976
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 314
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
1870 - 1964
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 315
Jacques MacDonald
1765 - 1840
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 316
Nearchus
356 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 317
Kirill Meretskov
1897 - 1968
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 318
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Sergey Sokolov ranks 37. Before him are L. Ron Hubbard, Ginger Rogers, William Howard Stein, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, John Archibald Wheeler, and Jean Harlow. After him are Milovan Đilas, Herta Oberheuser, Richard Baer, Trygve Haavelmo, J. L. Austin, and Bernard Katz. Among people deceased in 2012, Sergey Sokolov ranks 29. Before him are Donna Summer, Ravi Shankar, Jean Giraud, Sven Hassel, Carlos Fuentes, and Larry Hagman. After him are Stephen Covey, Antoni Tàpies, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Kiro Gligorov, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, and Matilde Camus.
Others Born in 1911
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L. Ron Hubbard
1911 - 1986
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 31
Ginger Rogers
1911 - 1995
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 32
William Howard Stein
1911 - 1980
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 33
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark
1911 - 1937
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 34
John Archibald Wheeler
1911 - 2008
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 35
Jean Harlow
1911 - 1937
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 36
Sergey Sokolov
1911 - 2012
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 37
Milovan Đilas
1911 - 1995
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 38
Herta Oberheuser
1911 - 1978
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 39
Richard Baer
1911 - 1963
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 40
Trygve Haavelmo
1911 - 1999
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 41
J. L. Austin
1911 - 1960
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 42
Bernard Katz
1911 - 2003
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 43
Others Deceased in 2012
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Donna Summer
1948 - 2012
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 23
Ravi Shankar
1920 - 2012
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 24
Jean Giraud
1938 - 2012
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 25
Sven Hassel
1917 - 2012
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 26
Carlos Fuentes
1928 - 2012
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 27
Larry Hagman
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 28
Sergey Sokolov
1911 - 2012
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 29
Stephen Covey
1932 - 2012
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 30
Antoni Tàpies
1923 - 2012
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 31
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
1923 - 2012
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 32
Kiro Gligorov
1917 - 2012
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 33
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
1930 - 2012
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 34
Matilde Camus
1919 - 2012
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 35
