EXPLORER
Stepan Makarov
1848 - 1904
Stepan Makarov
Stepan Osipovich Makarov (Russian: Степан Осипович Макаров, Ukrainian: Степан Осипович Макаров; 8 January 1849 [O.S. 27 December 1848] – 13 April [O.S. 31 March] 1904) was a Russian vice-admiral, commander in the Imperial Russian Navy, oceanographer, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books. He was a pioneer of insubmersibility theory (the concept of counter-flooding to stabilise a damaged ship), and developer of a Cyrillic-based semaphore alphabet. A proponent of icebreaker use, he supervised the first ever polar icebreaker construction. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stepan Makarov has received more than 338,057 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Stepan Makarov is the 81st most popular explorer (down from 80th in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 107th in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Explorer.
Stepan Makarov was a Russian naval officer who served as commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy during the Russo-Japanese War. He is best known for his leadership during the Battle of Tsushima, which led to the destruction of the Imperial Russian Navy and the capture of the Baltic Fleet.
Memorability Metrics
340k
Page Views (PV)
62.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
5.95
Effective Languages (L*)
3.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Stepan Makarov ranks 81 out of 498. Before him are William Dampier, Jeanne Baret, Ármin Vámbéry, Diego Columbus, Lope de Aguirre, and Willem Janszoon. After him are Juan Díaz de Solís, James Clark Ross, Hugh Glass, Sebastian Cabot, Jean de Béthencourt, and Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Dampier
1651 - 1715
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 75
Jeanne Baret
1740 - 1807
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 76
Ármin Vámbéry
1832 - 1913
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 77
Diego Columbus
1479 - 1527
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 78
Lope de Aguirre
1518 - 1561
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 79
Willem Janszoon
1570 - 1631
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 80
Stepan Makarov
1848 - 1904
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 81
Juan Díaz de Solís
1470 - 1516
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 82
James Clark Ross
1800 - 1862
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 83
Hugh Glass
1783 - 1833
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 84
Sebastian Cabot
1484 - 1557
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 85
Jean de Béthencourt
1362 - 1425
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 86
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
1488 - 1559
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 87
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1848, Stepan Makarov ranks 19. Before him are Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Robert I, Duke of Parma, Wyatt Earp, Wilhelm Windelband, Viktor Vasnetsov, and Aleksey Kuropatkin. After him are William II of Württemberg, Carl Wernicke, Katsura Tarō, Zinovy Rozhestvensky, Milena Vukotić, and Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. Among people deceased in 1904, Stepan Makarov ranks 17. Before him are Gabriel Tarde, Abai Qunanbaiuly, Eadweard Muybridge, Henri Fantin-Latour, Vasily Vereshchagin, and George, King of Saxony. After him are Paul Kruger, Lafcadio Hearn, Étienne-Jules Marey, Mathilde Bonaparte, Émile Gallé, and Norodom of Cambodia.
Others Born in 1848
Go to all RankingsAlbert I, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1922
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 13
Robert I, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1907
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 14
Wyatt Earp
MAFIOSO
1848 - 1929
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 15
Wilhelm Windelband
PHILOSOPHER
1848 - 1915
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 16
Viktor Vasnetsov
PAINTER
1848 - 1926
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 17
Aleksey Kuropatkin
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 18
Stepan Makarov
EXPLORER
1848 - 1904
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 19
William II of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1921
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 20
Carl Wernicke
PHYSICIAN
1848 - 1905
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 21
Katsura Tarō
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1913
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 22
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1909
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 23
Milena Vukotić
COMPANION
1848 - 1923
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 24
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
COMPANION
1848 - 1939
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1904
Go to all RankingsGabriel Tarde
SOCIOLOGIST
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 11
Abai Qunanbaiuly
WRITER
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 12
Eadweard Muybridge
PHOTOGRAPHER
1830 - 1904
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 13
Henri Fantin-Latour
PAINTER
1836 - 1904
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 14
Vasily Vereshchagin
PAINTER
1842 - 1904
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 15
George, King of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1904
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 16
Stepan Makarov
EXPLORER
1848 - 1904
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 17
Paul Kruger
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1904
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 18
Lafcadio Hearn
WRITER
1850 - 1904
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 19
Étienne-Jules Marey
INVENTOR
1830 - 1904
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 20
Mathilde Bonaparte
NOBLEMAN
1820 - 1904
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 21
Émile Gallé
ARTIST
1846 - 1904
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 22
Norodom of Cambodia
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1904
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 23
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Stepan Makarov ranks 113 out of 1,365. Before him are Gregory Skovoroda (1722), Vsevolod I of Kiev (1030), Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1640), Lee Strasberg (1901), Boris Shcherbina (1919), and Ivan Paskevich (1782). After him are Alexander Archipenko (1887), Sofia Rotaru (1947), Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902), Mikhail Ostrogradsky (1801), Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904), and Alexander Dovzhenko (1894).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsGregory Skovoroda
WRITER
1722 - 1794
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 107
Vsevolod I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1093
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 108
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
POLITICIAN
1640 - 1673
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 109
Lee Strasberg
ACTOR
1901 - 1982
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 110
Boris Shcherbina
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1990
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 111
Ivan Paskevich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1782 - 1856
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 112
Stepan Makarov
EXPLORER
1848 - 1904
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 113
Alexander Archipenko
SCULPTOR
1887 - 1964
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 114
Sofia Rotaru
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 115
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1994
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 116
Mikhail Ostrogradsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1801 - 1862
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 117
Nikolai Ostrovsky
WRITER
1904 - 1936
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 118
Alexander Dovzhenko
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1956
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 119
Among EXPLORERS In Ukraine
Among explorers born in Ukraine, Stepan Makarov ranks 1. After him are Yuri Lisyansky (1773), and Georgy Sedov (1877).
Stepan Makarov
1848 - 1904
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 1
Yuri Lisyansky
1773 - 1837
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 2
Georgy Sedov
1877 - 1914
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 3