ACTOR

Vakhtang Kikabidze

1938 - 2023

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Vakhtang Konstantinovich Kikabidze (Georgian: ვახტანგ კიკაბიძე vakht’ang k’ik’abidze; 19 July 1938 – 15 January 2023), also known as Buba (Georgian: ბუბა) was a Soviet and Georgian actor, singer-screenwriter, producer, composer and politician who served in the Parliament of Georgia from 2020 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vakhtang Kikabidze has received more than 164,985 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Vakhtang Kikabidze is the 1,243rd most popular actor (up from 1,575th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 74th in 2019) and the most popular Georgian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Vakhtang Kikabidzes by language

Over the past year Vakhtang Kikabidze has had the most page views in the with 284,039 views, followed by English (21,153), and Ukrainian (17,971). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Volapük (126.28%), Malagasy (112.98%), and Belarusian (71.47%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Vakhtang Kikabidze ranks 1,243 out of 13,578. Before him are Beba Lončar, Mizzi Kaspar, Lance Reddick, Lena Headey, Roddy McDowall, and Beau Bridges. After him are Cloris Leachman, Elizabeth Hurley, Laura Dern, Michel Simon, Elke Sommer, and William Sadler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Vakhtang Kikabidze ranks 126. Before him are Manuel Santana, Nino Benvenuti, Arsen Dedić, Oscar Robertson, Takehiko Kawanishi, and Bill Withers. After him are Marien Ngouabi, Hermann Nitsch, Benjamin Mkapa, Yuri Temirkanov, Anne Perry, and Vasyl Stus. Among people deceased in 2023, Vakhtang Kikabidze ranks 145. Before him are Concha Velasco, Martin Walser, Sante Gaiardoni, Don Walsh, Marc Augé, and Lance Reddick. After him are Burhan Sargun, Yuri Temirkanov, Anne Perry, Américo Lopes, Alfredo M. Bonanno, and Treat Williams.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Vakhtang Kikabidze ranks 59 out of 406. Before him are George IV of Georgia (1191), Tengiz Abuladze (1924), Gabriel Urgebadze (1929), Pavel Bermondt-Avalov (1877), David VI of Georgia (1225), and Boris Akunin (1956). After him are Şevkefza Kadın (1820), Akim Tamiroff (1899), Hümaşah Sultan (1634), Meliton Kantaria (1920), Georgiy Daneliya (1930), and Giorgi Saakadze (1570).

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Among ACTORS In Georgia

Among actors born in Georgia, Vakhtang Kikabidze ranks 1. After him are Akim Tamiroff (1899), Mikheil Gelovani (1893), Sofiko Chiaureli (1937), Mikheil Chiaureli (1894), Leila Abashidze (1929), Dodo Abashidze (1924), Merab Ninidze (1965), Medea Japaridze (1923), Nina Ananiashvili (1963), Yelena Kuzmina (1909), and Lika Kavzharadze (1959).

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Television and Movie Roles

Mimino
Valentin (Valiko) Mizandari [Mimino]
Georgian bush pilot Valentin (Valiko) Mizandari a.k.a. Mimino works at small local airlines, flying helicopters between small villages. But he dreams of piloting large international airlines aircrafts, so he goes to Moscow for refresher courses. There in a hotel he meets truck driver Robik who is given a place in that hotel by mistake, and they have a lot of adventures in Moscow. Always amicable and open to people, Mimino does not feel at home in the big city. Nevertheless, he becomes a pilot of a supersonic jet liner, the Tupolev Tu-144, flying all over the world. But feeling homesick, he finally comes back to his native town of Telavi in Georgia, to his family and friends.
Jun 6o 19777.6 / 10
Don't Grieve!
Benjamin Glonti
Benjamin, the local doctor is a soul of a local society, the educated, friendly, democratic person who often treats the poor for free. It makes him very popular with the locals but most certainly does not help with his bank account. He is in love with a beautiful Manette who is also crazy about him but is being watched closely by her father who called his daughter "his small capital" and is determined to protect her virginity until the moment the marriage contract has been signed...
Dec 22o 19686 / 10
Ku! Kin-dza-dza
Trats, the leader of smugglers(voice)
Beginner DJ Shreds and world-renowned cellist Vladimir Chizhov meet on a noisy street in Moscow barefoot man. Clicking on the strange machine, the characters are moved to the desert planet Plyuk. A remake of the beloved animated film "Kin-dza-dza!" No less fascinating and funny than the original, the adventures of the Shred and Uncle Vova. In this world of sand inhabitants are divided into two categories - patsaks and chatlan, a simple match has incredible value, and the people are met and escorted by the color of his pants.
Apr 10o 20135 / 10