MILITARY PERSONNEL
Valery Gerasimov
1955 - Today
Valery Gerasimov
Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (Russian: Валерий Васильевич Герасимов, IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ‿ɡʲɪˈrasʲɪməf]; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian army general serving as the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence. He was appointed by president Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012, replacing Nikolai Makarov, and currently serves as the commander of all Russian forces in Ukraine. He is considered one of the most powerful men in Russia, and one of three people to hold access to Russia's nuclear weapons, alongside Putin and Defense Minister Andrey Belousov. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valery Gerasimov has received more than 2,671,840 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Valery Gerasimov is the 243rd most popular military personnel (up from 579th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Russia (up from 489th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Russian Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
2.7M
Page Views (PV)
65.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
6.97
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Valery Gerasimov ranks 243 out of 2,058. Before him are Maurice Gamelin, Władysław Sikorski, Albert Pike, Pausanias, Desmond Doss, and Bertrand du Guesclin. After him are Wu Sangui, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Vasily Stalin, Eumenes, and Roger de Flor.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaurice Gamelin
1872 - 1958
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 237
Władysław Sikorski
1881 - 1943
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 238
Albert Pike
1809 - 1891
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 239
Pausanias
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 240
Desmond Doss
1919 - 2006
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 241
Bertrand du Guesclin
1320 - 1380
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 242
Valery Gerasimov
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 243
Wu Sangui
1612 - 1678
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 244
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
1755 - 1818
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 245
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
1891 - 1945
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 246
Vasily Stalin
1921 - 1962
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 247
Eumenes
362 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 248
Roger de Flor
1267 - 1305
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 249
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Valery Gerasimov ranks 26. Before him are Akira Toriyama, Angus Young, Mo Yan, Ludovico Einaudi, Héctor Cúper, and Olga Korbut. After him are Whoopi Goldberg, Katalin Karikó, Nina Hagen, Dodi Fayed, Chow Yun-fat, and Marcelo Bielsa.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsAkira Toriyama
COMIC ARTIST
1955 - 2024
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 20
Angus Young
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 21
Mo Yan
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 22
Ludovico Einaudi
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 23
Héctor Cúper
COACH
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 24
Olga Korbut
GYMNAST
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 25
Valery Gerasimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 26
Whoopi Goldberg
COMEDIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 27
Katalin Karikó
CHEMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 28
Nina Hagen
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 29
Dodi Fayed
CELEBRITY
1955 - 1997
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 30
Chow Yun-fat
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 31
Marcelo Bielsa
COACH
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 32
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Valery Gerasimov ranks 197 out of 3,761. Before him are Andrei Tupolev (1888), Grigori Perelman (1966), Alexander Herzen (1812), Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (1599), Aleksandr Ulyanov (1866), and Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (1882). After him are Vasily Smyslov (1921), Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (1690), Christian Goldbach (1690), Anna Netrebko (1971), Vasily II of Moscow (1415), and Nikolay Chernyshevsky (1828).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAndrei Tupolev
ENGINEER
1888 - 1972
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 191
Grigori Perelman
MATHEMATICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 192
Alexander Herzen
WRITER
1812 - 1870
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 193
Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1599 - 1655
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 194
Aleksandr Ulyanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1866 - 1887
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 195
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1960
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 196
Valery Gerasimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 197
Vasily Smyslov
CHESS PLAYER
1921 - 2010
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 198
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1690 - 1718
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 199
Christian Goldbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1690 - 1764
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 200
Anna Netrebko
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 201
Vasily II of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1415 - 1462
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 202
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
WRITER
1828 - 1889
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 203
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia
Among military personnels born in Russia, Valery Gerasimov ranks 16. Before him are Aleksandr Vasilevsky (1895), Semyon Budyonny (1883), Felix Steiner (1896), Johannes Blaskowitz (1883), Andrey Vlasov (1901), and Gotthard Heinrici (1886). After him are Vasily Stalin (1921), Nikolai Vatutin (1901), Gerhard Barkhorn (1919), Vasily Blyukher (1889), Dmitry Yazov (1924), and Boris Shaposhnikov (1882).
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
1895 - 1977
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 10
Semyon Budyonny
1883 - 1973
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 11
Felix Steiner
1896 - 1966
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 12
Johannes Blaskowitz
1883 - 1948
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 13
Andrey Vlasov
1901 - 1946
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 14
Gotthard Heinrici
1886 - 1971
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 15
Valery Gerasimov
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 16
Vasily Stalin
1921 - 1962
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 17
Nikolai Vatutin
1901 - 1944
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 18
Gerhard Barkhorn
1919 - 1983
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 19
Vasily Blyukher
1889 - 1938
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 20
Dmitry Yazov
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 21
Boris Shaposhnikov
1882 - 1945
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 22