MILITARY PERSONNEL
Vasily Arkhipov
1926 - 1998
Vasily Arkhipov
Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов, IPA: [vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ arˈxʲipəf], 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a senior Soviet Naval officer who prevented a Russian submarine from launching a nuclear torpedo against ships of the United States Navy at a crucial moment in the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. The course of events that would have followed such an action cannot be known, but speculations have been advanced, up to and including global thermonuclear war. Off the coast of Cuba, US ships had dropped depth charges. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vasily Arkhipov has received more than 1,300,168 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Vasily Arkhipov is the 377th most popular military personnel (down from 366th in 2019), the 317th most popular biography from Russia (down from 305th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Russian Military Personnel.
Vasily Arkhipov was a Soviet naval officer who is most famous for refusing to authorize the use of nuclear weapons against the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
62.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
5.02
Effective Languages (L*)
3.90
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Vasily Arkhipov ranks 377 out of 2,058. Before him are François Achille Bazaine, Ashraf Marwan, Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Giovanni Messe, Zhang He, and Luigi Cadorna. After him are Otto Kretschmer, Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, Sergey Sokolov, Gustav Wagner, Götz von Berlichingen, and Cao Ren.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrançois Achille Bazaine
1811 - 1888
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 371
Ashraf Marwan
1944 - 2007
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 372
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
1755 - 1813
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 373
Giovanni Messe
1883 - 1968
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 374
Zhang He
167 - 231
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 375
Luigi Cadorna
1850 - 1928
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 376
Vasily Arkhipov
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 377
Otto Kretschmer
1912 - 1998
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 378
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
1895 - 1966
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 379
Sergey Sokolov
1911 - 2012
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 380
Gustav Wagner
1911 - 1980
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 381
Götz von Berlichingen
1480 - 1562
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 382
Cao Ren
168 - 223
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 383
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Vasily Arkhipov ranks 61. Before him are George Martin, Henry Way Kendall, Tony Bennett, Maria Schell, Shohei Imamura, and Masatoshi Koshiba. After him are Sergio Corbucci, Hilary Putnam, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Margot Frank, Abdoulaye Wade, and Richard Matheson. Among people deceased in 1998, Vasily Arkhipov ranks 23. Before him are Theodore Schultz, Falco, Frederick Reines, Tameo Ide, Nizar Qabbani, and Julien Green. After him are Otto Kretschmer, Allan MacLeod Cormack, Linda McCartney, Alfred Schnittke, George H. Hitchings, and André Weil.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsGeorge Martin
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 55
Henry Way Kendall
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 56
Tony Bennett
SINGER
1926 - 2023
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 57
Maria Schell
ACTOR
1926 - 2005
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 58
Shohei Imamura
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 59
Masatoshi Koshiba
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2020
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 60
Vasily Arkhipov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 61
Sergio Corbucci
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 1990
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 62
Hilary Putnam
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 63
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 64
Margot Frank
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 1945
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 65
Abdoulaye Wade
POLITICIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 66
Richard Matheson
WRITER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 67
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsTheodore Schultz
ECONOMIST
1902 - 1998
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 17
Falco
SINGER
1957 - 1998
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 18
Frederick Reines
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 19
Tameo Ide
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 20
Nizar Qabbani
WRITER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 21
Julien Green
WRITER
1900 - 1998
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 22
Vasily Arkhipov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 23
Otto Kretschmer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1998
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 24
Allan MacLeod Cormack
PHYSICIST
1924 - 1998
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 25
Linda McCartney
COMPANION
1941 - 1998
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 26
Alfred Schnittke
COMPOSER
1934 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 27
George H. Hitchings
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 28
André Weil
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 29
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vasily Arkhipov ranks 317 out of 3,761. Before him are Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (1860), Nikolai Patrushev (1951), Yevgeny Yevtushenko (1933), Karl Bryullov (1799), Leonid Govorov (1897), and Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784). After him are Mikhail Mishustin (1966), Andrey Markov (1856), Andrey Bogolyubsky (1111), Nikolay Pirogov (1810), Andrei Konchalovsky (1937), and Sofia Gubaidulina (1931).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsGrand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1922
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 311
Nikolai Patrushev
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 312
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 313
Karl Bryullov
PAINTER
1799 - 1852
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 314
Leonid Govorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1955
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 315
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1803
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 316
Vasily Arkhipov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 317
Mikhail Mishustin
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 318
Andrey Markov
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1922
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 319
Andrey Bogolyubsky
POLITICIAN
1111 - 1174
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 320
Nikolay Pirogov
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1881
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 321
Andrei Konchalovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 322
Sofia Gubaidulina
COMPOSER
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 323
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia
Among military personnels born in Russia, Vasily Arkhipov ranks 32. Before him are Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856), Andrei Grechko (1903), Sergei Skripal (1951), Kirill Meretskov (1897), Alexander Yegorov (1883), and Leonid Govorov (1897). After him are Nikolai Kuznetsov (1904), Zinovy Rozhestvensky (1848), Pavel Nakhimov (1802), Viktor Kulikov (1921), Fyodor Ushakov (1745), and Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov (1737).
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
1856 - 1929
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 26
Andrei Grechko
1903 - 1976
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 27
Sergei Skripal
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 28
Kirill Meretskov
1897 - 1968
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 29
Alexander Yegorov
1883 - 1939
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 30
Leonid Govorov
1897 - 1955
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 31
Vasily Arkhipov
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 32
Nikolai Kuznetsov
1904 - 1974
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 33
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
1848 - 1909
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 34
Pavel Nakhimov
1802 - 1855
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 35
Viktor Kulikov
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 36
Fyodor Ushakov
1745 - 1817
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 37
Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov
1737 - 1808
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 38