ENGINEER
Vasily Degtyaryov
1880 - 1949
Vasily Degtyaryov
Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov (Russian: Васи́лий Алексе́евич Дегтярёв; 2 January 1880, Tula – 16 January 1949, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian engineer who specialized in weapons design. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vasily Degtyaryov has received more than 267,191 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Vasily Degtyaryov is the 98th most popular engineer (down from 80th in 2019), the 639th most popular biography from Russia (down from 538th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Russian Engineer.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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3.69
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Vasily Degtyaryov ranks 98 out of 389. Before him are Alexander Cunningham, Karl von Terzaghi, Valdemar Poulsen, Ivan Sechenov, Hans Ledwinka, and George Cayley. After him are Hertha Ayrton, Nikolai Polikarpov, Harry Nyquist, Viktor Kaplan, Adrian Newey, and Henry Darcy.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Cunningham
1814 - 1893
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 92
Karl von Terzaghi
1883 - 1963
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 93
Valdemar Poulsen
1869 - 1942
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 94
Ivan Sechenov
1829 - 1905
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 95
Hans Ledwinka
1878 - 1967
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 96
George Cayley
1773 - 1857
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 97
Vasily Degtyaryov
1880 - 1949
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 98
Hertha Ayrton
1854 - 1923
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 99
Nikolai Polikarpov
1892 - 1944
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 100
Harry Nyquist
1889 - 1976
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 101
Viktor Kaplan
1876 - 1934
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 102
Adrian Newey
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 103
Henry Darcy
1803 - 1858
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 104
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Vasily Degtyaryov ranks 67. Before him are Osami Nagano, Alexander Grin, Gideon Sundback, Jacques Thibaud, Yōsuke Matsuoka, and Jan Kubelík. After him are Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Alice Bailey, Fethi Okyar, Broncho Billy Anderson, Begum Rokeya, and Ida Dalser. Among people deceased in 1949, Vasily Degtyaryov ranks 51. Before him are Leonard Bloomfield, Maurice Blondel, Hanns Albin Rauter, Prince Harald of Denmark, Hans Pfitzner, and Vítězslav Novák. After him are Alice Bailey, Walter Buch, Mariano Fortuny, Wilhelm Adam, Jacques Copeau, and Otto Wächter.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsOsami Nagano
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1947
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 61
Alexander Grin
WRITER
1880 - 1932
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 62
Gideon Sundback
INVENTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 63
Jacques Thibaud
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1953
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 64
Yōsuke Matsuoka
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1946
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 65
Jan Kubelík
MUSICIAN
1880 - 1940
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 66
Vasily Degtyaryov
ENGINEER
1880 - 1949
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 67
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1951
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 68
Alice Bailey
OCCULTIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 69
Fethi Okyar
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1943
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 70
Broncho Billy Anderson
ACTOR
1880 - 1971
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 71
Begum Rokeya
WRITER
1880 - 1932
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 72
Ida Dalser
COMPANION
1880 - 1937
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1949
Go to all RankingsLeonard Bloomfield
LINGUIST
1887 - 1949
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 45
Maurice Blondel
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1949
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 46
Hanns Albin Rauter
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1949
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 47
Prince Harald of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1949
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 48
Hans Pfitzner
COMPOSER
1869 - 1949
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 49
Vítězslav Novák
COMPOSER
1870 - 1949
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 50
Vasily Degtyaryov
ENGINEER
1880 - 1949
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 51
Alice Bailey
OCCULTIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 52
Walter Buch
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1949
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 53
Mariano Fortuny
DESIGNER
1871 - 1949
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 54
Wilhelm Adam
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1877 - 1949
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 55
Jacques Copeau
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1949
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 56
Otto Wächter
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1949
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 57
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vasily Degtyaryov ranks 639 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Bortnikov (1951), Caran d'Ache (1858), Vladimir Demikhov (1916), Pavel Tsitsianov (1754), Oleg Popov (1930), and Vladimir Shukhov (1853). After him are Mikhail Nesterov (1862), Nikolai Polikarpov (1892), Sergei Ivanov (1953), Yevgenia Ginzburg (1904), Ivan Maisky (1884), and Lilya Brik (1891).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Bortnikov
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 633
Caran d'Ache
COMIC ARTIST
1858 - 1909
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 634
Vladimir Demikhov
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 1998
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 635
Pavel Tsitsianov
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1806
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 636
Oleg Popov
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 637
Vladimir Shukhov
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1939
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 638
Vasily Degtyaryov
ENGINEER
1880 - 1949
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 639
Mikhail Nesterov
PAINTER
1862 - 1942
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 640
Nikolai Polikarpov
ENGINEER
1892 - 1944
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 641
Sergei Ivanov
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 642
Yevgenia Ginzburg
WRITER
1904 - 1977
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 643
Ivan Maisky
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1975
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 644
Lilya Brik
WRITER
1891 - 1978
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 645
Among ENGINEERS In Russia
Among engineers born in Russia, Vasily Degtyaryov ranks 14. Before him are Nikolay Zhukovsky (1847), Mikhail Gurevich (1892), Mikhail Mil (1909), Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1906), Fedor Tokarev (1871), and Ivan Sechenov (1829). After him are Nikolai Polikarpov (1892), Yevgeny Dragunov (1920), Sergei Khrushchev (1935), Georgy Shpagin (1897), Georgy Babakin (1914), and Mikhail Yangel (1911).
Nikolay Zhukovsky
1847 - 1921
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 8
Mikhail Gurevich
1892 - 1976
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 9
Mikhail Mil
1909 - 1970
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 10
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev
1906 - 1989
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 11
Fedor Tokarev
1871 - 1968
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 12
Ivan Sechenov
1829 - 1905
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 13
Vasily Degtyaryov
1880 - 1949
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 14
Nikolai Polikarpov
1892 - 1944
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 15
Yevgeny Dragunov
1920 - 1991
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 16
Sergei Khrushchev
1935 - 2020
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 17
Georgy Shpagin
1897 - 1952
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 18
Georgy Babakin
1914 - 1971
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 19
Mikhail Yangel
1911 - 1971
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 20