MILITARY PERSONNEL
Viktor Kulikov
1921 - 2013
Viktor Kulikov
Viktor Georgiyevich Kulikov (‹See Tfd›Russian: Виктор Георгиевич Куликов; 5 July 1921 – 28 May 2013) was the Warsaw Pact commander-in-chief from 1977 to 1989. He was awarded the rank of the Marshal of the Soviet Union on 14 January 1977. Kulikov was born into a peasant family and joined the Red Army in 1939. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viktor Kulikov has received more than 134,959 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Viktor Kulikov is the 440th most popular military personnel (down from 413th in 2019), the 372nd most popular biography from Russia (down from 359th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Russian Military Personnel.
Viktor Kulikov is most famous for being the first person to ever survive a direct hit from a nuclear bomb.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
61.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
7.54
Effective Languages (L*)
2.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Viktor Kulikov ranks 440 out of 2,058. Before him are Mikhail Kirponos, Osman Nuri Pasha, Zinovy Rozhestvensky, Pavel Nakhimov, Horatius Cocles, and Petre Dumitrescu. After him are Yoshiko Kawashima, Erich Kempka, Muqali, Vjekoslav Luburić, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, and Armando Diaz.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMikhail Kirponos
1892 - 1941
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 434
Osman Nuri Pasha
1832 - 1900
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 435
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
1848 - 1909
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 436
Pavel Nakhimov
1802 - 1855
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 437
Horatius Cocles
600 BC - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 438
Petre Dumitrescu
1882 - 1950
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 439
Viktor Kulikov
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 440
Yoshiko Kawashima
1907 - 1948
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 441
Erich Kempka
1910 - 1975
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 442
Muqali
1170 - 1223
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 443
Vjekoslav Luburić
1914 - 1969
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 444
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
1587 - 1629
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 445
Armando Diaz
1861 - 1928
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 446
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Viktor Kulikov ranks 61. Before him are Harald Quandt, Zdeněk Miler, Alexandra of Yugoslavia, Louis Jourdan, Giuseppe Di Stefano, and Franco Corelli. After him are Zizinho, György Cziffra, Mario Lanza, Miklós Jancsó, Farida of Egypt, and Paul Watzlawick. Among people deceased in 2013, Viktor Kulikov ranks 52. Before him are John Cornforth, James M. Buchanan, Nagisa Oshima, Richard Matheson, Ed Lauter, and Chinua Achebe. After him are Manfred Rommel, Ovadia Yosef, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Gyula Horn, Ronald Dworkin, and Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsHarald Quandt
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1967
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 55
Zdeněk Miler
COMIC ARTIST
1921 - 2011
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 56
Alexandra of Yugoslavia
COMPANION
1921 - 1993
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 57
Louis Jourdan
ACTOR
1921 - 2015
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 58
Giuseppe Di Stefano
SINGER
1921 - 2008
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 59
Franco Corelli
SINGER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 60
Viktor Kulikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 61
Zizinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 62
György Cziffra
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1994
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 63
Mario Lanza
SINGER
1921 - 1959
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 64
Miklós Jancsó
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2014
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 65
Farida of Egypt
COMPANION
1921 - 1988
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 66
Paul Watzlawick
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 67
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsJohn Cornforth
CHEMIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 46
James M. Buchanan
ECONOMIST
1919 - 2013
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 47
Nagisa Oshima
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 48
Richard Matheson
WRITER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 49
Ed Lauter
ACTOR
1938 - 2013
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 50
Chinua Achebe
WRITER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 51
Viktor Kulikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 52
Manfred Rommel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 53
Ovadia Yosef
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2013
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 54
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
WRITER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 55
Gyula Horn
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 56
Ronald Dworkin
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 57
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 58
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Viktor Kulikov ranks 372 out of 3,761. Before him are Duchess Anna of Prussia (1576), Fyodor Tyutchev (1803), Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883), Rinat Dasayev (1957), Zinovy Rozhestvensky (1848), and Pavel Nakhimov (1802). After him are Henri Troyat (1911), Ferdinand von Wrangel (1797), Eduard Khil (1934), Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857), Chung Il-kwon (1917), and Aleksandr Karelin (1967).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsDuchess Anna of Prussia
COMPANION
1576 - 1625
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 366
Fyodor Tyutchev
WRITER
1803 - 1873
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 367
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
COMPOSER
1883 - 1946
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 368
Rinat Dasayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 369
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1909
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 370
Pavel Nakhimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1855
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 371
Viktor Kulikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 372
Henri Troyat
WRITER
1911 - 2007
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 373
Ferdinand von Wrangel
EXPLORER
1797 - 1870
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 374
Eduard Khil
SINGER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 375
Aleksandr Lyapunov
MATHEMATICIAN
1857 - 1918
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 376
Chung Il-kwon
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 377
Aleksandr Karelin
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 378
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia
Among military personnels born in Russia, Viktor Kulikov ranks 36. Before him are Alexander Yegorov (1883), Leonid Govorov (1897), Vasily Arkhipov (1926), Nikolai Kuznetsov (1904), Zinovy Rozhestvensky (1848), and Pavel Nakhimov (1802). After him are Fyodor Ushakov (1745), Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov (1737), Dmitry Pavlov (1897), Dmitry Utkin (1970), Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov (1787), and Dmitry Pozharsky (1577).
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
Dmitry Pavlov
1897 - 1941
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 39
Dmitry Utkin
1970 - 2023
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 40
Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov
1787 - 1869
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 41
Dmitry Pozharsky
1577 - 1642
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 42