RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Vladimir the Great
958 - 1015
Vladimir the Great
Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, romanized: Volodiměr Svętoslavič; Christian name: Basil; c. 958 – 15 July 1015), given the epithet "the Great", was Prince of Novgorod from 970 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 until his death in 1015. The Eastern Orthodox Church canonised him as Saint Vladimir. Vladimir's father was Sviatoslav I of the Rurik dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vladimir the Great has received more than 2,426,391 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Vladimir the Great is the 164th most popular religious figure (down from 151st in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Russia (down from 52nd in 2019) and the most popular Russian Religious Figure.
Vladimir the Great was most famous for his conversion of the Slavs to Christianity.
Memorability Metrics
2.4M
Page Views (PV)
74.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
65
Languages Editions (L)
5.23
Effective Languages (L*)
4.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Vladimir the Great ranks 164 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sixtus V, Ānanda, Pope Callixtus III, Pope Martin IV, Pope Julius III, and Pope Honorius III. After him are Seti I, Pope Gregory XII, Pope Paul IV, Pope Felix I, Pope Boniface IX, and Pope Innocent XI.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPope Sixtus V
1520 - 1590
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 158
Ānanda
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 159
Pope Callixtus III
1379 - 1458
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 160
Pope Martin IV
1220 - 1285
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 161
Pope Julius III
1487 - 1555
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 162
Pope Honorius III
1148 - 1227
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 163
Vladimir the Great
958 - 1015
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 164
Seti I
1323 BC - 1279 BC
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 165
Pope Gregory XII
1335 - 1417
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 166
Pope Paul IV
1476 - 1559
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 167
Pope Felix I
300 - 274
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 168
Pope Boniface IX
1350 - 1404
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 169
Pope Innocent XI
1611 - 1689
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 170
Contemporaries
Among people born in 958, Vladimir the Great ranks 1. After him are Basil II, Samuel of Bulgaria, Otto-William, Count of Burgundy, and Jayavarman V. Among people deceased in 1015, Vladimir the Great ranks 1. After him are Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria, Al-Sharif al-Radi, Arduin of Ivrea, Ernest I, Duke of Swabia, Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich, and Lambert I, Count of Louvain.
Others Born in 958
Go to all RankingsVladimir the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
958 - 1015
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 1
Basil II
POLITICIAN
958 - 1025
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 2
Samuel of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
958 - 1014
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 3
Otto-William, Count of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
958 - 1026
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 4
Jayavarman V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
958 - 1001
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 1015
Go to all RankingsVladimir the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
958 - 1015
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 1
Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
997 - 1015
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 2
Al-Sharif al-Radi
WRITER
970 - 1015
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 3
Arduin of Ivrea
POLITICIAN
955 - 1015
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4
Ernest I, Duke of Swabia
NOBLEMAN
984 - 1015
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 5
Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
960 - 1015
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 6
Lambert I, Count of Louvain
NOBLEMAN
1000 - 1015
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 7
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vladimir the Great ranks 56 out of 3,761. Before him are Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919), Andrei Sakharov (1921), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844), Georgy Malenkov (1902), Andrei Tarkovsky (1932), and Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895). After him are Alexander Nevsky (1220), Rurik (830), Rudolf Nureyev (1938), Peter Kropotkin (1842), Ivan Turgenev (1818), and Frederick I of Prussia (1657).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsMikhail Kalashnikov
ENGINEER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 50
Andrei Sakharov
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1989
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 51
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
COMPOSER
1844 - 1908
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 52
Georgy Malenkov
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1988
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 53
Andrei Tarkovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1986
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 54
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1895 - 1918
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 55
Vladimir the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
958 - 1015
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 56
Alexander Nevsky
NOBLEMAN
1220 - 1263
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 57
Rurik
POLITICIAN
830 - 879
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 58
Rudolf Nureyev
DANCER
1938 - 1993
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 59
Peter Kropotkin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1842 - 1921
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 60
Ivan Turgenev
WRITER
1818 - 1883
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 61
Frederick I of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1657 - 1713
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 62
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia
Among religious figures born in Russia, Vladimir the Great ranks 1. After him are Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899), Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (1946), Seraphim of Sarov (1754), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Eugen Sandow (1867), Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), Avvakum (1620), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), Nadezhda von Meck (1831), and Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865).
Vladimir the Great
958 - 1015
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 1
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
1899 - 1918
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 2
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 3
Seraphim of Sarov
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 4
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
1605 - 1681
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 5
Eugen Sandow
1867 - 1925
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 6
Ilia II of Georgia
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 7
Sergius of Radonezh
1314 - 1392
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 8
Avvakum
1620 - 1682
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 9
Basil Fool for Christ
1468 - 1552
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 10
Nadezhda von Meck
1831 - 1894
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 11
Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow
1865 - 1925
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 12