1923 - 2014
Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski ( VOY-chekh YAH-roo-ZEL-skee; Polish: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx ˈvitɔlt jaruˈzɛlskʲi] ; 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military general, politician and de facto leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 until 1989. He was the First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party between 1981 and 1989, making him the last leader of the Polish People's Republic. Jaruzelski served as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985, the Chairman of the Council of State from 1985 to 1989 and briefly as President of Poland from 1989 to 1990, when the office of President was restored after 37 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wojciech Jaruzelski has received more than 1,040,377 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia. Wojciech Jaruzelski is the 887th most popular politician (up from 1,008th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Poland (up from 62nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Polish Politician.
Wojciech Jaruzelski was the president of Poland from 1981 to 1989. He is most famous for his imposition of martial law in 1981, which was a response to the rise of the Solidarity movement.
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Among politicians, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 887 out of 15,577. Before him are Anastasius I Dicorus, Diane de Poitiers, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Thutmose II, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, and Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk. After him are Olaf Tryggvason, Aristides, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Mindaugas, Sneferu, and Amenhotep II.
430 - 518
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 881
1499 - 1566
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 882
1882 - 1944
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 883
1510 BC - 1479 BC
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 884
382 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 885
1887 - 1977
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 886
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 887
963 - 1000
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 888
550 BC - 467 BC
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 889
1906 - 1975
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 890
1203 - 1263
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 891
2700 BC - 2609 BC
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 892
1401 BC - 1401 BC
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 893
Among people born in 1923, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 13. Before him are Wisława Szymborska, Heydar Aliyev, Charlton Heston, Marcel Marceau, Irma Grese, and Rocky Marciano. After him are Italo Calvino, Peter II of Yugoslavia, Carroll Shelby, György Ligeti, Richard Attenborough, and Franco Zeffirelli. Among people deceased in 2014, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 8. Before him are Robin Williams, Ariel Sharon, Eusébio, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Eduard Shevardnadze, and Hiroo Onoda. After him are Claudio Abbado, Eli Wallach, Joe Cocker, Luis Aragonés, Shirley Temple, and Maximilian Schell.
1923 - 2012
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 7
1923 - 2003
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 8
1923 - 2008
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 9
1923 - 2007
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 10
1923 - 1945
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 11
1923 - 1969
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 12
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 13
1923 - 1985
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 14
1923 - 1970
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 15
1923 - 2012
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 16
1923 - 2006
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 17
1923 - 2014
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 18
1923 - 2019
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 19
1951 - 2014
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 2
1928 - 2014
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 3
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 4
1926 - 2014
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 5
1928 - 2014
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 6
1922 - 2014
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 7
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 8
1933 - 2014
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 9
1915 - 2014
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 10
1944 - 2014
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 11
1938 - 2014
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 12
1928 - 2014
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 13
1930 - 2014
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 14
Among people born in Poland, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 50 out of 1,454. Before him are Lech Kaczyński (1949), Tamara de Lempicka (1898), Ernst Cassirer (1874), Christian Wolff (1679), Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906), and Paul Ehrlich (1854). After him are Władysław III of Poland (1424), Klaus Kinski (1926), Otto Stern (1888), Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768), Eric of Pomerania (1381), and Ferdinand Lassalle (1825).
1949 - 2010
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 44
1898 - 1980
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 45
1874 - 1945
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 46
1679 - 1754
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 47
1906 - 1972
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 48
1854 - 1915
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 49
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 50
1424 - 1444
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 51
1926 - 1991
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 52
1888 - 1969
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 53
1768 - 1834
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 54
1381 - 1459
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 55
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 56
Among politicians born in Poland, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 10. Before him are Władysław IV Vasa (1595), Leonid Kravchuk (1934), Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928), Sigismund II Augustus (1520), and Lech Kaczyński (1949). After him are Władysław III of Poland (1424), Casimir III the Great (1310), Bolesław I the Brave (967), Sigismund I the Old (1467), Casimir IV Jagiellon (1427), and John II Casimir Vasa (1609).
1595 - 1648
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 4
1934 - 2022
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 5
1456 - 1516
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 6
1928 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 7
1520 - 1572
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 8
1949 - 2010
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 9
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 10
1424 - 1444
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 11
1310 - 1370
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 12
967 - 1025
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 13
1467 - 1548
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 14
1427 - 1492
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 15
1609 - 1672
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 16