JOURNALIST
Yuri Bezmenov
1939 - 1993
Yuri Bezmenov
Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov (Russian: Ю́рий Алекса́ндрович Безме́нов; December 11, 1939 – January 5, 1993; alias: Tomas David Schuman) was a Soviet journalist for Novosti Press Agency (APN). In 1970, as a member of the Soviet mission in New Delhi, India, Bezmenov defected to the West and was re-settled in Canada pursuant to an arrangement between American and Canadian security agencies. After being assigned to a station in India, Bezmenov eventually grew to love the people and the culture of India. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuri Bezmenov has received more than 2,100,720 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Yuri Bezmenov is the 53rd most popular journalist (up from 54th in 2019), the 1,274th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,227th in 2019) and the most popular Russian Journalist.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
51.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.94
Effective Languages (L*)
2.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, Yuri Bezmenov ranks 53 out of 196. Before him are Marta Hillers, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Edward R. Murrow, Marion Dönhoff, Mauricio Funes, and Sue Gardner. After him are Kazimierz Nowak, Robbie Ross, Daphne Caruana Galizia, Francesco Alberoni, William Wilson, and Bill Brandt.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarta Hillers
1911 - 2001
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 47
Joaquín Navarro-Valls
1936 - 2017
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 48
Edward R. Murrow
1908 - 1965
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 49
Marion Dönhoff
1909 - 2002
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 50
Mauricio Funes
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 51
Sue Gardner
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 52
Yuri Bezmenov
1939 - 1993
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 53
Kazimierz Nowak
1897 - 1937
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 54
Robbie Ross
1869 - 1918
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 55
Daphne Caruana Galizia
1964 - 2017
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 56
Francesco Alberoni
1929 - 2023
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 57
William Wilson
1844 - 1912
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 58
Bill Brandt
1904 - 1983
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 59
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Yuri Bezmenov ranks 258. Before him are Ileana Cotrubaș, Stephen Cook, Tigran Mansurian, Ryozo Suzuki, Ekaterina Maximova, and James Burton. After him are Viorica Viscopoleanu, Aleksandër Meksi, Corin Redgrave, Merab Kostava, Fahrudin Jusufi, and Bulle Ogier. Among people deceased in 1993, Yuri Bezmenov ranks 136. Before him are Karl Mai, Thurgood Marshall, Friedrich Dickel, Hans Christian Blech, Valentina Grizodubova, and Wilhelm Gliese. After him are Mick Ronson, Mieczysław Horszowski, Max August Zorn, Bertus Aafjes, Erich Leinsdorf, and Steve James.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsIleana Cotrubaș
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 252
Stephen Cook
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 253
Tigran Mansurian
COMPOSER
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 254
Ryozo Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 255
Ekaterina Maximova
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2009
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 256
James Burton
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 257
Yuri Bezmenov
JOURNALIST
1939 - 1993
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 258
Viorica Viscopoleanu
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 259
Aleksandër Meksi
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 260
Corin Redgrave
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 261
Merab Kostava
WRITER
1939 - 1989
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 262
Fahrudin Jusufi
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 263
Bulle Ogier
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 264
Others Deceased in 1993
Go to all RankingsKarl Mai
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1993
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 130
Thurgood Marshall
JUDGE
1908 - 1993
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 131
Friedrich Dickel
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 132
Hans Christian Blech
ACTOR
1915 - 1993
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 133
Valentina Grizodubova
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1993
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 134
Wilhelm Gliese
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 1993
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 135
Yuri Bezmenov
JOURNALIST
1939 - 1993
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 136
Mick Ronson
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1993
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 137
Mieczysław Horszowski
MUSICIAN
1892 - 1993
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 138
Max August Zorn
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 139
Bertus Aafjes
WRITER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 140
Erich Leinsdorf
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1993
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 141
Steve James
ACTOR
1952 - 1993
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 142
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Yuri Bezmenov ranks 1,274 out of 3,761. Before him are Hermann von Struve (1854), Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna of Russia (1825), Sergei Bodrov (1948), Sergey Lebedev (1902), Andrey Makarevich (1953), and Grigory Romanov (1923). After him are Andrey Piontkovsky (1940), Vladislav Surkov (1964), Andreï Makine (1957), Mikhail Prokhorov (1965), Nikolai Valuev (1973), and Irina Skobtseva (1927).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsHermann von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1854 - 1920
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 1,268
Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1846
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 1,269
Sergei Bodrov
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 1,270
Sergey Lebedev
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1902 - 1974
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 1,271
Andrey Makarevich
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 1,272
Grigory Romanov
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2008
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 1,273
Yuri Bezmenov
JOURNALIST
1939 - 1993
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 1,274
Andrey Piontkovsky
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 1,275
Vladislav Surkov
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 1,276
Andreï Makine
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 1,277
Mikhail Prokhorov
BUSINESSPERSON
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 1,278
Nikolai Valuev
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 1,279
Irina Skobtseva
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 1,280
Among JOURNALISTS In Russia
Among journalists born in Russia, Yuri Bezmenov ranks 1. After him are Vladimir Solovyov (1963), Vladislav Listyev (1956), Dmitry Kiselyov (1954), Alexei Venediktov (1955), Margarita Simonyan (1980), Darya Dugina (1992), Ekaterina Andreeva (1965), Olga Skabeyeva (1984), Zhanna Nemtsova (1984), and Irina Slavina (1973).
Yuri Bezmenov
1939 - 1993
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 1
Vladimir Solovyov
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 2
Vladislav Listyev
1956 - 1995
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 3
Dmitry Kiselyov
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 4
Alexei Venediktov
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 5
Margarita Simonyan
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 6
Darya Dugina
1992 - 2022
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 7
Ekaterina Andreeva
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 8
Olga Skabeyeva
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 9
Zhanna Nemtsova
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 10
Irina Slavina
1973 - 2020
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 11