1928 - 2017
Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński ( ZBIG-nyef brə-ZIN-skee, Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf kaˈʑimjɛʐ bʐɛˈʑij̃skʲi] (listen); March 28, 1928 – May 26, 2017), or Zbig, was a Polish-American diplomat and political scientist. He served as a counselor to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1968 and was President Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor from 1977 to 1981. As a scholar, Brzezinski belonged to the realist school of international relations, standing in the geopolitical tradition of Halford Mackinder and Nicholas J. Spykman, while elements of liberal idealism have also been identified in his outlook. Brzezinski was the primary organizer of The Trilateral Commission.Major foreign policy events during his time in office included the normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China (and the severing of ties with the Republic of China on Taiwan); the signing of the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II) with the Soviet Union; the brokering of the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel; the overthrow of the US-friendly Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the start of the Iranian Revolution; the United States' encouragement of dissidents in Eastern Europe and championing of human rights in order to undermine the influence of the Soviet Union; supporting the Afghan mujahideen against the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and, ultimately, Soviet occupation troops during the Soviet–Afghan War; and the signing of the Torrijos–Carter Treaties relinquishing U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zbigniew Brzezinski has received more than 3,204,276 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Zbigniew Brzezinski is the 801st most popular politician (up from 1,368th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Poland (up from 80th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Politician.
Zbigniew Brzezinski is most famous for being the National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter. He is also known for his role in the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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Among politicians, Zbigniew Brzezinski ranks 801 out of 15,577. Before him are Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Hassan II of Morocco, Isabella II of Spain, İsmet İnönü, Walter Ulbricht, and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. After him are Charles II of England, Stanisław August Poniatowski, Paul of Greece, Valentinian I, Christian X of Denmark, and Ecgberht, King of Wessex.
1682 - 1712
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 795
1929 - 1999
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 796
1830 - 1904
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 797
1884 - 1973
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 798
1893 - 1973
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 799
1769 - 1852
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 800
1928 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 801
1630 - 1685
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 802
1732 - 1798
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 803
1901 - 1964
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 804
321 - 375
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 805
1870 - 1947
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 806
800 - 839
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 807
Among people born in 1928, Zbigniew Brzezinski ranks 14. Before him are Ariel Sharon, Eduard Shevardnadze, James Watson, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Serge Gainsbourg, and Philip K. Dick. After him are Osamu Tezuka, Jeanne Moreau, Rinus Michels, Yves Klein, Didi, and Shirley Temple. Among people deceased in 2017, Zbigniew Brzezinski ranks 9. Before him are Roger Moore, Stanislav Petrov, Zygmunt Bauman, Michael I of Romania, Gene Cernan, and David Rockefeller. After him are Jeanne Moreau, Salvatore Riina, Raymond Kopa, Chuck Berry, Jalal Talabani, and Hugh Hefner.
1928 - 2014
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 8
1928 - 2014
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 9
1928 - Present
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 10
1928 - 2008
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 11
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 12
1928 - 1982
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 13
1928 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 14
1928 - 1989
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 15
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 16
1928 - 2005
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 17
1928 - 1962
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 18
1928 - 2001
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 19
1928 - 2014
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 20
1927 - 2017
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 3
1939 - 2017
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 4
1925 - 2017
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 5
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 6
1934 - 2017
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 7
1915 - 2017
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 8
1928 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 9
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 10
1930 - 2017
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 11
1931 - 2017
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 12
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 13
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 14
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 15
Among people born in Poland, Zbigniew Brzezinski ranks 41 out of 1,454. Before him are Bronisław Malinowski (1884), Leonid Kravchuk (1934), Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Günther von Kluge (1882), Hans-Ulrich Rudel (1916), and Rudolf Virchow (1821). After him are Rudolf Clausius (1822), Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Lech Kaczyński (1949), Tamara de Lempicka (1898), Ernst Cassirer (1874), and Christian Wolff (1679).
1884 - 1942
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 35
1934 - Present
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 36
1456 - 1516
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 37
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 38
1916 - 1982
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 39
1821 - 1902
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 40
1928 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 41
1822 - 1888
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 42
1520 - 1572
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 43
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
Among politicians born in Poland, Zbigniew Brzezinski ranks 7. Before him are Lech Wałęsa (1943), Paul von Hindenburg (1847), David Ben-Gurion (1886), Władysław IV Vasa (1595), Leonid Kravchuk (1934), and Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456). After him are Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Lech Kaczyński (1949), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), Władysław III of Poland (1424), Casimir III the Great (1310), and Bolesław I the Brave (967).
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 1
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 2
1886 - 1973
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 3
1595 - 1648
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 4
1934 - Present
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