SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Aleksandr Ulyanov
1866 - 1887

Aleksandr Ulyanov
Aleksandr Ilyich Ulyanov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ильи́ч Улья́нов; 12 April [O.S. 31 March] 1866 – 20 May [O.S. 8 May] 1887) was a Russian revolutionary and political activist who was executed for planning an assassination against Alexander III of Russia. He was the elder brother of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union; his execution pushed his younger brother into activism. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aleksandr Ulyanov is the 77th most popular social activist (down from 73rd in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Russia (down from 195th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Russian Social Activist.
Aleksandr Ulyanov is most famous for being the older brother of Vladimir Lenin, the revolutionary leader of the Russian Revolution.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Aleksandr Ulyanov ranks 77 out of 840. Before him are Emilia Plater, Yun Chi-ho, Horst Wessel, Babak Khorramdin, Gunnar Sønsteby, and Camilo Cienfuegos. After him are Anneliese Michel, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Martin Niemöller, Liu Xiaobo, Jenny von Westphalen, and Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmilia Plater
1806 - 1831
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 71
Yun Chi-ho
1864 - 1945
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 72
Horst Wessel
1907 - 1930
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 73
Babak Khorramdin
798 - 838
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 74
Gunnar Sønsteby
1918 - 2012
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 75
Camilo Cienfuegos
1932 - 1959
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 76
Aleksandr Ulyanov
1866 - 1887
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 77
Anneliese Michel
1952 - 1976
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 78
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 79
Martin Niemöller
1892 - 1984
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 80
Liu Xiaobo
1955 - 2017
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 81
Jenny von Westphalen
1814 - 1881
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 82
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
1753 - 1811
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 83
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1866, Aleksandr Ulyanov ranks 15. Before him are Charles Nicolle, Benedetto Croce, Jacinto Benavente, Giovanni Agnelli, Beatrix Potter, and Hans von Seeckt. After him are Aby Warburg, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Lev Shestov, Nathan Söderblom, Antoine Meillet, and Ferruccio Busoni. Among people deceased in 1887, Aleksandr Ulyanov ranks 5. Before him are Gustav Kirchhoff, Alexander Borodin, Gustav Fechner, and Eugène Edine Pottier. After him are Ivan Kramskoi, Multatuli, Jenny Lind, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Juan, Count of Montizón, Alfred Krupp, and Jules Laforgue.
Others Born in 1866
Go to all RankingsCharles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 9
Benedetto Croce
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1952
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 10
Jacinto Benavente
WRITER
1866 - 1954
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 11
Giovanni Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1945
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 12
Beatrix Potter
WRITER
1866 - 1943
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 13
Hans von Seeckt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1936
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 14
Aleksandr Ulyanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1866 - 1887
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 15
Aby Warburg
HISTORIAN
1866 - 1929
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 16
Princess Viktoria of Prussia
COMPANION
1866 - 1929
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 17
Lev Shestov
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1938
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 18
Nathan Söderblom
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1866 - 1931
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 19
Antoine Meillet
LINGUIST
1866 - 1936
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 20
Ferruccio Busoni
COMPOSER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1887
Go to all RankingsGustav Kirchhoff
PHYSICIST
1824 - 1887
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 1
Alexander Borodin
COMPOSER
1833 - 1887
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 2
Gustav Fechner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1801 - 1887
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 3
Eugène Edine Pottier
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1887
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 4
Aleksandr Ulyanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1866 - 1887
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 5
Ivan Kramskoi
PAINTER
1837 - 1887
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 6
Multatuli
WRITER
1820 - 1887
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 7
Jenny Lind
SINGER
1820 - 1887
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 8
Johann Jakob Bachofen
HISTORIAN
1815 - 1887
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 9
Juan, Count of Montizón
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1887
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 10
Alfred Krupp
INVENTOR
1812 - 1887
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 11
Jules Laforgue
WRITER
1860 - 1887
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Aleksandr Ulyanov ranks 210 out of 3,761. Before him are Grigori Perelman (1966), Alexei Leonov (1934), Vladimir Propp (1895), Alexej von Jawlensky (1864), Mikhail Suslov (1902), and Leonid Kantorovich (1912). After him are Alexander Friedmann (1888), Sabina Spielrein (1885), Ivan Kramskoi (1837), Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (1853), Nikolai Vavilov (1887), and Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsGrigori Perelman
MATHEMATICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 204
Alexei Leonov
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2019
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 205
Vladimir Propp
CRITIC
1895 - 1970
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 206
Alexej von Jawlensky
PAINTER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 207
Mikhail Suslov
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1982
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 208
Leonid Kantorovich
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 209
Aleksandr Ulyanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1866 - 1887
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 210
Alexander Friedmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1925
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 211
Sabina Spielrein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1885 - 1942
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 212
Ivan Kramskoi
PAINTER
1837 - 1887
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 213
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1853 - 1920
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 214
Nikolai Vavilov
BIOLOGIST
1887 - 1943
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 215
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
CHEMIST
1863 - 1944
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 216
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Russia
Among social activists born in Russia, Aleksandr Ulyanov ranks 5. Before him are Peter Kropotkin (1842), Witold Pilecki (1901), Yemelyan Pugachev (1742), and Alexey Stakhanov (1906). After him are Alexei Navalny (1976), Stenka Razin (1630), Sergey Nechayev (1847), Ilya Ulyanov (1831), Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya (1923), Maria Spiridonova (1884), and Ales Bialiatski (1962).
Peter Kropotkin
1842 - 1921
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 1
Witold Pilecki
1901 - 1948
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 2
Yemelyan Pugachev
1742 - 1775
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 3
Alexey Stakhanov
1906 - 1977
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 4
Aleksandr Ulyanov
1866 - 1887
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 5
Alexei Navalny
1976 - 2024
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 6
Stenka Razin
1630 - 1671
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 7
Sergey Nechayev
1847 - 1882
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 8
Ilya Ulyanov
1831 - 1886
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 9
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
1923 - 1941
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 10
Maria Spiridonova
1884 - 1941
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 11
Ales Bialiatski
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 12