POLITICIAN
Boris Nemtsov
1959 - 2015

Boris Nemtsov
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov (9 October 1959 – 27 February 2015) was a Russian physicist, liberal politician, opposition leader and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin. Early in his political career, he was involved in the introduction of reforms into the Russian post-Soviet economy. In the 1990s under President Boris Yeltsin, he was the first governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (1991–1997). Later he worked in the government of Russia as Minister of Fuel and Energy (1997), Vice Premier of Russia and Security Council member from 1997 to 1998. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boris Nemtsov is the 3,590th most popular politician (down from 2,615th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Russia (down from 241st in 2019) and the 95th most popular Russian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Boris Nemtsov ranks 3,590 out of 19,576. Before him are Kais Saied, Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, Choummaly Sayasone, Paul Kruger, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, and Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Michael Collins, Postumus, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Isser Harel, and László Sólyom.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKais Saied
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 3,586
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
1165 - 1218
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 3,587
Choummaly Sayasone
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 3,588
Paul Kruger
1825 - 1904
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 3,589
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
1580 - 1661
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 3,590
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein
1840 - 1929
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 3,591
Boris Nemtsov
1959 - 2015
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 3,592
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 3,593
Michael Collins
1890 - 1922
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 3,594
Postumus
250 - 269
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 3,595
Lamoral, Count of Egmont
1522 - 1568
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 3,596
Isser Harel
1912 - 2003
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 3,597
László Sólyom
1942 - 2023
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 3,598
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Boris Nemtsov ranks 27. Before him are Bernd Schuster, Sting, Abdulla Yameen, Alberto Fernández, Gerhard Berger, and Sean Bean. After him are Ken Watanabe, Michael Kors, Ahmet Davutoğlu, Luciano Spalletti, Robert Knepper, and Vahagn Khachaturyan. Among people deceased in 2015, Boris Nemtsov ranks 50. Before him are James Last, Colleen McCullough, René Girard, Günter Schabowski, Yitzhak Navon, and Yevgeny Primakov. After him are Frei Otto, Faten Hamama, Mathieu Kérékou, Diana Douglas, James Horner, and Michele Ferrero.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsBernd Schuster
COACH
1959 - Present
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 21
Sting
WRESTLER
1959 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 22
Abdulla Yameen
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 23
Alberto Fernández
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 24
Gerhard Berger
RACING DRIVER
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 25
Sean Bean
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 26
Boris Nemtsov
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2015
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 27
Ken Watanabe
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 28
Michael Kors
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 29
Ahmet Davutoğlu
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 30
Luciano Spalletti
COACH
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 31
Robert Knepper
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 32
Vahagn Khachaturyan
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsJames Last
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 44
Colleen McCullough
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 45
René Girard
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 46
Günter Schabowski
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 47
Yitzhak Navon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2015
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 48
Yevgeny Primakov
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 49
Boris Nemtsov
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2015
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 50
Frei Otto
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2015
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 51
Faten Hamama
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 52
Mathieu Kérékou
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2015
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 53
Diana Douglas
ACTOR
1923 - 2015
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 54
James Horner
COMPOSER
1953 - 2015
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 55
Michele Ferrero
BUSINESSPERSON
1925 - 2015
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 56
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Boris Nemtsov ranks 305 out of 3,761. Before him are Otto Nicolai (1810), Mikhail Mishustin (1966), Tamara Karsavina (1885), Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857), Chung Il-kwon (1917), and Roman Abramovich (1966). After him are Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia (1871), Andrei Grechko (1903), Simeon of Moscow (1316), Andrey Bogolyubsky (1111), Marianne von Werefkin (1860), and Pyotr Krasnov (1869).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsOtto Nicolai
COMPOSER
1810 - 1849
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 299
Mikhail Mishustin
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 300
Tamara Karsavina
DANCER
1885 - 1978
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 301
Aleksandr Lyapunov
MATHEMATICIAN
1857 - 1918
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 302
Chung Il-kwon
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 303
Roman Abramovich
BUSINESSPERSON
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 304
Boris Nemtsov
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2015
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 305
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1899
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 306
Andrei Grechko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1976
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 307
Simeon of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1353
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 308
Andrey Bogolyubsky
POLITICIAN
1111 - 1174
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 309
Marianne von Werefkin
PAINTER
1860 - 1938
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 310
Pyotr Krasnov
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 311
Among POLITICIANS In Russia
Among politicians born in Russia, Boris Nemtsov ranks 95. Before him are Igor Smirnov (1941), Ivan Silayev (1930), Natalya Naryshkina (1651), Georgy Chicherin (1872), Mikhail Mishustin (1966), and Chung Il-kwon (1917). After him are Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia (1871), Simeon of Moscow (1316), Andrey Bogolyubsky (1111), Pyotr Krasnov (1869), Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (1895), and Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784).
Igor Smirnov
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 89
Ivan Silayev
1930 - 2023
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 90
Natalya Naryshkina
1651 - 1694
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 91
Georgy Chicherin
1872 - 1936
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 92
Mikhail Mishustin
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 93
Chung Il-kwon
1917 - 1994
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 94
Boris Nemtsov
1959 - 2015
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 95
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia
1871 - 1899
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 96
Simeon of Moscow
1316 - 1353
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 97
Andrey Bogolyubsky
1111 - 1174
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 98
Pyotr Krasnov
1869 - 1947
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 99
Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia
1895 - 1970
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 100
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia
1784 - 1803
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 101