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Georgy Zhukov

1896 - 1974

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Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1896 – 18 June 1974) was a Soviet military leader who served as a top commander during World War II and achieved the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. During World War II, Zhukov served as deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces under leader Joseph Stalin, and oversaw some of the Red Army's most decisive victories. He also served at various points as Chief of the General Staff, Minister of Defence, and a member of the Presidium of the Communist Party (Politburo). Born to a poor peasant family near Moscow, Zhukov was conscripted into the Imperial Russian Army and fought in World War I. He served in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War, after which he quickly rose through the ranks. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georgy Zhukov is the 340th most popular politician (down from 268th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Russia (down from 36th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Russian Politician.

Georgy Zhukov was most famous for leading the Red Army to victory in World War II.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Georgy Zhukov ranks 340 out of 19,576. Before him are Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Mehmed VI, Oliver Cromwell, Philip II of France, Cleisthenes, and Helmut Kohl. After him are Philip IV of Spain, Ariel Sharon, Probus, Martin Bormann, Odoacer, and Vajiralongkorn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Georgy Zhukov ranks 4. Before him are F. Scott Fitzgerald, Wallis Simpson, and Jean Piaget. After him are Lev Vygotsky, André Breton, Imre Nagy, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Tristan Tzara, Roman Jakobson, Antonin Artaud, and Gerty Cori. Among people deceased in 1974, Georgy Zhukov ranks 3. Before him are Charles Lindbergh, and Oskar Schindler. After him are Georges Pompidou, Amin al-Husseini, Juan Perón, Ayub Khan, Patrick Blackett, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, James Chadwick, Pär Lagerkvist, and Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr..

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Georgy Zhukov ranks 38 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander III of Russia (1845), Konstantin Chernenko (1911), David Hilbert (1862), Yul Brynner (1920), Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873), and Valentina Tereshkova (1937). After him are Nicholas I of Russia (1796), Alexander I of Russia (1777), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844), Vyacheslav Molotov (1890), Boris Pasternak (1890), and Elizabeth of Russia (1709).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Georgy Zhukov ranks 14. Before him are Ivan the Terrible (1530), Boris Yeltsin (1931), Yuri Andropov (1914), Alexander II of Russia (1818), Alexander III of Russia (1845), and Konstantin Chernenko (1911). After him are Nicholas I of Russia (1796), Alexander I of Russia (1777), Vyacheslav Molotov (1890), Elizabeth of Russia (1709), Paul I of Russia (1754), and Georgy Malenkov (1902).

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