MILITARY PERSONNEL
Iona Yakir
1896 - 1937

Iona Yakir
Iona Emmanuilovich Yakir (Russian: Ио́на Эммануи́лович Яки́р; 3 August 1896 – 12 June 1937) was a Red Army commander and one of the world's major military reformers between World War I and World War II. He was an early and major military victim of the Great Purge, alongside Mikhail Tukhachevsky. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Iona Yakir is the 850th most popular military personnel (down from 794th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Moldova (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Moldovan Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Iona Yakir ranks 850 out of 2,058. Before him are Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este, Sergey Kamenev, Bruno Loerzer, Harold Rainsford Stark, Hasdrubal Gisco, and Lady Triệu. After him are Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Nikolai Berzarin, Leon Rupnik, Constantine Diogenes, Hermann von Eichhorn, and Osman Batur.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArchduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este
1781 - 1850
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 844
Sergey Kamenev
1881 - 1936
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 845
Bruno Loerzer
1891 - 1960
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 846
Harold Rainsford Stark
1880 - 1972
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 847
Hasdrubal Gisco
300 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 848
Lady Triệu
225 - 248
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 849
Iona Yakir
1896 - 1937
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 850
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
1123 - 1160
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 851
Nikolai Berzarin
1904 - 1945
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 852
Leon Rupnik
1880 - 1946
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 853
Constantine Diogenes
1000 - 1032
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 854
Hermann von Eichhorn
1848 - 1918
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 855
Osman Batur
1899 - 1951
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 856
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Iona Yakir ranks 91. Before him are Wilhelm Ackermann, Pavel Alexandrov, Hinrich Lohse, Jorge Alessandri, Jimmy Doolittle, and Mir Jafar Baghirov. After him are Morarji Desai, Zygmunt Berling, Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia, Carl Zuckmayer, Faina Ranevskaya, and Fayzulla Khodzhayev. Among people deceased in 1937, Iona Yakir ranks 61. Before him are Adalbert Deșu, Ahmed Izzet Pasha, Hugo Meisl, Vincenzo Lancia, Max von Gallwitz, and Chūya Nakahara. After him are Peljidiin Genden, Jenő Hubay, F. C. S. Schiller, Richard Boleslawski, Elihu Root, and Yevgeni Preobrazhensky.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Ackermann
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1962
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 85
Pavel Alexandrov
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1982
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 86
Hinrich Lohse
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1964
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 87
Jorge Alessandri
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 88
Jimmy Doolittle
ENGINEER
1896 - 1993
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 89
Mir Jafar Baghirov
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 90
Iona Yakir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1937
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 91
Morarji Desai
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1995
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 92
Zygmunt Berling
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1980
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 93
Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1978
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 94
Carl Zuckmayer
WRITER
1896 - 1977
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 95
Faina Ranevskaya
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1984
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 96
Fayzulla Khodzhayev
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1938
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 97
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsAdalbert Deșu
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1937
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 55
Ahmed Izzet Pasha
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1937
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 56
Hugo Meisl
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1937
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 57
Vincenzo Lancia
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1937
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 58
Max von Gallwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1937
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 59
Chūya Nakahara
WRITER
1907 - 1937
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 60
Iona Yakir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1937
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 61
Peljidiin Genden
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1937
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 62
Jenő Hubay
MUSICIAN
1858 - 1937
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 63
F. C. S. Schiller
PHILOSOPHER
1864 - 1937
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 64
Richard Boleslawski
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1937
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 65
Elihu Root
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1937
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 66
Yevgeni Preobrazhensky
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1937
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 67
In Moldova
Among people born in Moldova, Iona Yakir ranks 16 out of 107. Before him are Eugen Doga (1937), Pyotr Rumyantsev (1725), Avigdor Lieberman (1958), Kira Muratova (1934), Mikhail Larionov (1881), and Petru Lucinschi (1940). After him are Maria Cebotari (1910), Vladimir Purishkevich (1870), Alexey Shchusev (1873), Jerzy Neyman (1894), Lev Berg (1876), and Meir Dizengoff (1861).
Others born in Moldova
Go to all RankingsEugen Doga
COMPOSER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 10
Pyotr Rumyantsev
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1796
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 11
Avigdor Lieberman
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 12
Kira Muratova
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2018
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 13
Mikhail Larionov
PAINTER
1881 - 1964
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 14
Petru Lucinschi
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 15
Iona Yakir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1937
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 16
Maria Cebotari
ACTOR
1910 - 1949
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 17
Vladimir Purishkevich
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1920
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 18
Alexey Shchusev
ARCHITECT
1873 - 1949
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 19
Jerzy Neyman
STATISTICIAN
1894 - 1981
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 20
Lev Berg
BIOLOGIST
1876 - 1950
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 21
Meir Dizengoff
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1936
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 22
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Moldova
Among military personnels born in Moldova, Iona Yakir ranks 1. After him are Grigory Kotovsky (1881).