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Ivan the Terrible

1530 - 1584

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Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Иван IV Васильевич; 25 August [O.S. 15 August] 1530 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584. Ivan's reign was characterised by Russia's transformation from a medieval state to a fledgling empire, but at an immense cost to its people and long-term economy. Ivan IV was the eldest son of Vasili III by his second wife Elena Glinskaya, and a grandson of Ivan III. He succeeded his father after his death, when he was three years old. A group of reformers united around the young Ivan, crowning him as tsar in 1547 at the age of 16. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan the Terrible is the 137th most popular politician (down from 102nd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Russia (down from 16th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Russian Politician.

Ivan the Terrible was the first tsar of Russia. He was a cruel and ruthless leader who conquered the Russian people. He was most famous for his conquests, which he used to expand Russia's borders.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ivan the Terrible ranks 137 out of 19,576. Before him are Selim I, Ferdinand Marcos, Ashoka, Napoleon III, Al Gore, and Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Boris Yeltsin, Heinrich Himmler, Tiberius, Harald Hardrada, George W. Bush, and Philip II of Spain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1530, Ivan the Terrible ranks 1. After him are Jean Bodin, Yasuke, Grace O'Malley, Étienne de La Boétie, Jean Nicot, Uesugi Kenshin, Louis, Prince of Condé, Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Anastasia Romanovna, Ruy López de Segura, and Jan Kochanowski. Among people deceased in 1584, Ivan the Terrible ranks 1. After him are William the Silent, Charles Borromeo, Francis, Duke of Anjou, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Yi I, Jan Kochanowski, Balthasar Gérard, Marcantonio Colonna, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Mehmed II Giray, and Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Ivan the Terrible ranks 17 out of 3,761. Before him are Yuri Gagarin (1934), Dmitri Mendeleev (1834), Peter the Great (1672), Anton Chekhov (1860), Nikita Khrushchev (1894), and Grigori Rasputin (1869). After him are Boris Yeltsin (1931), Alexander Pushkin (1799), Wassily Kandinsky (1866), Ayn Rand (1905), Ivan Pavlov (1849), and Maxim Gorky (1868).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Ivan the Terrible ranks 8. Before him are Vladimir Putin (1952), Nicholas II of Russia (1868), Mikhail Gorbachev (1931), Kim Jong-il (1941), Peter the Great (1672), and Nikita Khrushchev (1894). After him are Boris Yeltsin (1931), Yuri Andropov (1914), Alexander II of Russia (1818), Alexander III of Russia (1845), Konstantin Chernenko (1911), and Georgy Zhukov (1896).

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