POLITICIAN
Jacek Kuroń
1934 - 2004

Jacek Kuroń
Jacek Jan Kuroń (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjat͡sɛk ˈjan ˈkurɔɲ]; 3 March 1934 – 17 June 2004) was one of the democratic leaders of opposition in the People's Republic of Poland. He was widely known as the "godfather of the Polish opposition," not unlike Václav Havel in Czechoslovakia. Kuroń was a prominent Polish social and political figure known for his efforts at reforming societies under the control of the Soviet Union. As an educator and historian, he first postulated the concept of a de-centered movement that would question the totalitarian system and its personality cult. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacek Kuroń is the 13,790th most popular politician (down from 12,849th in 2019), the 635th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 606th in 2019) and the 163rd most popular Ukrainian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jacek Kuroń ranks 13,790 out of 19,576. Before him are Andris Piebalgs, Cándido Bareiro, William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, Ji Yun, Mariana Pineda, and Pierre Frieden. After him are Bobby Seale, Nikolai Tanayev, Vasily Kosoy, José de la Riva Agüero, Tom Adams, and Seth Meribre.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndris Piebalgs
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,790
Cándido Bareiro
1833 - 1880
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,791
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
1768 - 1854
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,792
Ji Yun
1724 - 1805
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,793
Mariana Pineda
1804 - 1831
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,794
Pierre Frieden
1892 - 1959
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,795
Jacek Kuroń
1934 - 2004
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,796
Bobby Seale
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,797
Nikolai Tanayev
1945 - 2020
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,798
Vasily Kosoy
1421 - 1448
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,799
José de la Riva Agüero
1783 - 1858
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 13,800
Tom Adams
1931 - 1985
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 13,801
Seth Meribre
1750 BC - 1700 BC
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 13,802
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Jacek Kuroń ranks 318. Before him are Galina Bystrova, Lyudmila Shevtsova, Dick Boushka, Hamit Kaplan, Ole Madsen, and Eva-Maria Hagen. After him are Zaid ibn Shaker, John Keegan, Otis Rush, Adolf Merckle, Yūjirō Ishihara, and Martin Bangemann. Among people deceased in 2004, Jacek Kuroń ranks 189. Before him are Ehrenfried Patzel, Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, John Peel, John Drew Barrymore, Sara Lidman, and Janet Akyüz Mattei. After him are Gerrie Knetemann, Kenneth E. Iverson, Bryce DeWitt, Philip Arthur Fisher, Leonel Brizola, and Veríssimo Correia Seabra.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsGalina Bystrova
ATHLETE
1934 - 1999
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 312
Lyudmila Shevtsova
ATHLETE
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 313
Dick Boushka
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 314
Hamit Kaplan
WRESTLER
1934 - 1976
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 315
Ole Madsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 316
Eva-Maria Hagen
ACTOR
1934 - 2022
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 317
Jacek Kuroń
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2004
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 318
Zaid ibn Shaker
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2002
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 319
John Keegan
HISTORIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 320
Otis Rush
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2018
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 321
Adolf Merckle
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2009
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 322
Yūjirō Ishihara
ACTOR
1934 - 1987
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 323
Martin Bangemann
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 324
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsEhrenfried Patzel
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2004
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 183
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2004
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 184
John Peel
PRESENTER
1939 - 2004
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 185
John Drew Barrymore
ACTOR
1932 - 2004
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 186
Sara Lidman
WRITER
1923 - 2004
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 187
Janet Akyüz Mattei
ASTRONOMER
1943 - 2004
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 188
Jacek Kuroń
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2004
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 189
Gerrie Knetemann
CYCLIST
1951 - 2004
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 190
Kenneth E. Iverson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1920 - 2004
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 191
Bryce DeWitt
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2004
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 192
Philip Arthur Fisher
WRITER
1907 - 2004
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 193
Leonel Brizola
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2004
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 194
Veríssimo Correia Seabra
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2004
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 195
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Jacek Kuroń ranks 635 out of 1,365. Before him are Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (1882), Yevgeniya Rudneva (1921), František Kriegel (1908), Andriy Medvedev (1974), Anatoly Alexandrov (1903), and Levko Lukianenko (1928). After him are Ivan Horbachevsky (1854), Jan Koum (1976), Anatoliy Demyanenko (1959), Semen Hulak-Artemovsky (1813), Zhanna Prokhorenko (1940), and Franciszek Kleeberg (1888).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsJulius Edgar Lilienfeld
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1963
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 629
Yevgeniya Rudneva
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1944
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 630
František Kriegel
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1979
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 631
Andriy Medvedev
TENNIS PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 632
Anatoly Alexandrov
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1994
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 633
Levko Lukianenko
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 634
Jacek Kuroń
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2004
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 635
Ivan Horbachevsky
CHEMIST
1854 - 1942
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 636
Jan Koum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 637
Anatoliy Demyanenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 638
Semen Hulak-Artemovsky
COMPOSER
1813 - 1873
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 639
Zhanna Prokhorenko
ACTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 640
Franciszek Kleeberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1941
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 641
Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine
Among politicians born in Ukraine, Jacek Kuroń ranks 163. Before him are Oleksandr Moroz (1944), Oleksiy Danilov (1962), Mikhail Rodzianko (1859), Alexander Bezborodko (1747), František Kriegel (1908), and Levko Lukianenko (1928). After him are Volodymyr Groysman (1978), Sergey Kozlov (1963), Dimitar Grekov (1847), Stanisław Ostrowski (1892), Grisha Filipov (1919), and Adam Rapacki (1909).
Oleksandr Moroz
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 157
Oleksiy Danilov
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 158
Mikhail Rodzianko
1859 - 1924
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 159
Alexander Bezborodko
1747 - 1799
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 160
František Kriegel
1908 - 1979
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 161
Levko Lukianenko
1928 - 2018
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 162
Jacek Kuroń
1934 - 2004
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 163
Volodymyr Groysman
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 164
Sergey Kozlov
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 165
Dimitar Grekov
1847 - 1901
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 166
Stanisław Ostrowski
1892 - 1982
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 167
Grisha Filipov
1919 - 1994
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 168
Adam Rapacki
1909 - 1970
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 169