ATHLETE
Mikhail Burtsev
1956 - 2015

Mikhail Burtsev
Mikhail Ivanovich Burtsev (Russian: Михаил Иванович Бурцев; 21 June 1956 – 16 October 2015) was a Soviet sabre fencer. He won two gold medals and two silvers at three different Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Mikhail Burtsev is the 2,440th most popular athlete (down from 2,206th in 2024), the 2,603rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,564th in 2019) and the 135th most popular Russian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Mikhail Burtsev ranks 2,440 out of 6,025. Before him are Slavko Obadov, Torfi Bryngeirsson, Tomáš Dvořák, Ilario Di Buò, Peter Angerer, and Lü Xiaojun. After him are Leamon King, David Oliver, Jonathan Jones, Anna Chicherova, Kevin Burnham, and Lillian Board.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSlavko Obadov
1948 - 2025
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 2,434
Torfi Bryngeirsson
1926 - 1995
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 2,435
Tomáš Dvořák
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 2,436
Ilario Di Buò
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 2,437
Peter Angerer
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 2,438
Lü Xiaojun
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 2,439
Mikhail Burtsev
1956 - 2015
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 2,440
Leamon King
1936 - 2001
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 2,441
David Oliver
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 2,442
Jonathan Jones
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 2,443
Anna Chicherova
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 2,444
Kevin Burnham
1956 - 2020
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 2,445
Lillian Board
1948 - 1970
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 2,446
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Mikhail Burtsev ranks 617. Before him are Yury Trutnev, Daniel Veyt, Barbara Krug, Steve Coleman, William Orbit, and Sergei Borovsky. After him are Charlie Crist, Michael Harney, Giampaolo Mazza, Kevin Burnham, Karim Abdul Razak, and Shamil Serikov. Among people deceased in 2015, Mikhail Burtsev ranks 509. Before him are Ron Springett, Zhivko Gospodinov, Justin Wilson, Wilfred Agbonavbare, Peter Pišťanek, Wolfram Wuttke, and Muath Al-Kasasbeh. After him are Linda Haglund, Mel Daniels, Charles Correa, Raúl Héctor Castro, and Amelia Boynton Robinson.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsYury Trutnev
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 611
Daniel Veyt
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 612
Barbara Krug
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 613
Steve Coleman
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 614
William Orbit
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 615
Sergei Borovsky
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 616
Mikhail Burtsev
ATHLETE
1956 - 2015
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 617
Charlie Crist
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 618
Michael Harney
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 619
Giampaolo Mazza
COACH
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 620
Kevin Burnham
ATHLETE
1956 - 2020
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 621
Karim Abdul Razak
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 622
Shamil Serikov
WRESTLER
1956 - 1989
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 623
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsRon Springett
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 503
Zhivko Gospodinov
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2015
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 504
Justin Wilson
RACING DRIVER
1978 - 2015
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 505
Wilfred Agbonavbare
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - 2015
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 506
Peter Pišťanek
WRITER
1960 - 2015
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 507
Wolfram Wuttke
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2015
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 508
Muath Al-Kasasbeh
POLITICIAN
1988 - 2015
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 509
Mikhail Burtsev
ATHLETE
1956 - 2015
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 510
Linda Haglund
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2015
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 511
Mel Daniels
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1944 - 2015
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 512
Charles Correa
ARCHITECT
1930 - 2015
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 513
Raúl Héctor Castro
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2015
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 514
Amelia Boynton Robinson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 2015
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 515
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Mikhail Burtsev ranks 2,603 out of 3,761. Before him are Konstantin Volkov (1960), Valery Asapov (1966), Aleksey Dyumin (1972), Evgeni Malkin (1986), Maxim Fadeev (1968), and Hüseyin Özkan (1972). After him are Alexei Urmanov (1973), Andrei Sokolov (1963), Nikolay Merkushkin (1951), Igor Kolyvanov (1968), Peter Svidler (1976), and Alsou (1983).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsKonstantin Volkov
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 2,597
Valery Asapov
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2017
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 2,598
Aleksey Dyumin
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 2,599
Evgeni Malkin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 2,600
Maxim Fadeev
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 2,601
Hüseyin Özkan
MARTIAL ARTS
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 2,602
Mikhail Burtsev
ATHLETE
1956 - 2015
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 2,603
Alexei Urmanov
SKATER
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 2,604
Andrei Sokolov
CHESS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 2,605
Nikolay Merkushkin
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 2,606
Igor Kolyvanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 2,607
Peter Svidler
CHESS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 2,608
Alsou
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 2,609
Among ATHLETES In Russia
Among athletes born in Russia, Mikhail Burtsev ranks 135. Before him are Aleksandr Kabanov (1948), Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (1960), Lyubov Gurina (1957), Sergey Makarov (1973), Irina Nazarova (1957), and Konstantin Volkov (1960). After him are Tatyana Providokhina (1953), Olga Nazarova (1965), Vladimir Semenets (1950), Yelena Nikolayeva (1966), Andrey Perlov (1961), and Ludmila Engquist (1964).
Aleksandr Kabanov
1948 - 2020
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 129
Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 130
Lyubov Gurina
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 131
Sergey Makarov
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 132
Irina Nazarova
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 133
Konstantin Volkov
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 134
Mikhail Burtsev
1956 - 2015
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 135
Tatyana Providokhina
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 136
Olga Nazarova
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 137
Vladimir Semenets
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 138
Yelena Nikolayeva
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 139
Andrey Perlov
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 140
Ludmila Engquist
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 141


























































