POLITICIAN

Nikola Zhekov

1865 - 1949

Nikola Zhekov

Nikola Todorov Zhekov (Bulgarian: Никола Тодоров Жеков; German: Nikola Todorow Schekow; 6 January 1865 – 1 November 1949) was the Minister of War of Bulgaria in 1915 and served as commander-in-chief from 1915 to 1918 during World War I. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikola Zhekov is the 4,917th most popular politician (down from 4,617th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 44th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nikola Zhekov ranks 4,917 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours, Fruela II of Asturias, Yair Lapid, Afonso I, Duke of Braganza, Princess Louise of Prussia, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. After him are Gundobad, Mahmud II, Latife Uşşaki, Mircea Snegur, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, and Ali Asadov.

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Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours
1814 - 1896
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 4,913
Fruela II of Asturias
875 - 925
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 4,914
Yair Lapid
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 4,915
Afonso I, Duke of Braganza
1377 - 1461
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 4,916
Princess Louise of Prussia
1808 - 1870
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 4,917
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
1484 - 1545
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 4,918
Nikola Zhekov
1865 - 1949
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 4,919
Gundobad
500 - 516
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 4,920
Mahmud II
1105 - 1131
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 4,921
Latife Uşşaki
1898 - 1975
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 4,922
Mircea Snegur
1941 - 2023
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 4,923
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
1466 - 1519
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 4,924
Ali Asadov
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 4,925

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Nikola Zhekov ranks 43. Before him are Mikao Usui, Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, Gérard Encausse, L'Inconnue de la Seine, Duan Qirui, and Ernst Troeltsch. After him are Valentin Serov, Frederick Cook, Yvette Guilbert, Rüdiger von der Goltz, Rainis, and Rafael Merry del Val. Among people deceased in 1949, Nikola Zhekov ranks 34. Before him are Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Aleksandra Ekster, Gustav Radbruch, Solomon R. Guggenheim, László Rajk, and Sarojini Naidu. After him are Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Harry Stack Sullivan, André-Louis Debierne, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, Henry McMahon, and Valentino Mazzola.

Others Born in 1865

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Mikao Usui
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1926
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 37
Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1947
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 38
Gérard Encausse
OCCULTIST
1865 - 1916
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 39
L'Inconnue de la Seine
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1885
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 40
Duan Qirui
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1936
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 41
Ernst Troeltsch
PHILOSOPHER
1865 - 1923
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 42
Nikola Zhekov
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1949
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 43
Valentin Serov
PAINTER
1865 - 1911
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 44
Frederick Cook
EXPLORER
1865 - 1940
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 45
Yvette Guilbert
ACTOR
1865 - 1944
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 46
Rüdiger von der Goltz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1946
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 47
Rainis
WRITER
1865 - 1929
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 48
Rafael Merry del Val
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1930
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 49

Others Deceased in 1949

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Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1949
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 28
Aleksandra Ekster
PAINTER
1882 - 1949
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 29
Gustav Radbruch
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1949
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 30
Solomon R. Guggenheim
BUSINESSPERSON
1861 - 1949
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 31
László Rajk
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1949
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 32
Sarojini Naidu
WRITER
1879 - 1949
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 33
Nikola Zhekov
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1949
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 34
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1949
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 35
Harry Stack Sullivan
PSYCHOLOGIST
1892 - 1949
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 36
André-Louis Debierne
CHEMIST
1874 - 1949
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 37
Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1949
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 38
Henry McMahon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1949
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 39
Valentino Mazzola
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1949
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 40

In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Nikola Zhekov ranks 48 out of 415. Before him are Vlado Chernozemski (1897), Christian Rakovsky (1873), Jeremias II of Constantinople (1536), Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria (1324), Hristo Botev (1848), and Nicolai Ghiaurov (1929). After him are Vladimir of Bulgaria (850), Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879), Ivan Vazov (1850), Georgi Parvanov (1957), Kristalina Georgieva (1953), and Kardam of Bulgaria (735).

Others born in Bulgaria

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Vlado Chernozemski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1934
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 42
Christian Rakovsky
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 43
Jeremias II of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1536 - 1595
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 44
Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1324 - 1397
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 45
Hristo Botev
WRITER
1848 - 1876
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 46
Nicolai Ghiaurov
SINGER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 47
Nikola Zhekov
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1949
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 48
Vladimir of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
850 - 893
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 49
Aleksandar Stamboliyski
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1923
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 50
Ivan Vazov
WRITER
1850 - 1921
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 51
Georgi Parvanov
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 52
Kristalina Georgieva
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 53
Kardam of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
735 - 803
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 54