HISTORIAN
Shoqan Walikhanov
1835 - 1865

Shoqan Walikhanov
Shokan Shyngysuly Walikhanov (Kazakh: Шоқан Шыңғысұлы Уәлихан, romanized: Şoqan Şyñğysūly Uälihan, Russian: Чокан Чингисович Валиханов), given name Mukhammed Kanafiya (Kazakh: Мұхаммед Қанафия, romanized: Mūhammed Qanafiia) (November 1835 – April 10, 1865) was a Kazakh scholar, ethnographer, historian and participant in the Great Game. His reputation "as the father of modern Kazakh history and ethnography" is recorded in the Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan. The Kazakh Academy of Sciences became the Ch.Ch. Valikhanov Kazakh Academy of Sciences in 1960. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shoqan Walikhanov is the 119th most popular historian (down from 96th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Kazakhstani Historian.
Shoqan Walikhanov is most famous for his work on the development of the Soviet space program. He was a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences and helped to design the Soviet space shuttle Buran.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Shoqan Walikhanov ranks 119 out of 561. Before him are Árni Magnússon, Reinhart Koselleck, Peter Burke, Leo the Deacon, Michael Glykas, and Pierre Nora. After him are Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī, August Ludwig von Schlözer, Hayden White, Guibert of Nogent, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, and Michael Rostovtzeff.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÁrni Magnússon
1663 - 1730
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 113
Reinhart Koselleck
1923 - 2006
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 114
Peter Burke
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 115
Leo the Deacon
950 - 992
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 116
Michael Glykas
1125 - 1204
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 117
Pierre Nora
1931 - 2025
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 118
Shoqan Walikhanov
1835 - 1865
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 119
Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī
1413 - 1482
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 120
August Ludwig von Schlözer
1735 - 1809
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 121
Hayden White
1928 - 2018
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 122
Guibert of Nogent
1055 - 1124
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 123
Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange
1610 - 1688
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 124
Michael Rostovtzeff
1870 - 1952
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 125
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1835, Shoqan Walikhanov ranks 32. Before him are Adolph Wagner, Elisha Gray, Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Mendele Mocher Sforim, Sai Baba of Shirdi, and Alexandrine Tinné. After him are Simon Newcomb, Iwasaki Yatarō, Tomás Estrada Palma, Eugenio Beltrami, Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and Matsukata Masayoshi. Among people deceased in 1865, Shoqan Walikhanov ranks 24. Before him are Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Princess Sophie of Sweden, John Lindley, Kunisada, Felice Romani, and Constant Troyon. After him are Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Madeleine Sophie Barat, George Phillips Bond, Giuditta Pasta, James Barry, and Fredrika Bremer.
Others Born in 1835
Go to all RankingsAdolph Wagner
ECONOMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 26
Elisha Gray
INVENTOR
1835 - 1901
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 27
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 28
Mendele Mocher Sforim
WRITER
1835 - 1917
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 29
Sai Baba of Shirdi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1918
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 30
Alexandrine Tinné
EXPLORER
1835 - 1869
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 31
Shoqan Walikhanov
HISTORIAN
1835 - 1865
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 32
Simon Newcomb
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 33
Iwasaki Yatarō
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1885
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 34
Tomás Estrada Palma
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 35
Eugenio Beltrami
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1900
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 36
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
COMPANION
1835 - 1900
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 37
Matsukata Masayoshi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1924
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1865
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Georg Waldmüller
PAINTER
1793 - 1865
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 18
Princess Sophie of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1865
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 19
John Lindley
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1865
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 20
Kunisada
PAINTER
1786 - 1865
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 21
Felice Romani
WRITER
1788 - 1865
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 22
Constant Troyon
PAINTER
1810 - 1865
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 23
Shoqan Walikhanov
HISTORIAN
1835 - 1865
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 24
Alexandros Mavrokordatos
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1865
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 25
Madeleine Sophie Barat
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1779 - 1865
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 26
George Phillips Bond
ASTRONOMER
1825 - 1865
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 27
Giuditta Pasta
SINGER
1797 - 1865
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 28
James Barry
PHYSICIAN
1795 - 1865
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 29
Fredrika Bremer
WRITER
1801 - 1865
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 30
In Kazakhstan
Among people born in Kazakhstan, Shoqan Walikhanov ranks 18 out of 193. Before him are Edigu (1352), Tughlugh Timur (1329), Ablai Khan (1711), Wladimir Klitschko (1976), Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (1952), and Mukhtar Auezov (1897). After him are Aliya Moldagulova (1925), Oleg Yankovsky (1944), Viktor Patsayev (1933), Dinmukhamed Kunaev (1912), Toktar Aubakirov (1946), and Manshuk Mametova (1922).
Others born in Kazakhstan
Go to all RankingsEdigu
POLITICIAN
1352 - 1419
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 12
Tughlugh Timur
POLITICIAN
1329 - 1363
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 13
Ablai Khan
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1781
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 14
Wladimir Klitschko
BOXER
1976 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 15
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2004
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 16
Mukhtar Auezov
WRITER
1897 - 1961
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 17
Shoqan Walikhanov
HISTORIAN
1835 - 1865
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 18
Aliya Moldagulova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1944
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 19
Oleg Yankovsky
ACTOR
1944 - 2009
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 20
Viktor Patsayev
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 1971
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 21
Dinmukhamed Kunaev
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1993
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 22
Toktar Aubakirov
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 23
Manshuk Mametova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1943
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 24
Among HISTORIANS In Kazakhstan
Among historians born in Kazakhstan, Shoqan Walikhanov ranks 1.