HOCKEY PLAYER
Valentin Kuzin
1926 - 1994

Valentin Kuzin
Valentin Egorevich Kuzin (Russian: Валентин Егорович Кузин; September 23, 1926 in Novosibirsk, Soviet Union - August 13, 1994) was a Soviet ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Championship League with HC Dynamo Moscow. He also played for the Soviet national team at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where he won a gold medal He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Valentin Kuzin is the 99th most popular hockey player (down from 63rd in 2024), the 2,476th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,413th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Russian Hockey Player.
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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS
Among hockey players, Valentin Kuzin ranks 99 out of 676. Before him are Bernie Geoffrion, Pavel Datsyuk, Vladimir Shadrin, Vladimir Vikulov, Rudi Ball, and Yuri Krylov. After him are Brett Hull, Sergei Fedorov, Kent Nilsson, Yevgeni Babich, Alfred Kuchevsky, and Eduard Ivanov.
Most Popular Hockey Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBernie Geoffrion
1931 - 2006
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 93
Pavel Datsyuk
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 94
Vladimir Shadrin
1948 - 2021
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 95
Vladimir Vikulov
1946 - 2013
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 96
Rudi Ball
1911 - 1975
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 97
Yuri Krylov
1930 - 1979
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 98
Valentin Kuzin
1926 - 1994
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 99
Brett Hull
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 100
Sergei Fedorov
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 101
Kent Nilsson
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 102
Yevgeni Babich
1921 - 1972
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 103
Alfred Kuchevsky
1931 - 2000
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 104
Eduard Ivanov
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 105
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Valentin Kuzin ranks 504. Before him are Gulab Bai, Bob Sweikert, Paul Burke, John Clellon Holmes, Tony Settember, and Tulsi Giri. After him are Jimmy Bryan, Rob Schroeder, Clive Donner, H. R. F. Keating, Nikolai Tishchenko, and R. L. Burnside. Among people deceased in 1994, Valentin Kuzin ranks 338. Before him are Bill Hicks, Martha Raye, Macdonald Carey, Kristen Pfaff, Ezra Taft Benson, and Duncan Hamilton. After him are Roberto Balado, Lina Basquette, Sam Hanks, Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Aldo Donelli, and Ralph Miliband.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsGulab Bai
ACTOR
1926 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 498
Bob Sweikert
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1956
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 499
Paul Burke
ACTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 500
John Clellon Holmes
WRITER
1926 - 1988
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 501
Tony Settember
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 502
Tulsi Giri
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 503
Valentin Kuzin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1926 - 1994
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 504
Jimmy Bryan
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1960
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 505
Rob Schroeder
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 506
Clive Donner
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 507
H. R. F. Keating
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 508
Nikolai Tishchenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1981
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 509
R. L. Burnside
SINGER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 510
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsBill Hicks
COMEDIAN
1961 - 1994
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 332
Martha Raye
ACTOR
1916 - 1994
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 333
Macdonald Carey
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 334
Kristen Pfaff
MUSICIAN
1967 - 1994
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 335
Ezra Taft Benson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1994
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 336
Duncan Hamilton
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 1994
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 337
Valentin Kuzin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1926 - 1994
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 338
Roberto Balado
BOXER
1969 - 1994
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 339
Lina Basquette
ACTOR
1907 - 1994
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 340
Sam Hanks
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 1994
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 341
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1994
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 342
Aldo Donelli
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 343
Ralph Miliband
SOCIOLOGIST
1924 - 1994
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 344
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Valentin Kuzin ranks 2,476 out of 3,761. Before him are Igor Shuvalov (1967), Lyubov Kozyreva (1929), Yelena Vyalbe (1968), Roman Madyanov (1962), Aleksandr Poleshchuk (1953), and Boris Kagarlitsky (1958). After him are Yuri Shargin (1960), El Kazovsky (1948), Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina (1925), Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya (1964), Pavel Antokolsky (1896), and Herman Gref (1964).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsIgor Shuvalov
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 2,470
Lyubov Kozyreva
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 2,471
Yelena Vyalbe
SKIER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 2,472
Roman Madyanov
ACTOR
1962 - 2024
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 2,473
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 2,474
Boris Kagarlitsky
SOCIOLOGIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 2,475
Valentin Kuzin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1926 - 1994
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 2,476
Yuri Shargin
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 2,477
El Kazovsky
PAINTER
1948 - 2008
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,478
Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 2019
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 2,479
Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya
ACTOR
1964 - 2025
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 2,480
Pavel Antokolsky
WRITER
1896 - 1978
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 2,481
Herman Gref
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 2,482
Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia
Among hockey players born in Russia, Valentin Kuzin ranks 22. Before him are Veniamin Alexandrov (1937), Alexander Mogilny (1969), Pavel Datsyuk (1978), Vladimir Shadrin (1948), Vladimir Vikulov (1946), and Yuri Krylov (1930). After him are Sergei Fedorov (1969), Yevgeni Babich (1921), Alfred Kuchevsky (1931), Eduard Ivanov (1938), Vitali Davydov (1939), and Evgeni Malkin (1986).
Veniamin Alexandrov
1937 - 1991
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 16
Alexander Mogilny
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 17
Pavel Datsyuk
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 18
Vladimir Shadrin
1948 - 2021
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 19
Vladimir Vikulov
1946 - 2013
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 20
Yuri Krylov
1930 - 1979
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 21
Valentin Kuzin
1926 - 1994
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 22
Sergei Fedorov
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 23
Yevgeni Babich
1921 - 1972
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 24
Alfred Kuchevsky
1931 - 2000
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 25
Eduard Ivanov
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 26
Vitali Davydov
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 27
Evgeni Malkin
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 28




















































