ENGINEER
Viktor Bryukhanov
1935 - 2021

Viktor Bryukhanov
Viktor Petrovich Bryukhanov (Ukrainian: Віктор Петрович Брюханов, Russian: Виктор Петрович Брюханов; 1 December 1935 – 13 October 2021) was the manager of construction of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the director of the plant from 1970 to 1986. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Viktor Bryukhanov is the 49th most popular engineer (up from 87th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Uzbekistan (up from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Uzbekistani Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Viktor Bryukhanov ranks 49 out of 389. Before him are Abram Petrovich Gannibal, Villard de Honnecourt, Howard H. Aiken, Sergey Ilyushin, Felix Wankel, and Pavel Sukhoi. After him are Bjarne Stroustrup, Marcello Gandini, Ernst Heinkel, Godfrey Hounsfield, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., and William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbram Petrovich Gannibal
1696 - 1781
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 43
Villard de Honnecourt
1200 - 1250
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 44
Howard H. Aiken
1900 - 1973
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 45
Sergey Ilyushin
1894 - 1977
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 46
Felix Wankel
1902 - 1988
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 47
Pavel Sukhoi
1895 - 1975
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 48
Viktor Bryukhanov
1935 - 2021
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 49
Bjarne Stroustrup
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 50
Marcello Gandini
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 51
Ernst Heinkel
1888 - 1958
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 52
Godfrey Hounsfield
1919 - 2004
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 53
Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.
1868 - 1924
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 54
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
1810 - 1900
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Viktor Bryukhanov ranks 53. Before him are Elsa Martinelli, Akira Kitaguchi, Artur Rasizade, Don Norman, Harrison Schmitt, and Gnassingbé Eyadéma. After him are Jerry Lee Lewis, Udo Lattek, Abdou Diouf, Zhelyu Zhelev, William Friedkin, and Ernesto Laclau. Among people deceased in 2021, Viktor Bryukhanov ranks 66. Before him are Betty White, Jean-Claude Carrière, Jorge Medina, Abdul Qadeer Khan, John Magufuli, and Pat Hitchcock. After him are Osamu Yamaji, Phil Spector, Norman Lloyd, Giampiero Boniperti, Edward de Bono, and Edita Gruberová.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsElsa Martinelli
ACTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 47
Akira Kitaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 48
Artur Rasizade
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 49
Don Norman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 50
Harrison Schmitt
ASTRONAUT
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 51
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2005
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 52
Viktor Bryukhanov
ENGINEER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 53
Jerry Lee Lewis
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2022
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 54
Udo Lattek
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 55
Abdou Diouf
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 56
Zhelyu Zhelev
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2015
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 57
William Friedkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2023
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 58
Ernesto Laclau
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 59
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsBetty White
ACTOR
1922 - 2021
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 60
Jean-Claude Carrière
WRITER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 61
Jorge Medina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2021
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 62
Abdul Qadeer Khan
PHYSICIST
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 63
John Magufuli
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2021
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 64
Pat Hitchcock
ACTOR
1928 - 2021
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 65
Viktor Bryukhanov
ENGINEER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 66
Osamu Yamaji
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 67
Phil Spector
PRODUCER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 68
Norman Lloyd
ACTOR
1914 - 2021
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 69
Giampiero Boniperti
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2021
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 70
Edward de Bono
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 71
Edita Gruberová
SINGER
1946 - 2021
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 72
In Uzbekistan
Among people born in Uzbekistan, Viktor Bryukhanov ranks 15 out of 190. Before him are Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (893), Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1327), Shavkat Mirziyoyev (1957), Isma'il ibn Ahmad (849), Alp-Tegin (963), and Mohammed Alim Khan (1880). After him are Sadriddin Ayni (1878), Habibullah Khan (1872), Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani (810), Abdal-Latif Mirza (1420), Yaqub Beg (1820), and Alisher Usmanov (1953).
Others born in Uzbekistan
Go to all RankingsAbu Mansur al-Maturidi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
893 - 944
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 9
Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1327 - 1390
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 10
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 11
Isma'il ibn Ahmad
POLITICIAN
849 - 907
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 12
Alp-Tegin
POLITICIAN
963 - 963
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 13
Mohammed Alim Khan
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1944
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 14
Viktor Bryukhanov
ENGINEER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 15
Sadriddin Ayni
WRITER
1878 - 1954
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 16
Habibullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1919
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 17
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani
ASTRONOMER
810 - 860
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 18
Abdal-Latif Mirza
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1450
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 19
Yaqub Beg
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1877
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 20
Alisher Usmanov
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 21
Among ENGINEERS In Uzbekistan
Among engineers born in Uzbekistan, Viktor Bryukhanov ranks 1.