POLITICIAN
Volodymyr Zelensky
1978 - Today

Volodymyr Zelensky
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War with Russia's annexation of Crimea and invasion of the Donbas, and has continued to serve during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since February 2022. Zelenskyy grew up as a native Russian speaker in Kryvyi Rih, a major city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine. He obtained a degree in law from the Kryvyi Rih Institute of Economics, but never practised law and pursued a career in comedy and entertainment. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Volodymyr Zelensky is the 467th most popular politician (up from 1,062nd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 39th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Ukrainian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Volodymyr Zelensky ranks 467 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry VII of England, Pertinax, Alfred the Great, Willy Brandt, Toghon Temür, and Nawaz Sharif. After him are Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Vitellius, Frederick William II of Prussia, Macbeth, King of Scotland, John Adams, and Alexander Lukashenko.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenry VII of England
1457 - 1509
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 461
Pertinax
126 - 193
HPI: 79.52
Rank: 462
Alfred the Great
849 - 899
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 463
Willy Brandt
1913 - 1992
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 464
Toghon Temür
1320 - 1370
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 465
Nawaz Sharif
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 466
Volodymyr Zelensky
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 467
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
1921 - 1996
HPI: 79.40
Rank: 468
Vitellius
15 - 69
HPI: 79.40
Rank: 469
Frederick William II of Prussia
1744 - 1797
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 470
Macbeth, King of Scotland
1005 - 1057
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 471
John Adams
1735 - 1826
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 472
Alexander Lukashenko
1954 - Present
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 473
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Volodymyr Zelensky ranks 1. After him are Gianluigi Buffon, Zoe Saldaña, Miroslav Klose, Didier Drogba, Usher, Carles Puyol, Amal Clooney, Gennaro Gattuso, Kobe Bryant, Olena Zelenska, and Charlene, Princess of Monaco.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsVolodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 1
Gianluigi Buffon
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 2
Zoe Saldaña
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 3
Miroslav Klose
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 4
Didier Drogba
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 5
Usher
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 6
Carles Puyol
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 7
Amal Clooney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 8
Gennaro Gattuso
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 9
Kobe Bryant
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - 2020
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 10
Olena Zelenska
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 11
Charlene, Princess of Monaco
NOBLEMAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 12
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky ranks 12 out of 1,365. Before him are Edgar de Wahl (1867), Sergei Prokofiev (1891), Viktor Yanukovych (1950), John III Sobieski (1629), Stefania Turkewich (1898), and Stepan Bandera (1909). After him are Kazimir Malevich (1879), Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1595), Mikhail Bulgakov (1891), Ilya Repin (1844), Taras Shevchenko (1814), and Hafsa Sultan (1479).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsEdgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 6
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 7
Viktor Yanukovych
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 8
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 9
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 10
Stepan Bandera
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 11
Volodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 12
Kazimir Malevich
PAINTER
1879 - 1935
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 13
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1595 - 1657
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 14
Mikhail Bulgakov
WRITER
1891 - 1940
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 15
Ilya Repin
PAINTER
1844 - 1930
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 16
Taras Shevchenko
WRITER
1814 - 1861
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 17
Hafsa Sultan
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1534
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 18
Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine
Among politicians born in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky ranks 8. Before him are Leonid Brezhnev (1906), Hurrem Sultan (1502), Golda Meir (1898), Viktor Yanukovych (1950), John III Sobieski (1629), and Stepan Bandera (1909). After him are Hafsa Sultan (1479), Viktor Yushchenko (1954), Leonid Kuchma (1938), Ivan Mazepa (1639), Stanisław Leszczyński (1677), and Yulia Tymoshenko (1960).
Leonid Brezhnev
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 2
Hurrem Sultan
1502 - 1558
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 3
Golda Meir
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 4
Viktor Yanukovych
1950 - Present
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 5
John III Sobieski
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 6
Stepan Bandera
1909 - 1959
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 7
Volodymyr Zelensky
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 8
Hafsa Sultan
1479 - 1534
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 9
Viktor Yushchenko
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 10
Leonid Kuchma
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 11
Ivan Mazepa
1639 - 1709
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 12
Stanisław Leszczyński
1677 - 1766
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 13
Yulia Tymoshenko
1960 - Present
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 14