POLITICIAN

Yaroslav the Wise

978 - 1054

Photo of Yaroslav the Wise

Icon of person Yaroslav the Wise

Yaroslav I Vladimirovich (c. 978 – 20 February 1054), better known as Yaroslav the Wise, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death in 1054. He was also earlier Prince of Novgorod from 1010 to 1034 and Prince of Rostov from 987 to 1010, uniting the principalities for a time. Yaroslav's baptismal name was George after Saint George. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yaroslav the Wise is the 616th most popular politician (down from 510th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 65th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Russian Politician.

Yaroslav the Wise was a prince of Kiev and grand prince of Kiev, who reigned from 1019 to 1054. Yaroslav's Christian name was George. He is remembered for his efforts in Christianizing Kievan Rus' and for his legal code, the Russkaya Pravda. Yaroslav's Christian name was George. He is remembered for his efforts in Christianizing Kievan Rus' and for his legal code, the Russkaya Pravda.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Yaroslav the Wise by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yaroslav the Wise ranks 616 out of 19,576. Before him are Agrippina the Younger, Semiramis, Gideon, George I of Great Britain, Farouk of Egypt, and Charles XIII of Sweden. After him are Menkaure, John, King of Denmark, Idi Amin, John Nance Garner, Alexios I Komnenos, and Stateira II.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 978, Yaroslav the Wise ranks 2. Before him is Zoë Porphyrogenita. After him are Cunigunde of Luxembourg, Sviatopolk I of Kiev, and Ibn 'Abd al-Barr. Among people deceased in 1054, Yaroslav the Wise ranks 2. Before him is Pope Leo IX. After him are Atiśa, Hermann of Reichenau, García Sánchez III of Pamplona, and Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani.

Others Born in 978

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1054

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Yaroslav the Wise ranks 63 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Kerensky (1881), Georg Cantor (1845), Rurik (830), Peter Kropotkin (1842), Frederick I of Prussia (1657), and Otto Wallach (1847). After him are Andrei Tarkovsky (1932), Andrei Sakharov (1921), Boris Spassky (1937), Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899), Turhan Hatice Sultan (1627), and Vladimir the Great (958).

Others born in Russia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Yaroslav the Wise ranks 24. Before him are Elizabeth of Russia (1709), Paul I of Russia (1754), Georgy Malenkov (1902), Alexander Kerensky (1881), Rurik (830), and Frederick I of Prussia (1657). After him are Turhan Hatice Sultan (1627), Peter II of Russia (1715), Anna of Russia (1693), Dmitry Medvedev (1965), Boris Godunov (1552), and Feodor I of Russia (1557).

Russian born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous