POLITICIAN
Yevgeny Primakov
1929 - 2015

Yevgeny Primakov
Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov (29 October 1929 – 26 June 2015, Russian pronunciation: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj mɐˈksʲiməvʲɪtɕ prʲɪmɐˈkof]) was a Russian politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1998 to 1999. During his long career, he also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 1998, the Director of Foreign Intelligence from 1991 to 1996, and Speaker of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. Primakov was an academician (Arabist) and a member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yevgeny Primakov is the 3,419th most popular politician (down from 2,750th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 106th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Ukrainian Politician.
Yevgeny Primakov is most famous for being the Prime Minister of Russia from 1998 to 1999. He was also the Foreign Minister of Russia from 1990 to 1996.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Yevgeny Primakov ranks 3,419 out of 19,576. Before him are Magdalena of France, Emperor Suinin, Alar Karis, Inessa Armand, Abaoji, and Publius Cornelius Dolabella. After him are Lázaro Cárdenas, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Zoran Milanović, Alexios I of Trebizond, Asma al-Assad, and Isabella, Countess of Gloucester.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMagdalena of France
1443 - 1495
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 3,415
Emperor Suinin
69 BC - 70
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 3,416
Alar Karis
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 3,417
Inessa Armand
1874 - 1920
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 3,418
Abaoji
872 - 926
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 3,419
Publius Cornelius Dolabella
70 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 3,420
Yevgeny Primakov
1929 - 2015
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 3,421
Lázaro Cárdenas
1895 - 1970
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 3,422
Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca
1782 - 1824
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 3,423
Zoran Milanović
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 3,424
Alexios I of Trebizond
1182 - 1222
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 3,425
Asma al-Assad
1975 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 3,426
Isabella, Countess of Gloucester
1200 - 1217
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 3,427
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Yevgeny Primakov ranks 68. Before him are Günter Schabowski, Gudrun Burwitz, Gerald Edelman, Paul Lauterbur, Alfred Moisiu, and Bernard Haitink. After him are E. O. Wilson, Omar Torrijos, Violeta Chamorro, Jerry Goldsmith, Ágnes Heller, and Lennart Johansson. Among people deceased in 2015, Yevgeny Primakov ranks 49. Before him are Fatema Mernissi, James Last, Colleen McCullough, René Girard, Günter Schabowski, and Yitzhak Navon. After him are Boris Nemtsov, Frei Otto, Faten Hamama, Mathieu Kérékou, Diana Douglas, and James Horner.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsGünter Schabowski
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 62
Gudrun Burwitz
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2018
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 63
Gerald Edelman
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 64
Paul Lauterbur
CHEMIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 65
Alfred Moisiu
POLITICIAN
1929 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 66
Bernard Haitink
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2021
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 67
Yevgeny Primakov
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 68
E. O. Wilson
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2021
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 69
Omar Torrijos
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1981
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 70
Violeta Chamorro
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2025
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 71
Jerry Goldsmith
COMPOSER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 72
Ágnes Heller
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2019
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 73
Lennart Johansson
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 74
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsFatema Mernissi
WRITER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 43
James Last
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 44
Colleen McCullough
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 45
René Girard
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 46
Günter Schabowski
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 47
Yitzhak Navon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2015
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 48
Yevgeny Primakov
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 49
Boris Nemtsov
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2015
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 50
Frei Otto
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2015
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 51
Faten Hamama
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 52
Mathieu Kérékou
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2015
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 53
Diana Douglas
ACTOR
1923 - 2015
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 54
James Horner
COMPOSER
1953 - 2015
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 55
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Yevgeny Primakov ranks 119 out of 1,365. Before him are Sofia Rotaru (1947), Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1640), Lee Strasberg (1901), Josaphat Kuntsevych (1580), Sergei Bondarchuk (1920), and Stepan Makarov (1848). After him are Emil Gilels (1916), Władysław Tarnowski (1836), Anatoly Lunacharsky (1875), Alexander Dovzhenko (1894), Alexander Samsonov (1859), and Georgy Gapon (1870).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsSofia Rotaru
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 113
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
POLITICIAN
1640 - 1673
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 114
Lee Strasberg
ACTOR
1901 - 1982
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 115
Josaphat Kuntsevych
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1580 - 1623
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 116
Sergei Bondarchuk
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1994
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 117
Stepan Makarov
EXPLORER
1848 - 1904
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 118
Yevgeny Primakov
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 119
Emil Gilels
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1985
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 120
Władysław Tarnowski
WRITER
1836 - 1878
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 121
Anatoly Lunacharsky
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1933
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 122
Alexander Dovzhenko
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1956
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 123
Alexander Samsonov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1914
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 124
Georgy Gapon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1870 - 1906
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 125
Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine
Among politicians born in Ukraine, Yevgeny Primakov ranks 39. Before him are Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1884), Karl Radek (1885), Daniel of Galicia (1201), Vladimir Ivashko (1932), Anastasia of Kiev (1023), and Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1640). After him are Anatoly Lunacharsky (1875), Sviatopolk II of Kiev (1050), Oleksandr Turchynov (1964), Nikolai Ryzhkov (1929), Vitold Fokin (1932), and Boris Shcherbina (1919).
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1884 - 1963
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 33
Karl Radek
1885 - 1939
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 34
Daniel of Galicia
1201 - 1264
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 35
Vladimir Ivashko
1932 - 1994
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 36
Anastasia of Kiev
1023 - 1074
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 37
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
1640 - 1673
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 38
Yevgeny Primakov
1929 - 2015
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 39
Anatoly Lunacharsky
1875 - 1933
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 40
Sviatopolk II of Kiev
1050 - 1113
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 41
Oleksandr Turchynov
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 42
Nikolai Ryzhkov
1929 - 2024
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 43
Vitold Fokin
1932 - 2025
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 44
Boris Shcherbina
1919 - 1990
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 45