Politician
Yuri Andropov
1914 - 1984
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Yuri Andropov
His biography is available in 99 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 95 in 2024). Yuri Andropov is the 242nd most popular politician (down from 227th in 2024), the 25th most popular biography from Russia (up from 30th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Russian Politician.
Yuri Andropov was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 12 November 1982 to 9 February 1984. He is most famous for his anti-alcohol campaign, which was an attempt to combat alcoholism in the Soviet Union.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Yuri Andropov ranks 242 out of 19,576. Before him are Möngke Khan, Henry III of France, Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Clovis I, William Ewart Gladstone, and Louis IX of France. After him are Gamal Abdel Nasser, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Vallabhbhai Patel, Emperor Meiji, Bashar al-Assad, and Harun al-Rashid.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Möngke Khan
1209 - 1259
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 236
Henry III of France
1551 - 1589
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 237
Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
1615 - 1648
HPI: 82.40
Rank: 238
Clovis I
466 - 511
HPI: 82.38
Rank: 239
William Ewart Gladstone
1809 - 1898
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 240
Louis IX of France
1214 - 1270
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 241
Yuri Andropov
1914 - 1984
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 242
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1918 - 1970
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 243
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1890 - 1969
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 244
Vallabhbhai Patel
1875 - 1950
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 245
Emperor Meiji
1852 - 1912
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 246
Bashar al-Assad
1965 - Present
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 247
Harun al-Rashid
766 - 809
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 248
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Yuri Andropov ranks 1. After him are Louis de Funès, Raymond Davis Jr., Hedy Lamarr, Tove Jansson, Alan Hodgkin, Thor Heyerdahl, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Tyrone Power, Tenzing Norgay, Marguerite Duras, and Julio Cortázar. Among people deceased in 1984, Yuri Andropov ranks 3. Before him are Indira Gandhi, and Michel Foucault. After him are Richard Burton, Marvin Gaye, Paul Dirac, François Truffaut, Truman Capote, James Mason, Alfred Kastler, Tigran Petrosian, and Mohamed Naguib.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsYuri Andropov
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 1
Louis de Funès
ACTOR
1914 - 1983
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 2
Raymond Davis Jr.
CHEMIST
1914 - 2006
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 3
Hedy Lamarr
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 79.21
Rank: 4
Tove Jansson
WRITER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 5
Alan Hodgkin
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1998
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 6
Thor Heyerdahl
EXPLORER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 7
Mohammed Zahir Shah
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2007
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 8
Tyrone Power
ACTOR
1914 - 1958
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 9
Tenzing Norgay
MOUNTAINEER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 10
Marguerite Duras
WRITER
1914 - 1996
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 11
Julio Cortázar
WRITER
1914 - 1984
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1984
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Indira Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1984
HPI: 91.54
Rank: 1
Michel Foucault
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 1984
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 2
Yuri Andropov
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 3
Richard Burton
ACTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 81.95
Rank: 4
Marvin Gaye
SINGER
1939 - 1984
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 5
Paul Dirac
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 6
François Truffaut
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1984
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 7
Truman Capote
WRITER
1924 - 1984
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 8
James Mason
ACTOR
1909 - 1984
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 9
Alfred Kastler
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 10
Tigran Petrosian
CHESS PLAYER
1929 - 1984
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 11
Mohamed Naguib
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1984
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Yuri Andropov ranks 25 out of NaN. Before him are Alexander Pushkin (1799), Wassily Kandinsky (1866), Ayn Rand (1905), Ivan Pavlov (1849), Maxim Gorky (1868), and Lev Yashin (1929). After him are Mikhail Bakunin (1814), Alexander II of Russia (1818), Dmitri Shostakovich (1906), Isaac Asimov (1920), Vasily Zaitsev (1915), and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918).
Others born in Russia
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Alexander Pushkin
WRITER
1799 - 1837
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 19
Wassily Kandinsky
PAINTER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 84.16
Rank: 20
Ayn Rand
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 21
Ivan Pavlov
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1936
HPI: 83.05
Rank: 22
Maxim Gorky
WRITER
1868 - 1936
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 23
Lev Yashin
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1990
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 24
Yuri Andropov
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 25
Mikhail Bakunin
PHILOSOPHER
1814 - 1876
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 26
Alexander II of Russia
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1881
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 27
Dmitri Shostakovich
COMPOSER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 28
Isaac Asimov
WRITER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 29
Vasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 30
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WRITER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 31
Among Politicians In Russia
Among politicians born in Russia, Yuri Andropov ranks 10. Before him are Mikhail Gorbachev (1931), Kim Jong-il (1941), Peter the Great (1672), Nikita Khrushchev (1894), Ivan the Terrible (1530), and Boris Yeltsin (1931). After him are Alexander II of Russia (1818), Alexander III of Russia (1845), Konstantin Chernenko (1911), Georgy Zhukov (1896), Nicholas I of Russia (1796), and Alexander I of Russia (1777).
Mikhail Gorbachev
1931 - 2022
HPI: 87.63
Rank: 4
Kim Jong-il
1941 - 2011
HPI: 87.59
Rank: 5
Peter the Great
1672 - 1725
HPI: 86.89
Rank: 6
Nikita Khrushchev
1894 - 1971
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 7
Ivan the Terrible
1530 - 1584
HPI: 84.95
Rank: 8
Boris Yeltsin
1931 - 2007
HPI: 84.88
Rank: 9
Yuri Andropov
1914 - 1984
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 10
Alexander II of Russia
1818 - 1881
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 11
Alexander III of Russia
1845 - 1894
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 12
Konstantin Chernenko
1911 - 1985
HPI: 81.23
Rank: 13
Georgy Zhukov
1896 - 1974
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 14
Nicholas I of Russia
1796 - 1855
HPI: 80.72
Rank: 15
Alexander I of Russia
1777 - 1825
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 16
