Valentin Dikul

Russian circus artist
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Summary

Valentin Dikul is a human[1]. He was born in Kaunas[2]. He was born on April 3, 1948[3]. He worked as a strongman[4], circus performer[5], entrepreneur[6], actor[7], and physiatrist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,416 views/month, #6,975 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Valentin Dikul was born in Kaunas[2].
  • Valentin Dikul was born on April 3, 1948[3].
  • Valentin Dikul held citizenship in Soviet Union[10].
  • Valentin Dikul held citizenship in Russia[11].
  • Russian was Valentin Dikul's native language[12].
  • Valentin Dikul's professions included strongman[4].
  • Valentin Dikul's professions included circus performer[5].
  • Valentin Dikul worked as an entrepreneur[6].
  • Valentin Dikul worked as an actor[7].
  • Valentin Dikul worked as a physiatrist[8].
  • Valentin Dikul's professions included writer[13].
  • Valentin Dikul's field of work was heavy athletics[14].
  • Valentin Dikul's field of work was gymnastics[15].
  • Valentin Dikul's field of work was wrestling[16].
  • Valentin Dikul's field of work was acrobatics[17].
  • Valentin Dikul's field of work was equilibristics[18].
  • Valentin Dikul's field of work was juggling[19].
  • Valentin Dikul held the position of member of parliament[20].
  • Among Valentin Dikul's employers was Moscow Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard[21].
  • Valentin Dikul received the People's Artist of the Russian Federation[22].
  • Valentin Dikul received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[23].
  • Valentin Dikul received the Merited Artist of the RSFSR[24].
  • Valentin Dikul received the Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour[25].
  • Valentin Dikul received the Mikhail Lomonosov Award[26].
  • Valentin Dikul received the "His own way" award[27].

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Origins and Family

Valentin Dikul's place of birth was Kaunas[2]. He was born on April 3, 1948[3]. Russian was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include strongman[4], circus performer[5], entrepreneur[6], actor[7], physiatrist[8], and writer[13]. Fields of work include heavy athletics[14]; gymnastics[15], a type of sport[28]; wrestling[16], a type of sport[29]; acrobatics[17], a type of sport[30]; equilibristics[18], a genre[31]; and juggling[19], a type of sport[32]. Among Valentin Dikul's employers was Moscow Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard[21]. He held the position of member of parliament[20].

Recognition

Awards received include People's Artist of the Russian Federation[22], an official honorary title of Russia[33], in Russia[34], founded in 1995[35]; Order of the Red Banner of Labour[23], a socialist order of merit[36], in Soviet Union[37], founded in 1928[38]; Merited Artist of the RSFSR[24], a title of honor[39], in Soviet Union[40], founded in 1931[41]; Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour[25], a certificate of honour[42], in Russia[43], founded in 1995[44]; Mikhail Lomonosov Award[26], a performance-related pay[45], in Russia[46], founded in 1944[47]; and "His own way" award[27], a prize[48].

Why It Matters

Valentin Dikul ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,416 views/month, #6,975 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Valentin Dikul born?

Born in Kaunas[2].

What did Valentin Dikul do for work?

Valentin Dikul worked as strongman[4], circus performer[5], entrepreneur[6], actor[7], and physiatrist[8].

What awards did Valentin Dikul receive?

Honors received include People's Artist of the Russian Federation[22], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[23], Merited Artist of the RSFSR[24], and Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour[25].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → strongman, circus performer, entrepreneur +5
    Position held → member of parliament
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  2. 17d ago · Artur Random · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'en', 'lt', 'pt', 'ru', 'uk']
    Genre → equilibristics, stage magic, juggling +3
    Field of work → heavy athletics, gymnastics, wrestling +4
    Occupation → strongman, circus performer, entrepreneur +5
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Award received: Mikhail Lomonosov Award"
  3. 18d ago · Artur Random · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → strongman, circus performer, entrepreneur +5
    Award received → People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Merited Artist of the RSFSR +4
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  4. 7w ago · Mitte27 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language → Russian
    Website → —
    Patronym or matronym → Ivanovich
    Occupation → strongman, circus performer, entrepreneur +5
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