# Igor Gouzenko

> Igor Sergeyevich Gouzenko was a cipher clerk for the Soviet embassy to Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, and a lieutenant of the Soviet Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). He defected on September 5, 1945, three days after the end of World War II, with 109 documents on the USSR's espionage activities in the West. In response, Canada's Prime Minister, Mackenzie King, called a royal commission to investigate espionage in Canada.

*Cipher clerk, Soviet defector (1919–1982)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/igor-gouzenko

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1919-01-26
- **Died:** 1982-06-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 20.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [伊格尔·古琴科](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8A%E6%A0%BC%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E5%8F%A4%E7%90%B4%E7%A7%91)
- [إيجور جوزينكو](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%83%D9%88)
- [Ігар Гузенка](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%93%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0)
- [Игор Гузенко](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%93%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE)
- [Igor Sergejewitsch Gusenko](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Sergejewitsch_Gusenko)
- [Igor Gouzenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Gouzenko)
- [Igor Gouzenko](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Gouzenko)
- [Igor Gouzenko](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Gouzenko)
- [איגור גוזנקו](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%92%D7%95%D7%A8_%D7%92%D7%95%D7%96%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%95)
- [Igor Guzenko](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Guzenko)
- [Igor Gouzenko](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Gouzenko)
- [Igor Gouzenko](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Gouzenko)
- [イゴール・グーゼンコ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B3)
- [იგორ გუზენკო](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%92%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0_%E1%83%92%E1%83%A3%E1%83%96%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D)
- [이고리 구젠코](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%EA%B3%A0%EB%A6%AC_%EA%B5%AC%EC%A0%A0%EC%BD%94)
- [Igoris Guzenko](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igoris_Guzenko)
- [ایگور گوئوزنکو](https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B1_%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%DA%A9%D9%88)
- [Igor Gouzenko](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Gouzenko)
- [Igor Guzenko](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Guzenko)
- [Igor Gouzenko](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Gouzenko)
- [Гузенко, Игорь Сергеевич](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%2C_%D0%98%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8C_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Igor Guzenko](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Guzenko)
- [Igor Gouzenko](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Gouzenko)
- [İgor Guzenko](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0gor_Guzenko)
- [Гузенко Ігор Сергійович](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%86%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q351335)

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