Governor of Chelyabinsk Region Petr Sumin was Ural Federal District’s most frequently referred to Governor, as far as the Russian media were concerned, in July 2008: the Governor was alluded to in 476 various printed and electronic resources, Interfax’s complex news analysis system indicates.

Governor of Tyumen Region Vladimir Yakushev is the second most popular person, with 381 various articles where his name was mentioned in July 2008, followed by Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Eduard Rossel (whose name was mentioned in 350 articles and news), Governor of Khanty-Mansiyskiy Autonomous Region Alexander Filipenko (whose name was referred to in 307 sources), Governor of Kurgan Region Oleg Bogomolov (whose name was mentioned in 127 sources), and Governor of Yamalo-Nenetskiy Autonomous Region Yuri Neelov, who was referred to in 119 news and articles in July 2008.