Politician

Skanderbeg

Albanian nobleman and military commander

1405 - 1468

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Skanderbeg

His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2024). Skanderbeg is the 169th most popular politician (down from 140th in 2024), the most popular biography from Albania and the most popular Albanian Politician.

Skanderbeg was a 15th century Albanian who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. He was successful in defending Albania from the Ottomans for about 25 years.

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#1

Skanderbeg is the highest-ranked of the 150 individuals in Pantheon born in Albania.

#556

More than 5 centuries after death, Skanderbeg still holds rank #556 among all individuals in Pantheon.

75

Skanderbeg's biography appears in 75 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 97% of all Politicians.

May 6

Skanderbeg shares a May 6 birthday with Sigmund Freud, Nicholas II of Russia, and Maximilien Robespierre.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Skanderbeg ranks 169 out of 19,576. Before him are Hatshepsut, Hermann Göring, George Marshall, Mary, Queen of Scots, Mark Antony, and Vespasian. After him are John Major, Amenhotep III, Margaret Thatcher, Yasser Arafat, Khafra, and Theodosius I.

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Hatshepsut
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 163
Hermann Göring
1893 - 1946
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 164
George Marshall
1880 - 1959
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 165
Mary, Queen of Scots
1542 - 1587
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 166
Mark Antony
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 83.97
Rank: 167
Vespasian
9 - 79
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 168
Skanderbeg
1405 - 1468
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 169
John Major
1943 - Present
HPI: 83.84
Rank: 170
Amenhotep III
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 83.80
Rank: 171
Margaret Thatcher
1925 - 2013
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 172
Yasser Arafat
1929 - 2004
HPI: 83.78
Rank: 173
Khafra
2550 BC - 2479 BC
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 174
Theodosius I
340 - 395
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 175

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1405, Skanderbeg ranks 1. After him are Pope Pius II, Gilles de Rais, John II of Castile, Thomas Malory, Maria of Trebizond, Ulugh Muhammad, Sophia of Halshany, and Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers. Among people deceased in 1468, Skanderbeg ranks 2. Before him is Johannes Gutenberg. After him are Sejo of Joseon, Abu'l-Khayr Khan, Jean de Dunois, Bianca Maria Visconti, Juana Enríquez, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Francesco Squarcione, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, and Zara Yaqob.

Others Born in 1405

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Skanderbeg
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1468
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 1
Pope Pius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1405 - 1464
HPI: 82.97
Rank: 2
Gilles de Rais
EXTREMIST
1405 - 1440
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 3
John II of Castile
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1454
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 4
Thomas Malory
WRITER
1405 - 1471
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 5
Maria of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1439
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 6
Ulugh Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1445
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 7
Sophia of Halshany
POLITICIAN
1405 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 8
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1469
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 9