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Alexandru Ioan Cuza

1820 - 1873

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Alexandru Ioan Cuza (pronounced [alekˈsandru iˈo̯aŋ ˈkuza] , or Alexandru Ioan I, also anglicised as Alexander John Cuza; 20 March 1820 – 15 May 1873) was the first domnitor (Ruler) of the Romanian Principalities through his double election as prince of Moldavia on 5 January 1859 and prince of Wallachia on 24 January 1859, which resulted in the unification of the two states. He was a prominent figure of the Revolution of 1848 in Moldavia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexandru Ioan Cuza has received more than 639,863 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Alexandru Ioan Cuza is the 2,436th most popular politician (up from 2,497th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Romania and the 24th most popular Romanian Politician.

Alexandru Ioan Cuza is most famous for being the first ruler of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Alexandru Ioan Cuza has had the most page views in the with 257,315 views, followed by English (91,144), and Russian (16,235). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Breton (296.94%), Russian (201.43%), and Simple English (74.46%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexandru Ioan Cuza ranks 2,436 out of 19,576. Before him are Constantine Laskaris, Bolesław III Wrymouth, Atossa, Najib Mikati, Thaïs, and John of Brienne. After him are Sogdianus of Persia, Gennady Yanayev, Pierre Trudeau, Mentuhotep I, Stanley Baldwin, and Bilgä Qaǧan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1820, Alexandru Ioan Cuza ranks 9. Before him are Herbert Spencer, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Anne Brontë, Nadar, Henri, Count of Chambord, and Jenny Lind. After him are Multatuli, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Božena Němcová, Henri Vieuxtemps, and William John Macquorn Rankine. Among people deceased in 1873, Alexandru Ioan Cuza ranks 9. Before him are David Livingstone, Justus von Liebig, Alessandro Manzoni, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, and John of Saxony. After him are Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Vasil Levski, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Louis Agassiz, Fyodor Tyutchev, and Émile Gaboriau.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Alexandru Ioan Cuza ranks 48 out of 844. Before him are Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), Radu cel Frumos (1438), János Bolyai (1802), Bela Lugosi (1882), John Cassian (360), and Mircea I of Wallachia (1355). After him are Ilie Năstase (1946), Alexander Löhr (1885), Traian Băsescu (1951), Valentin Ceaușescu (1948), Edward G. Robinson (1893), and George Emil Palade (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Alexandru Ioan Cuza ranks 24. Before him are Michael the Brave (1558), Álmos (820), Milan I of Serbia (1854), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), Radu cel Frumos (1438), and Mircea I of Wallachia (1355). After him are Traian Băsescu (1951), György Dózsa (1470), Stephen Bocskai (1557), Chivu Stoica (1908), Ana Pauker (1893), and Sigismund Báthory (1572).

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