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Algirdas

1296 - 1377

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Algirdas (Belarusian: Альгерд, romanized: Alhierd; Ukrainian: Ольге́рд, О́льґерд, romanized: Olherd, Olgerd, Polish: Olgierd; c. 1296 – May 1377) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Algirdas has received more than 311,821 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Algirdas is the 1,504th most popular politician (down from 1,162nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 9th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Lithuanian Politician.

Algirdas was a Lithuanian ruler. He is most famous for his victory over the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410.

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  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Algirdas ranks 1,504 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Marko, Emperor Suizei, Anastas Mikoyan, Empress Myeongseong, Ferdinand III of Castile, and Hyojong of Joseon. After him are Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, King Elah, Hans Luther, Pepi I Meryre, and Herod Agrippa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1296, Algirdas ranks 2. Before him is John of Bohemia. After him are Gregory Palamas, Blanche of Burgundy, Shi Nai'an, and Edward I, Count of Bar. Among people deceased in 1377, Algirdas ranks 3. Before him are Edward III of England, and Guillaume de Machaut. After him are Frederick the Simple, Urus Khan, Vladislav I of Wallachia, Al-Ashraf Sha'ban, and Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Algirdas ranks 11 out of 328. Before him are Czesław Miłosz (1911), Mindaugas (1203), Emmanuel Levinas (1906), Hermann Minkowski (1864), Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858), and Emma Goldman (1869). After him are Pyotr Wrangel (1878), Kęstutis (1297), César Cui (1835), Romain Gary (1914), Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875), and Jascha Heifetz (1901).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lithuania

Among politicians born in Lithuania, Algirdas ranks 6. Before him are Józef Piłsudski (1867), Władysław II Jagiełło (1362), Vytautas (1352), Gediminas (1275), and Mindaugas (1203). After him are Kęstutis (1297), Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956), Valdas Adamkus (1926), Antanas Smetona (1874), Hacı I Giray (1397), and Vytautas Landsbergis (1932).

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