1275 - 1352
Basarab I (Romanian: [basaˈrab] ), also known as Basarab the Founder (Romanian: Basarab Întemeietorul; c. 1270 – 1351/1352), was a voivode and later the first independent ruler of Wallachia who lived in the first half of the 14th century. Many details of his life are uncertain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basarab I of Wallachia has received more than 277,925 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Basarab I of Wallachia is the 2,892nd most popular politician (down from 2,769th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Romania (down from 48th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Romanian Politician.
Basarab I of Wallachia is most famous for his victory over the Hungarian army at Posada in 1330.
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Among politicians, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 2,892 out of 15,577. Before him are Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah, Abaoji, Milan Kučan, Sweyn III of Denmark, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, and Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal. After him are Charles III, Prince of Monaco, Ildibad, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Al-Walid II, Arsinoe IV of Egypt, and Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen.
873 - 934
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 2,886
872 - 926
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 2,887
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 2,888
1125 - 1157
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,889
849 - 907
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,890
1887 - 1908
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,891
1275 - 1352
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,892
1818 - 1889
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,893
450 - 541
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,894
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,895
706 - 744
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,896
68 BC - 41 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,897
1856 - 1936
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,898
Among people born in 1275, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 4. Before him are Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Gediminas, and Marsilius of Padua. After him are John II, Duke of Brabant, Mondino de Luzzi, Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Edward Bruce, Musō Soseki, and Walter Burley. Among people deceased in 1352, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 2. Before him is Pope Clement VI. After him are Matthias of Arras, Chungjeong of Goryeo, and Elisabeth of Austria, Duchess of Lorraine.
1275 - 1313
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 1
1275 - 1341
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 2
1275 - 1342
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 3
1275 - 1352
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 4
1275 - 1312
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 5
1275 - 1326
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 6
1275 - 1308
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 7
1275 - 1318
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 8
1275 - 1351
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 9
1275 - 1344
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 10
1291 - 1352
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 1
1275 - 1352
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2
1290 - 1352
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 3
1338 - 1352
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 4
1285 - 1352
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 5
Among people born in Romania, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 51 out of 665. Before him are Milan I of Serbia (1854), John Cassian (360), Sergiu Celibidache (1912), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Alexander Löhr (1885), and Mircea I of Wallachia (1355). After him are Ilie Năstase (1946), Edward G. Robinson (1893), György Dózsa (1470), Sigismund Báthory (1572), Traian Băsescu (1951), and Panait Istrati (1884).
1854 - 1901
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 45
360 - 435
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 46
1912 - 1996
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 47
1820 - 1873
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 48
1885 - 1947
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 49
1355 - 1418
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 50
1275 - 1352
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 51
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 52
1893 - 1973
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 53
1470 - 1514
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 54
1572 - 1613
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 55
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 56
1884 - 1935
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 57
Among politicians born in Romania, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 24. Before him are Álmos (820), Gabriel Bethlen (1580), Radu cel Frumos (1438), Milan I of Serbia (1854), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), and Mircea I of Wallachia (1355). After him are György Dózsa (1470), Sigismund Báthory (1572), Traian Băsescu (1951), Mihnea cel Rău (1462), Ana Pauker (1893), and Mircea II of Wallachia (1422).
820 - 895
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 18
1580 - 1629
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 19
1438 - 1475
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 20
1854 - 1901
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 21
1820 - 1873
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 22
1355 - 1418
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 23
1275 - 1352
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 24
1470 - 1514
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 25
1572 - 1613
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 26
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 27
1462 - 1510
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 28
1893 - 1960
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 29
1422 - 1447
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 30