HANDBALL PLAYER
Cristian Gațu
1945 - Today
Cristian Gațu
Cristian Gațu (born 20 August 1945) is a retired Romanian handball player. He earned 212 caps with the national team, winning the world title in 1970 and 1974 and medalling at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cristian Gațu has received more than 21,494 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Cristian Gațu is the 51st most popular handball player, the 517th most popular biography from Romania and the 4th most popular Romanian Handball Player.
Memorability Metrics
21k
Page Views (PV)
42.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.62
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HANDBALL PLAYERS
Among handball players, Cristian Gațu ranks 51 out of 420. Before him are Tomas Svensson, Helmut Braselmann, Luka Karabatic, Hans Theilig, Fritz Fromm, and Heinrich Keimig. After him are Stine Bredal Oftedal, Jaroslav Volak, Andreas Palicka, Daniel Narcisse, Josef Krejci, and Iztok Puc.
Most Popular Handball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTomas Svensson
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 45
Helmut Braselmann
1911 - 1993
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 46
Luka Karabatic
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 47
Hans Theilig
1914 - 1976
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 48
Fritz Fromm
1913 - 2001
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 49
Heinrich Keimig
1913 - 1966
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 50
Cristian Gațu
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 51
Stine Bredal Oftedal
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 52
Jaroslav Volak
1915 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 53
Andreas Palicka
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 54
Daniel Narcisse
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 55
Josef Krejci
1911 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 56
Iztok Puc
1966 - 2011
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 57
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Cristian Gațu ranks 600. Before him are Eugenie Scott, Brewster H. Shaw, Shirley Walker, Baudilio Jáuregui, Ousmane Issoufi Maïga, and Max Hastings. After him are Lowell George, Angela Scoular, Bill Weld, Ottorino Sartor, Bo Ralph, and Richard Taruskin.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsEugenie Scott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 594
Brewster H. Shaw
ASTRONAUT
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 595
Shirley Walker
COMPOSER
1945 - 2006
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 596
Baudilio Jáuregui
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 597
Ousmane Issoufi Maïga
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 598
Max Hastings
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 599
Cristian Gațu
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 600
Lowell George
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1979
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 601
Angela Scoular
ACTOR
1945 - 2011
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 602
Bill Weld
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 603
Ottorino Sartor
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2021
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 604
Bo Ralph
LINGUIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 605
Richard Taruskin
HISTORIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 606
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Cristian Gațu ranks 517 out of 844. Before him are Ștefan Radu (1986), Ștefan Rusu (1956), Ernő Nagy (1898), Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (1962), Vasile Tiță (1928), and Sorin Grindeanu (1973). After him are Paula Ivan (1963), Leonard Orban (1961), Linda Maria Baros (1981), Alexandru Athanasiu (1955), Nicolae Pescaru (1943), and Ion Alexe (1946).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsȘtefan Radu
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 511
Ștefan Rusu
WRESTLER
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 512
Ernő Nagy
FENCER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 513
Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 514
Vasile Tiță
ATHLETE
1928 - 2013
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 515
Sorin Grindeanu
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 516
Cristian Gațu
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 517
Paula Ivan
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 518
Leonard Orban
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 519
Linda Maria Baros
WRITER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 520
Alexandru Athanasiu
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 521
Nicolae Pescaru
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 522
Ion Alexe
BOXER
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 523
Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Romania
Among handball players born in Romania, Cristian Gațu ranks 4. Before him are Gheorghe Gruia (1940), Ștefan Birtalan (1948), and Radu Voina (1950). After him are Cristina Neagu (1988), Marian Cozma (1982), Gheorghe Dogărescu (1960), Mihaela Ciobanu (1973), Gabriella Szűcs (1984), and Komail Mahfoodh (1992).
Gheorghe Gruia
1940 - 2015
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 1
Ștefan Birtalan
1948 - 2024
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 2
Radu Voina
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 3
Cristian Gațu
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 4
Cristina Neagu
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 5
Marian Cozma
1982 - 2009
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 6
Gheorghe Dogărescu
1960 - 2020
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 7
Mihaela Ciobanu
1973 - Present
HPI: 29.55
Rank: 8
Gabriella Szűcs
1984 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Komail Mahfoodh
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10