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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Dragut

1485 - 1565

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Dragut (Turkish: Turgut Reis; 1485 – 23 June 1565) was an Ottoman corsair, naval commander, governor, and noble. Under his command, the Ottoman Empire's maritime power was extended across North Africa. Recognized for his military genius, and as being among "the most dangerous" of corsairs, Dragut has been referred to as "the greatest pirate warrior of all time", "undoubtedly the most able of all the Turkish leaders", and "the uncrowned king of the Mediterranean". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dragut has received more than 356,351 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Dragut is the 150th most popular military personnel (up from 174th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 206th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Military Personnel.

Dragut was a Turkish pirate who raided the Mediterranean Sea and the North African coast in the 16th century. He is most famous for capturing the island of Malta in 1551.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Dragut ranks 150 out of 1,468. Before him are Miloš Obilić, Chester W. Nimitz, Jean Lannes, Saigō Takamori, Franz Halder, and Friedrich Olbricht. After him are Paul Hausser, Ferdinand Schörner, Yūsuf Balasaguni, Georg von Küchler, Chūichi Nagumo, and Helmuth Weidling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1485, Dragut ranks 3. Before him are Hernán Cortés and Catherine of Aragon. After him are Thomas Cromwell, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Pedro de Alvarado, Sebastiano del Piombo, Clément Janequin, Joos van Cleve, Johannes Bugenhagen, Wolf Huber, and Sayyida al Hurra. Among people deceased in 1565, Dragut ranks 3. Before him are Pope Pius IV and Conrad Gessner. After him are Lodovico Ferrari, Queen Munjeong, William Farel, Cipriano de Rore, Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Ranuccio Farnese, Diego Laynez, and Semiz Ali Pasha.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Dragut ranks 184 out of 1,301. Before him are Maurice (539), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Apollonius of Tyana (15), Pope John V (635), Stateira II (-346), and Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853). After him are Briseis (null), Pope Sabinian (530), Beyhan Sultan (1497), Constantine IV (652), Theodore of Amasea (300), and Phorcys (null).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Turkey

Among military personnels born in Turkey, Dragut ranks 3. Before him are Narses (478) and Stilicho (359). After him are Eumenes (-362), Andranik (1865), Thomas the Slav (800), Laskarina Bouboulina (1771), Osman Nuri Pasha (1832), Heraclius the Elder (600), Kemal Reis (1451), Bardas Skleros (1000), and Sosthenes of Macedon (-400).

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