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 392,394 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Dragut is the 168th most popular military personnel (down from 150th in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 184th 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

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Dragut ranks 168 out of 2,058. Before him are Louis, Grand Condé, Joachim Peiper, Semyon Budyonny, Anton Denikin, Matilda of Tuscany, and Paul Hausser. After him are Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, Helmuth Weidling, Zhao Yun, Georg von Küchler, Auguste de Marmont, and Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly.

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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, Sebastiano del Piombo, Pedro de Alvarado, Clément Janequin, Joos van Cleve, Sayyida al Hurra, Johannes Bugenhagen, and Balthasar Hubmaier. 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, Diego Laynez, Semiz Ali Pasha, and Lucia Anguissola.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Dragut ranks 187 out of 1,347. Before him are Anthemius (420), Dorothea of Caesarea (279), Theodore I Laskaris (1174), Michael II (770), Pulcheria (399), and Constantine VIII (960). After him are Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), Theodore of Amasea (300), Sabiha Gökçen (1913), Michael I Rangabe (770), Fatma Sultan (1500), and Gregory Palamas (1296).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Türkiye

Among military personnels born in Türkiye, Dragut ranks 3. Before him are Stilicho (359), and Narses (478). After him are Andranik (1865), Eumenes (-362), Thomas the Slav (800), Laskarina Bouboulina (1771), Osman Nuri Pasha (1832), Heraclius the Elder (600), Kemal Reis (1451), Lala Şahin Pasha (1330), and Alexios Apokaukos (1250).

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