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Florin Gheorghiu

1944 - Today

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Florin Gheorghiu (born 6 April 1944) is a Romanian chess player and has been a university lecturer in foreign languages. Born in Ploiești, on 6 April 1944, while the American bombers attacked the country's capital, his prodigious talent for the game was evidenced by his many early achievements; he became an International Master in 1963 and Romania's first Grandmaster just two years later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Florin Gheorghiu has received more than 39,230 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Florin Gheorghiu is the 153rd most popular chess player (down from 149th in 2019), the 375th most popular biography from Romania (down from 340th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Florin Gheorghiu ranks 153 out of 374. Before him are Boris Verlinsky, Eduard Gufeld, András Adorján, Bernhard Horwitz, Henrique Mecking, and Levente Lengyel. After him are Lajos Asztalos, Győző Forintos, George Koltanowski, Lev Alburt, Kira Zvorykina, and Endre Steiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Florin Gheorghiu ranks 475. Before him are Michael Franks, Emilio Zapico, Kay Ivey, Guy Scott, José Luis Garci, and Amnon Lipkin-Shahak. After him are Kuniya Daini, Pleun Strik, Kitty Winn, George Graham, Ben Stein, and Booker T. Jones.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Florin Gheorghiu ranks 375 out of 665. Before him are Liviu Ciulei (1923), Ion Lăpușneanu (1908), Petre S. Aurelian (1833), Iosif Czako (1906), Adalbert Steiner (1907), and Grigore Antipa (1867). After him are Nicolae Crețulescu (1812), Otmar Szafnauer (1964), Gavril Dejeu (1932), Octav Băncilă (1872), Nicolae Lupescu (1940), and Alexandra Stan (1989).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Romania

Among chess players born in Romania, Florin Gheorghiu ranks 2. Before him are Adolf Albin (1848). After him are Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (1976), Cristina Adela Foișor (1967), and Constantin Lupulescu (1984).

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