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Gaiseric

389 - 477

Gaiseric

Gaiseric (c. 389 – 25 January 477), also known as Geiseric or Genseric (Latin: Gaisericus, Geisericus; reconstructed Vandalic: *Gaisarīx) was king of the Vandals and Alans from 428 to 477. He ruled over a kingdom and played a key role in the decline of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century. The murder of Roman Emperor Valentinian III, who had betrothed his daughter to Gaiseric's son Huneric, led the Vandal king to invade Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaiseric has received more than 362,435 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Gaiseric is the 517th most popular politician (down from 468th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 12th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Hungarian Politician.

Gaiseric is most famous for conquering the Roman Empire in North Africa and establishing the Vandal Kingdom.

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Effective Languages (L*)
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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaiseric ranks 517 out of 15,577. Before him are Zhou Enlai, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Dmitry Medvedev, Giuseppe Mazzini, François Hollande, and Georgy Malenkov. After him are Olav V of Norway, Leopold III of Belgium, Nicolas Sarkozy, Philip V of France, Moshe Dayan, and Æthelstan.

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Zhou Enlai
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HPI: 73.14
Rank: 511
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 512
Dmitry Medvedev
1965 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 513
Giuseppe Mazzini
1805 - 1872
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 514
François Hollande
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 515
Georgy Malenkov
1902 - 1988
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 516
Gaiseric
389 - 477
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 517
Olav V of Norway
1903 - 1991
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 518
Leopold III of Belgium
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 519
Nicolas Sarkozy
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 520
Philip V of France
1293 - 1322
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 521
Moshe Dayan
1915 - 1981
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 522
Æthelstan
895 - 939
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 523

Contemporaries

Among people born in 389, Gaiseric ranks 1. After him is Simeon Stylites. Among people deceased in 477, Gaiseric ranks 1. After him are Gunthamund, Basina of Thuringia, and Pope Timothy II of Alexandria.