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Gaiseric

389 - 477

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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 404,380 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Gaiseric is the 642nd most popular politician (down from 516th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 15th in 2019) and the 8th 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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  • 72.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaiseric ranks 642 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry I of France, Árpád, Charles I of Anjou, Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Robert Mugabe, and Abd al-Rahman I. After him are Ehud Barak, Farouk of Egypt, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, Ptolemy III Euergetes, and Louis, Dauphin of France.

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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, Munju of Baekje, and Pope Timothy II of Alexandria.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Gaiseric ranks 19 out of 1,077. Before him are Ignaz Semmelweis (1818), Imre Nagy (1896), Louis II of Hungary (1506), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Imre Kertész (1929), and Árpád (845). After him are Jadwiga of Poland (1374), Robert Capa (1913), John Zápolya (1487), Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440), Franz Lehár (1870), and Count of St. Germain (1712).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Gaiseric ranks 8. Before him are Stephen I of Hungary (975), Miklós Horthy (1868), Imre Nagy (1896), Louis II of Hungary (1506), Louis I of Hungary (1326), and Árpád (845). After him are Jadwiga of Poland (1374), John Zápolya (1487), Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440), Viktor Orbán (1963), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), and Andrew II of Hungary (1175).

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