1275 - 1341
Gediminas (Latin: Gedeminne, Gedeminnus; c. 1275 – December 1341) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316 until his death in 1341.He is considered the founder of Lithuania's capital Vilnius (see: Iron Wolf legend). During his reign, he brought under his rule lands from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gediminas has received more than 386,974 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Gediminas is the 958th most popular politician (down from 956th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Lithuania (up from 7th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Lithuanian Politician.
Gediminas was a Lithuanian Grand Duke and King of Lithuania. He is most famous for founding the city of Vilnius.
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Among politicians, Gediminas ranks 958 out of 15,577. Before him are Sauli Niinistö, Emperor Yao, George Marshall, Astyages, Harold Wilson, and Kayqubad I. After him are Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, James I of Aragon, Guangxu Emperor, Peter II of Yugoslavia, Constantine II, and Ferdinand I of Romania.
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 952
2324 BC - 2206 BC
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 953
1880 - 1959
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 954
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 955
1916 - 1995
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 956
1188 - 1237
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 957
1275 - 1341
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 958
1492 - 1519
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 959
1208 - 1276
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 960
1871 - 1908
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 961
1923 - 1970
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 962
316 - 340
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 963
1865 - 1927
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 964
Among people born in 1275, Gediminas ranks 2. Before him is Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Marsilius of Padua, Basarab I of Wallachia, John II, Duke of Brabant, Mondino de Luzzi, Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Edward Bruce, Musō Soseki, and Walter Burley. Among people deceased in 1341, Gediminas ranks 1. After him are Andronikos III Palaiologos, Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, Öz Beg Khan, An-Nasir Muhammad, Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond, John III, Duke of Brittany, Leo IV, King of Armenia, Juliana Falconieri, and Martha of Denmark.
1275 - 1313
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 1
1275 - 1341
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 2
1275 - 1342
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 3
1275 - 1352
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 4
1275 - 1312
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 5
1275 - 1326
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 6
1275 - 1308
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 7
1275 - 1318
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 8
1275 - 1351
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 9
1275 - 1344
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 10
1275 - 1341
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 1
1297 - 1341
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 2
1279 - 1341
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 3
1282 - 1341
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 4
1285 - 1341
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 5
1315 - 1341
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 6
1286 - 1341
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 7
1308 - 1341
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 8
1270 - 1341
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 9
1277 - 1341
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 10
Among people born in Lithuania, Gediminas ranks 5 out of 287. Before him are Władysław II Jagiełło (1362), Józef Piłsudski (1867), Vytautas (1352), and Mindaugas (1203). After him are Emmanuel Levinas (1906), Czesław Miłosz (1911), Romain Gary (1914), Algirdas (1296), Emma Goldman (1869), Hermann Minkowski (1864), and César Cui (1835).
1362 - 1434
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 1
1867 - 1935
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 2
1352 - 1430
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 3
1203 - 1263
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 4
1275 - 1341
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 5
1906 - 1995
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 6
1911 - 2004
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 7
1914 - 1980
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 8
1296 - 1377
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 9
1869 - 1940
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 10
1864 - 1909
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 11
1835 - 1918
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Lithuania, Gediminas ranks 5. Before him are Władysław II Jagiełło (1362), Józef Piłsudski (1867), Vytautas (1352), and Mindaugas (1203). After him are Algirdas (1296), Kęstutis (1297), Antanas Smetona (1874), Vytautas Landsbergis (1932), Valdas Adamkus (1926), Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), and Gabriel Narutowicz (1865).
1362 - 1434
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 1
1867 - 1935
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 2
1352 - 1430
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 3
1203 - 1263
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 4
1275 - 1341
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 5
1296 - 1377
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 6
1297 - 1382
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 7
1874 - 1944
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 8
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 9
1926 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 10
1932 - 2010
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 11
1865 - 1922
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 12