HANDBALL PLAYER
Gheorghe Gruia
1940 - 2015
Gheorghe Gruia
Gheorghe Gruia Marinescu (October 2, 1940 – December 9, 2015) was a Romanian handball player, coach and sports official. Born in Bucharest, Gruia won the gold medal in the 1964 World Handball Championship and the 1970 World Championship. In the 1972 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal with the Romanian team and become the top scorer of the competition with 37 goals. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gheorghe Gruia has received more than 48,783 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gheorghe Gruia is the 5th most popular handball player (down from 3rd in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Romania (down from 245th in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Handball Player.
Memorability Metrics
49k
Page Views (PV)
50.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
6.32
Effective Languages (L*)
1.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HANDBALL PLAYERS
Among handball players, Gheorghe Gruia ranks 5 out of 420. Before him are Veselin Vujović, Talant Duyshebaev, Nikola Karabatić, and Mikkel Hansen. After him are Magnus Wislander, Ivano Balić, Abaz Arslanagić, Staffan Olsson, Franz Brunner, Branislav Pokrajac, and Zinaida Turchyna.
Most Popular Handball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVeselin Vujović
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 1
Talant Duyshebaev
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 2
Nikola Karabatić
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 3
Mikkel Hansen
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 4
Gheorghe Gruia
1940 - 2015
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 5
Magnus Wislander
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 6
Ivano Balić
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 7
Abaz Arslanagić
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 8
Staffan Olsson
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 9
Franz Brunner
1913 - 1991
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 10
Branislav Pokrajac
1947 - 2018
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 11
Zinaida Turchyna
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Gheorghe Gruia ranks 274. Before him are Alain Calmat, José de Anchieta Fontana, Francesco Guccini, Endre Szemerédi, Luis María Echeberría, and Farooq Leghari. After him are Li Zhaoxing, Fakhruddin Ahmed, Johnny Nash, Levon Helm, Richard Lynch, and Jacques Duquesne. Among people deceased in 2015, Gheorghe Gruia ranks 206. Before him are Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Z'Dar, Ján Chryzostom Korec, Ants Antson, Oʻtkir Sultonov, and Nicolae Rainea. After him are Tadeusz Konwicki, Gunnar Hansen, Hermann Zapf, Jules Bianchi, Fred Thompson, and Roddy Piper.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsAlain Calmat
SKATER
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 268
José de Anchieta Fontana
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 1980
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 269
Francesco Guccini
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 270
Endre Szemerédi
MATHEMATICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 271
Luis María Echeberría
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 272
Farooq Leghari
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2010
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 273
Gheorghe Gruia
HANDBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 274
Li Zhaoxing
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 275
Fakhruddin Ahmed
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 276
Johnny Nash
SINGER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 277
Levon Helm
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 278
Richard Lynch
ACTOR
1940 - 2012
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 279
Jacques Duquesne
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 280
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsEllsworth Kelly
PAINTER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 200
Robert Z'Dar
ACTOR
1950 - 2015
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 201
Ján Chryzostom Korec
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2015
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 202
Ants Antson
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2015
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 203
Oʻtkir Sultonov
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2015
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 204
Nicolae Rainea
REFEREE
1933 - 2015
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 205
Gheorghe Gruia
HANDBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 206
Tadeusz Konwicki
WRITER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 207
Gunnar Hansen
ACTOR
1947 - 2015
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 208
Hermann Zapf
PAINTER
1918 - 2015
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 209
Jules Bianchi
RACING DRIVER
1989 - 2015
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 210
Fred Thompson
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2015
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 211
Roddy Piper
WRESTLER
1954 - 2015
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 212
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Gheorghe Gruia ranks 271 out of 844. Before him are Emil Racoviță (1868), Nichita Stănescu (1933), Eva Mozes Kor (1934), Natalya Varley (1947), Margit Kaffka (1880), and Nicolae Rainea (1933). After him are Mihaela Peneș (1947), Marius Lăcătuș (1964), Gheorghe Bibescu (1804), Nicolae Kovács (1911), Theodor Stolojan (1943), and Viorica Dăncilă (1963).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsEmil Racoviță
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1947
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 265
Nichita Stănescu
WRITER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 266
Eva Mozes Kor
WRITER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 267
Natalya Varley
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 268
Margit Kaffka
WRITER
1880 - 1918
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 269
Nicolae Rainea
REFEREE
1933 - 2015
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 270
Gheorghe Gruia
HANDBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 271
Mihaela Peneș
ATHLETE
1947 - 2024
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 272
Marius Lăcătuș
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 273
Gheorghe Bibescu
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1873
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 274
Nicolae Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1977
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 275
Theodor Stolojan
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 276
Viorica Dăncilă
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 277
Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Romania
Among handball players born in Romania, Gheorghe Gruia ranks 1. After him are Ștefan Birtalan (1948), Radu Voina (1950), Cristian Gațu (1945), Cristina Neagu (1988), Marian Cozma (1982), Gheorghe Dogărescu (1960), Mihaela Ciobanu (1973), Gabriella Szűcs (1984), and Komail Mahfoodh (1992).
Gheorghe Gruia
1940 - 2015
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 1
Ștefan Birtalan
1948 - 2024
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 2
Radu Voina
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 3
Cristian Gațu
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 4
Cristina Neagu
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 5
Marian Cozma
1982 - 2009
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 6
Gheorghe Dogărescu
1960 - 2020
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 7
Mihaela Ciobanu
1973 - Present
HPI: 29.55
Rank: 8
Gabriella Szűcs
1984 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Komail Mahfoodh
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10