Handball Player
Gheorghe Gruia
Romanian handball player
1940 - 2015
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Gheorghe Gruia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Gheorghe Gruia is the 6th most popular handball player (down from 5th in 2024), the 317th most popular biography from Romania (down from 271st in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Handball Player.
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#1
Of the 10 Handball Players born in Romania, Gheorghe Gruia ranks first.
#6
Gheorghe Gruia ranks #6 of 420 Handball Players worldwide — among the top 2% of the profession.
Oct 2
Gheorghe Gruia shares a October 2 birthday with Mahatma Gandhi, Richard III of England, and Paul von Hindenburg.
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Among Handball Players
Among handball players, Gheorghe Gruia ranks 6 out of 420. Before him are Veselin Vujović, Talant Duyshebaev, Abaz Arslanagić, Franz Brunner, and Nikola Karabatić. After him are Mikkel Hansen, Magnus Wislander, Zinaida Turchyna, Ștefan Birtalan, Andrey Lavrov, and Ivano Balić.
Most Popular Handball Players in Wikipedia
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Veselin Vujović
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1
Talant Duyshebaev
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 2
Abaz Arslanagić
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 3
Franz Brunner
1913 - 1991
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 4
Nikola Karabatić
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 5
Gheorghe Gruia
1940 - 2015
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 6
Mikkel Hansen
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 7
Magnus Wislander
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 8
Zinaida Turchyna
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 9
Ștefan Birtalan
1948 - 2024
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 10
Andrey Lavrov
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 11
Ivano Balić
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Gheorghe Gruia ranks 319. Before him are John Warnock, Grigory Kriss, Anzor Kavazashvili, William Cohen, Vincenzo Cerami, and Hanako, Princess Hitachi. After him are Vladimir Vasiliev, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Zhuang Zedong, Danilo Astori, Apolo Nsibambi, and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez. Among people deceased in 2015, Gheorghe Gruia ranks 264. Before him are Melissa Mathison, Richard Anthony, Karl H. Pribram, Elizabeth Wilson, Hermann Zapf, and Danièle Delorme. After him are Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Geoffrey Howe, Florence Arthaud, Theodore Bikel, Ludvík Vaculík, and Manorama.
Others Born in 1940
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John Warnock
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - 2023
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 313
Grigory Kriss
FENCER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 314
Anzor Kavazashvili
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 315
William Cohen
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 316
Vincenzo Cerami
WRITER
1940 - 2013
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 317
Hanako, Princess Hitachi
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 318
Gheorghe Gruia
HANDBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 319
Vladimir Vasiliev
DANCER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 320
Helma Sanders-Brahms
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2014
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 321
Zhuang Zedong
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1940 - 2013
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 322
Danilo Astori
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2023
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 323
Apolo Nsibambi
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 324
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 325
Others Deceased in 2015
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Melissa Mathison
WRITER
1950 - 2015
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 258
Richard Anthony
SINGER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 259
Karl H. Pribram
PSYCHOLOGIST
1919 - 2015
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 260
Elizabeth Wilson
ACTOR
1921 - 2015
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 261
Hermann Zapf
PAINTER
1918 - 2015
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 262
Danièle Delorme
ACTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 263
Gheorghe Gruia
HANDBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 264
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
PRODUCER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 265
Geoffrey Howe
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2015
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 266
Florence Arthaud
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2015
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 267
Theodore Bikel
ACTOR
1924 - 2015
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 268
Ludvík Vaculík
WRITER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 269
Manorama
ACTOR
1937 - 2015
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 270
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Gheorghe Gruia ranks 317 out of 844. Before him are Florin Răducioiu (1970), Gabriela Adameșteanu (1942), Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu (1944), Joel Teitelbaum (1887), Mugur Isărescu (1949), and István Kovács (1984). After him are Isidore Isou (1925), István Somodi (1885), Gheorghe Berceanu (1949), Aurel Popovici (1863), Lőrinc Schlauch (1824), and Ioan Slavici (1848).
Others born in Romania
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Florin Răducioiu
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 311
Gabriela Adameșteanu
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 312
Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu
FENCER
1944 - 2022
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 313
Joel Teitelbaum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1979
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 314
Mugur Isărescu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 315
István Kovács
REFEREE
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 316
Gheorghe Gruia
HANDBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 317
Isidore Isou
WRITER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 318
István Somodi
ATHLETE
1885 - 1963
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 319
Gheorghe Berceanu
ATHLETE
1949 - 2022
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 320
Aurel Popovici
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1917
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 321
Lőrinc Schlauch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1824 - 1902
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 322
Ioan Slavici
WRITER
1848 - 1925
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 323
Among Handball Players In Romania
Among handball players born in Romania, Gheorghe Gruia ranks 1. After him are Ștefan Birtalan (1948), Cristian Gațu (1945), Radu Voina (1950), Gheorghe Dogărescu (1960), Marian Cozma (1982), Cristina Neagu (1988), Mihaela Ciobanu (1973), Gabriella Szűcs (1984), and Komail Mahfoodh (1992).
Gheorghe Gruia
1940 - 2015
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1
Ștefan Birtalan
1948 - 2024
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 2
Cristian Gațu
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 3
Radu Voina
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 4
Gheorghe Dogărescu
1960 - 2020
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 5
Marian Cozma
1982 - 2009
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 6
Cristina Neagu
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 7
Mihaela Ciobanu
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 8
Gabriella Szűcs
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 9
Komail Mahfoodh
1992 - Present
HPI: 18.65
Rank: 10
