1871 - 1940
Gjergj Fishta (pronounced [ɟɛɾɟ ˈfiʃta]; 23 October 1871 – 30 December 1940) was an Albanian Franciscan friar, poet, educator, rilindas, politician, translator and writer. He is regarded as one of the most influential Albanian writers of the 20th century, particularly for his epic masterpiece Lahuta e Malcís, and he was the editor of two of the most authoritative magazines after Albania's independence, Posta e Shypniës and Hylli i Dritës. Fishta was the chairman of the Congress of Manastir, which sanctioned the official Albanian alphabet, and he was part of the Albanian delegation to the Versailles Conference in 1919. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gjergj Fishta has received more than 217,755 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Gjergj Fishta is the 8,115th most popular politician (up from 8,588th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Albania (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Albanian Politician.
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Among politicians, Gjergj Fishta ranks 8,115 out of 15,577. Before him are Burna-Buriash II, Trương Tấn Sang, Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain, Natan Sharansky, Jioji Konrote, and Kâzım Karabekir. After him are Leonardo Donato, Minervina, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Michael Szilágyi, Philippa of Guelders, and Chungsuk of Goryeo.
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,109
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,110
1755 - 1817
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,111
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 8,112
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 8,113
1882 - 1948
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 8,114
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 8,115
1536 - 1612
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 8,116
300 - 300
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 8,117
1358 - 1373
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 8,118
1400 - 1460
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8,119
1464 - 1547
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8,120
1294 - 1339
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8,121
Among people born in 1871, Gjergj Fishta ranks 61. Before him are Doppo Kunikida, Mariano Fortuny, Oscar Wisting, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Erich von Tschermak, and Arthur Tansley. After him are Alajos Szokolyi, Segundo de Chomón, Meletius IV of Constantinople, Martin Knudsen, Jovan Dučić, and Wilhelm von Mirbach. Among people deceased in 1940, Gjergj Fishta ranks 66. Before him are Marie Krøyer, Jehan Alain, Luigi Orione, Édouard Branly, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, and Jan Kubelík. After him are Willi Münzenberg, Phan Bội Châu, Arthur Rostron, Oliver Lodge, Henri Desgrange, and Nedo Nadi.
1871 - 1908
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 55
1871 - 1949
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 56
1871 - 1936
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 57
1871 - 1937
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 58
1871 - 1962
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 59
1871 - 1955
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 60
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 61
1871 - 1932
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 62
1871 - 1929
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 63
1871 - 1935
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 64
1871 - 1949
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 65
1871 - 1943
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 66
1871 - 1918
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 67
1867 - 1940
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 60
1911 - 1940
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 61
1872 - 1940
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 62
1844 - 1940
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 63
1882 - 1940
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 64
1880 - 1940
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 65
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 66
1889 - 1940
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 67
1867 - 1940
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 68
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 69
1851 - 1940
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 70
1865 - 1940
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 71
1894 - 1940
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 72
Among people born in Albania, Gjergj Fishta ranks 30 out of 111. Before him are John Koukouzelis (1280), Haxhi Lleshi (1913), Bamir Topi (1957), Evangelos Zappas (1800), Ilir Meta (1969), and Marin Barleti (1450). After him are Fatos Nano (1952), Karl Thopia (1331), Ernest Simoni (1928), Koca Davud Pasha (1401), Adil Çarçani (1922), and Bujar Nishani (1966).
1280 - 1360
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 24
1913 - 1998
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 25
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 26
1800 - 1865
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 27
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 28
1450 - 1513
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 29
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 30
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 31
1331 - 1388
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 32
1928 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 33
1401 - 1498
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 34
1922 - 1997
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 35
1966 - 2022
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 36
Among politicians born in Albania, Gjergj Fishta ranks 24. Before him are Essad Pasha Toptani (1863), Gentius (-300), Rexhep Meidani (1944), Haxhi Lleshi (1913), Bamir Topi (1957), and Ilir Meta (1969). After him are Fatos Nano (1952), Karl Thopia (1331), Koca Davud Pasha (1401), Adil Çarçani (1922), Bujar Nishani (1966), and Abdyl Frashëri (1839).
1863 - 1920
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 18
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 19
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 20
1913 - 1998
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 21
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 22
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 23
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 24
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 25
1331 - 1388
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 26
1401 - 1498
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 27
1922 - 1997
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 28
1966 - 2022
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 29
1839 - 1892
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 30