1540 - 1571
John Sigismund Zápolya or Szapolyai (Hungarian: Szapolyai János Zsigmond; 7 July 1540 – 14 March 1571) was King of Hungary as John II from 1540 to 1551 and from 1556 to 1570, and the first Prince of Transylvania, from 1570 to his death. He was the only son of John I, King of Hungary, and Isabella of Poland. John I ruled parts of the Kingdom of Hungary with the support of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman; the remaining areas were ruled by Ferdinand I of Habsburg, who also ruled Austria and Bohemia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Sigismund Zápolya has received more than 198,975 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. John Sigismund Zápolya is the 1,492nd most popular politician (down from 1,473rd in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Hungary (up from 45th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Hungarian Politician.
John Sigismund Zápolya was the King of Hungary and Croatia from 1540 to 1571. He was the son of John I of Hungary and Isabella Jagiellon. He was the first King of Hungary to be born in the country.
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Among politicians, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 1,492 out of 15,577. Before him are Elisa Bonaparte, Theodore I Laskaris, Lucius Junius Brutus, Djedefre, Orestes, and Æthelflæd. After him are Ferenc Szálasi, Pepi II Neferkare, Ḫattušili III, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Stjepan Mesić, and Theodoric I.
1777 - 1820
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,486
1174 - 1221
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,487
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,488
2600 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,489
420 - 476
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,490
869 - 918
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,491
1540 - 1571
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,492
1897 - 1946
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 1,493
2284 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 1,494
1267 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 1,495
1743 - 1808
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 1,496
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 1,497
393 - 451
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 1,498
Among people born in 1540, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 5. Before him are Francis Drake, François Viète, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, and Ludolph van Ceulen. After him are Hümaşah Sultan, Maharana Pratap, Joseph Justus Scaliger, Magnus, Duke of Holstein, Gasparo da Salò, Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, and Won Gyun. Among people deceased in 1571, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 2. Before him is Benvenuto Cellini. After him are Niccolò dell'Abbate, Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Mōri Motonari, Titu Cusi, Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, Marfa Sobakina, Hōjō Ujiyasu, Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, and Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox.
1540 - 1596
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 1
1540 - 1603
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 2
1540 - 1590
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 3
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 4
1540 - 1571
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 5
1540 - 1592
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 6
1540 - 1597
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 7
1540 - 1609
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 8
1540 - 1583
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 9
1540 - 1609
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 10
1540 - 1592
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 11
1540 - 1597
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 12
1500 - 1571
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 1
1540 - 1571
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 2
1512 - 1571
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 3
1505 - 1571
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 4
1511 - 1571
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 5
1497 - 1571
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 6
1535 - 1571
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 7
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 8
1552 - 1571
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 9
1515 - 1571
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 10
1510 - 1571
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 11
1516 - 1571
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 12
Among people born in Hungary, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 41 out of 866. Before him are Zoltán Kodály (1882), Joseph Pulitzer (1847), Ágota Kristóf (1935), Viktor Orbán (1963), László Kubala (1927), and Orestes (420). After him are Imre Lakatos (1922), Stephen V of Hungary (1239), Béla III of Hungary (1148), Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (1503), Lajos Kossuth (1802), and Coloman, King of Hungary (1070).
1882 - 1967
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 35
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 36
1935 - 2011
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 37
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 38
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 39
420 - 476
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 40
1540 - 1571
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 41
1922 - 1974
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 42
1239 - 1272
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 43
1148 - 1196
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 44
1503 - 1547
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 45
1802 - 1894
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 46
1070 - 1116
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 47
Among politicians born in Hungary, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 16. Before him are Andrew II of Hungary (1175), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371), Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409), Viktor Orbán (1963), and Orestes (420). After him are Stephen V of Hungary (1239), Béla III of Hungary (1148), Lajos Kossuth (1802), Coloman, King of Hungary (1070), Emeric Thököly (1657), and Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262).
1175 - 1235
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 10
1868 - 1924
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 11
1371 - 1395
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 12
1409 - 1442
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 13
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 14
420 - 476
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 15
1540 - 1571
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 16
1239 - 1272
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 17
1148 - 1196
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 18
1802 - 1894
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 19
1070 - 1116
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 20
1657 - 1705
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 21
1262 - 1290
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 22