1921 - 2017
Michael I (Romanian: Mihai I [miˈhaj]; 25 October 1921 – 5 December 2017) was the last king of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947. Shortly after Michael's birth, his father, Crown Prince Carol, had become involved in a controversial relationship with Magda Lupescu. In 1925, Carol was pressured to renounce his rights (in favour of his son Michael) to the throne and moved to Paris in exile with Lupescu. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael I of Romania has received more than 3,763,276 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Michael I of Romania is the 644th most popular politician (up from 764th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Romania (up from 14th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Romanian Politician.
Michael I of Romania was the first King of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930. He was the son of King Ferdinand I and a grandson of Queen Victoria.
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Among politicians, Michael I of Romania ranks 644 out of 15,577. Before him are Miloš Zeman, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Igor of Kiev, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, and Edmund Burke. After him are Suharto, Kliment Voroshilov, Tiberius Gracchus, Daniel Ortega, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Edward the Elder.
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 638
1199 - 1231
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 639
877 - 945
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 640
1921 - 1996
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 641
1480 - 1530
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 642
1729 - 1797
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 643
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 644
1921 - 2008
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 645
1881 - 1969
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 646
163 BC - 133 BC
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 647
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 648
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 649
871 - 924
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 650
Among people born in 1921, Michael I of Romania ranks 8. Before him are Charles Bronson, Alexander Dubček, Astor Piazzolla, Stanisław Lem, Andrei Sakharov, and Jean-Bédel Bokassa. After him are Suharto, John Rawls, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Yves Montand, Hua Guofeng, and Fahd of Saudi Arabia. Among people deceased in 2017, Michael I of Romania ranks 6. Before him are Charles Manson, Helmut Kohl, Roger Moore, Stanislav Petrov, and Zygmunt Bauman. After him are Gene Cernan, David Rockefeller, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jeanne Moreau, Salvatore Riina, and Raymond Kopa.
1921 - 2003
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 2
1921 - 1992
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 3
1921 - 1992
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 4
1921 - 2006
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 5
1921 - 1989
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 6
1921 - 1996
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 7
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 8
1921 - 2008
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 9
1921 - 2002
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 10
1921 - 2013
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 11
1921 - 1991
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 12
1921 - 2008
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 13
1921 - 2005
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 14
1934 - 2017
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 1
1930 - 2017
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 2
1927 - 2017
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 3
1939 - 2017
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 4
1925 - 2017
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 5
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 6
1934 - 2017
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 7
1915 - 2017
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 8
1928 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 9
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 10
1930 - 2017
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 11
1931 - 2017
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 12
Among people born in Romania, Michael I of Romania ranks 11 out of 665. Before him are Eugène Ionesco (1909), John Hunyadi (1407), Stephen Báthory (1533), Emil Cioran (1911), Tristan Tzara (1896), and Elena Ceaușescu (1916). After him are Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), Mircea Eliade (1907), Carol II of Romania (1893), Vlad II Dracul (1395), and Johnny Weissmuller (1904).
1909 - 1994
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 5
1407 - 1456
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 6
1533 - 1586
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 7
1911 - 1995
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 8
1896 - 1963
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 9
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 10
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 11
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 12
1206 - 1270
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 13
1907 - 1986
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 14
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 15
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 16
1904 - 1984
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 17
Among politicians born in Romania, Michael I of Romania ranks 6. Before him are Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918), Alaric I (376), John Hunyadi (1407), Stephen Báthory (1533), and Elena Ceaușescu (1916). After him are Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), Carol II of Romania (1893), Vlad II Dracul (1395), Béla Kun (1886), and Stephen III of Moldavia (1433).
1918 - 1989
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 1
376 - 410
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 2
1407 - 1456
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 3
1533 - 1586
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 4
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 5
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 6
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 7
1206 - 1270
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 8
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 9
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 10
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 11
1433 - 1504
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 12