1558 - 1601
Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazul [miˈhaj viˈte̯azul] or Mihai Bravu [ˈbravu]; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593–1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and de facto ruler of Transylvania (1599–1600). He is considered one of Romania's greatest national heroes. Since the 19th century, Michael the Brave has been regarded by Romanian nationalists as a symbol of Romanian unity, as his reign marked the first time all principalities inhabited by Romanians were under the same ruler.His rule over Wallachia began in the autumn of 1593. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael the Brave has received more than 692,568 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Michael the Brave is the 1,797th most popular politician (up from 1,866th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 35th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Romanian Politician.
Michael the Brave was a Romanian prince who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in the late 1500s.
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Among politicians, Michael the Brave ranks 1,797 out of 15,577. Before him are Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Edgar the Peaceful, Maria Josepha of Austria, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Gongmin of Goryeo, and Constantine VI. After him are José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Kubrat, Barkiyaruq, Agesilaus II, Marozia, and Emperor Zhongzong of Tang.
1742 - 1797
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 1,791
943 - 975
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 1,792
1699 - 1757
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,793
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,794
1330 - 1374
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,795
771 - 802
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1,796
1558 - 1601
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1,797
1903 - 1936
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1,798
605 - 665
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 1,799
1081 - 1104
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 1,800
444 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 1,801
890 - 937
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 1,802
656 - 710
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 1,803
Among people born in 1558, Michael the Brave ranks 1. After him are Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Hendrik Goltzius, Ishikawa Goemon, Oda Nobutaka, Olivier van Noort, François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Thomas Kyd, Robert Greene, and Thomas Lodge. Among people deceased in 1601, Michael the Brave ranks 2. Before him is Tycho Brahe. After him are Louise of Lorraine, Kuchum, Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Starina Novak, Henriette of Cleves, Thomas Nashe, and Ivan Moskvitin.
1558 - 1601
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1
1558 - 1618
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2
1558 - 1617
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3
1558 - 1594
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4
1558 - 1583
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 5
1558 - 1627
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 6
1558 - 1614
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 7
1558 - 1594
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 8
1558 - 1592
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 9
1558 - 1625
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 10
1546 - 1601
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 1
1558 - 1601
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 2
1553 - 1601
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 3
1600 - 1601
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4
1550 - 1601
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 5
1565 - 1601
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 6
1530 - 1601
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7
1542 - 1601
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 8
1567 - 1601
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 9
1600 - 1601
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 10
Among people born in Romania, Michael the Brave ranks 32 out of 665. Before him are Theodoric I (393), Nadia Comăneci (1961), Elie Wiesel (1928), Iannis Xenakis (1922), Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), and Gheorghe Zamfir (1941). After him are Mihai Eminescu (1850), Jacob L. Moreno (1889), George Enescu (1881), Klaus Iohannis (1959), János Bolyai (1802), and Álmos (820).
393 - 451
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 26
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 27
1928 - 2016
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 28
1922 - 2001
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 29
1901 - 1965
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 30
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 31
1558 - 1601
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 32
1850 - 1889
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 33
1889 - 1974
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 34
1881 - 1955
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 35
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 36
1802 - 1860
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 37
820 - 895
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 38
Among politicians born in Romania, Michael the Brave ranks 16. Before him are Vlad II Dracul (1395), Béla Kun (1886), Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), Ion Iliescu (1930), Theodoric I (393), and Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901). After him are Klaus Iohannis (1959), Álmos (820), Gabriel Bethlen (1580), Radu cel Frumos (1438), Milan I of Serbia (1854), and Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820).
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 10
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 11
1433 - 1504
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 12
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 13
393 - 451
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 14
1901 - 1965
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 15
1558 - 1601
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 16
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 17
820 - 895
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 18
1580 - 1629
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 19
1438 - 1475
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 20
1854 - 1901
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 21
1820 - 1873
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 22