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Miklós Horthy

1868 - 1957

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Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (Hungarian: Vitéz Nagybányai Horthy Miklós; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈviteːz ˈnɒɟbaːɲɒi ˈhorti ˈmikloːʃ]; English: Nicholas Horthy; German: Nikolaus Horthy von Nagybánya; 18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957) was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who served as the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary during the interwar period and most of World War II, from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944. Horthy began his career as a sub-lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1896 and attained the rank of rear admiral by 1918. He participated in the Battle of the Strait of Otranto and ascended to the position of commander-in-chief of the Navy in the final year of World War I. Following mutinies, Emperor-King Charles appointed him as vice admiral and commander of the Fleet, dismissing the previous admiral. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miklós Horthy has received more than 2,050,575 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia. Miklós Horthy is the 443rd most popular politician (down from 399th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 11th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Politician.

Miklós Horthy was the regent of Hungary from 1920 to 1944. He is most famous for his role in the Arrow Cross Party's takeover of Hungary in 1944.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Miklós Horthy ranks 443 out of 15,577Before him are Ali Khamenei, Feodor I of Russia, Clara Zetkin, Emperor Gaozu of Han, George I of Great Britain, and Vitellius. After him are Pertinax, Guy of Lusignan, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Hongwu Emperor, Otho, and Merneptah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Miklós Horthy ranks 5Before him are Nicholas II of Russia, Maxim Gorky, Fritz Haber, and Karl Landsteiner. After him are Abdulmejid II, Constantine I of Greece, Robert Andrews Millikan, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Gichin Funakoshi, and Emanuel Lasker. Among people deceased in 1957, Miklós Horthy ranks 6Before him are John von Neumann, Jean Sibelius, Friedrich Paulus, Christian Dior, and Diego Rivera. After him are Humphrey Bogart, Nikos Kazantzakis, Wilhelm Reich, Oliver Hardy, Haakon VII of Norway, and Gichin Funakoshi.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Miklós Horthy ranks 12 out of 866Before him are Theodor Herzl (1860), Matthias Corvinus (1443), George Soros (1930), Harry Houdini (1874), Louis II of Hungary (1506), and Stephen I of Hungary (975). After him are Imre Nagy (1896), Ignaz Semmelweis (1818), Gaiseric (389), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Imre Kertész (1929), and Jadwiga of Poland (1374).

Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Miklós Horthy ranks 4Before him are Matthias Corvinus (1443), Louis II of Hungary (1506), and Stephen I of Hungary (975). After him are Imre Nagy (1896), Gaiseric (389), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), Árpád (845), Andrew II of Hungary (1175), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), and Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371).