Politician
Nicolae Ceaușescu
1918 - 1989
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Nicolae Ceaușescu
His biography is available in 99 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 95 in 2024). Nicolae Ceaușescu is the 124th most popular politician (down from 73rd in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Romania and the most popular Romanian Politician.
Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian communist politician who served as the General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989. He was the country's head of state from 1967 to 1989. Ceaușescu was overthrown in 1989 and executed by the military in December 1989.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Nicolae Ceaușescu ranks 124 out of 19,576. Before him are Muammar Gaddafi, Harald V, Leonid Brezhnev, Nebuchadnezzar II, Basil II, and Brutus the Younger. After him are Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Hirohito, Mary I of England, Louis XIII of France, Selim I, and Ferdinand Marcos.
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1942 - 2011
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 118
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1937 - Present
HPI: 85.45
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1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
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Nebuchadnezzar II
630 BC - 562 BC
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Basil II
958 - 1025
HPI: 85.33
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Brutus the Younger
85 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 123
Nicolae Ceaușescu
1918 - 1989
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 124
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
1368 - 1437
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 125
Hirohito
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 126
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HPI: 85.22
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HPI: 85.19
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Selim I
1470 - 1520
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 129
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1917 - 1989
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 130
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Nicolae Ceaușescu ranks 2. Before him is Nelson Mandela. After him are Ingmar Bergman, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Anwar Sadat, Richard Feynman, Kurt Waldheim, Louis Althusser, Leonard Bernstein, Rita Hayworth, and Gertrude B. Elion. Among people deceased in 1989, Nicolae Ceaușescu ranks 2. Before him is Salvador Dalí. After him are Hirohito, Ferdinand Marcos, Ruhollah Khomeini, Herbert von Karajan, Samuel Beckett, Konrad Lorenz, Ted Bundy, Georges Simenon, Sergio Leone, and Zita of Bourbon-Parma.
Others Born in 1918
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Nelson Mandela
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 1
Nicolae Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1989
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 2
Ingmar Bergman
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2007
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 3
Gamal Abdel Nasser
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1970
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 4
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WRITER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 5
Anwar Sadat
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1981
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 6
Richard Feynman
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1988
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 7
Kurt Waldheim
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2007
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 8
Louis Althusser
PHILOSOPHER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 9
Leonard Bernstein
COMPOSER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 10
Rita Hayworth
ACTOR
1918 - 1987
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 11
Gertrude B. Elion
CHEMIST
1918 - 1999
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1989
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Salvador Dalí
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 89.93
Rank: 1
Nicolae Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1989
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 2
Hirohito
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 3
Ferdinand Marcos
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1989
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 4
Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 5
Herbert von Karajan
CONDUCTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 6
Samuel Beckett
WRITER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 7
Konrad Lorenz
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 8
Ted Bundy
EXTREMIST
1946 - 1989
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 9
Georges Simenon
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 10
Sergio Leone
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1989
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 11
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
COMPANION
1892 - 1989
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 12
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Nicolae Ceaușescu ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are Vlad the Impaler (1431). After him are Leo I the Thracian (401), Béla Bartók (1881), Eugène Ionesco (1909), Michael I of Romania (1921), Stephen Báthory (1533), Alaric I (376), Emil Cioran (1911), John Hunyadi (1407), Tristan Tzara (1896), and Ion Antonescu (1882).
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Vlad the Impaler
INSPIRATION
1431 - 1476
HPI: 86.37
Rank: 1
Nicolae Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1989
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 2
Leo I the Thracian
POLITICIAN
401 - 474
HPI: 81.08
Rank: 3
Béla Bartók
COMPOSER
1881 - 1945
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 4
Eugène Ionesco
WRITER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 5
Michael I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2017
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 6
Stephen Báthory
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1586
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 7
Alaric I
POLITICIAN
376 - 410
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 8
Emil Cioran
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 9
John Hunyadi
POLITICIAN
1407 - 1456
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 10
Tristan Tzara
WRITER
1896 - 1963
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 11
Ion Antonescu
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1946
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 12
Among Politicians In Romania
Among politicians born in Romania, Nicolae Ceaușescu ranks 1. After him are Leo I the Thracian (401), Michael I of Romania (1921), Stephen Báthory (1533), Alaric I (376), John Hunyadi (1407), Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), Elena Ceaușescu (1916), Radu cel Frumos (1438), Vlad II Dracul (1395), and Theodoric I (393).
Nicolae Ceaușescu
1918 - 1989
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 1
Leo I the Thracian
401 - 474
HPI: 81.08
Rank: 2
Michael I of Romania
1921 - 2017
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 3
Stephen Báthory
1533 - 1586
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 4
Alaric I
376 - 410
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 5
John Hunyadi
1407 - 1456
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 6
Ion Antonescu
1882 - 1946
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 7
Béla IV of Hungary
1206 - 1270
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 8
Elena Ceaușescu
1916 - 1989
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 9
Radu cel Frumos
1438 - 1475
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 10
Vlad II Dracul
1395 - 1447
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 11
Theodoric I
393 - 451
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 12
