1942 - 2013
Radu Vasile (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈradu vaˈsile]; 10 October 1942 – 3 July 2013) was a Romanian politician, historian, academic/professor, and poet. Originally a member of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚ-CD), Vasile served as the Prime Minister of Romania between 17 April 1998 and 13 December 1999, and was notably confronted with the last Mineriad (more specifically the February 1999 Mineriad). Subsequently, between 2000 and 2004, he was elected as a Senator on behalf the Democratic Party (PD). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Radu Vasile has received more than 60,514 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Radu Vasile is the 10,112th most popular politician (up from 10,503rd in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Romania (up from 227th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Romanian Politician.
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Among politicians, Radu Vasile ranks 10,112 out of 15,577. Before him are Saigō Jūdō, Kiyoura Keigo, Sandro Rosell, Georgios Rallis, Scott Morrison, and Cleombrotus II. After him are E. D. Morel, Manto Mavrogenous, Ahmad Jannati, Dara Shukoh, Sher Bahadur Deuba, and John of Nikiû.
1843 - 1902
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 10,106
1850 - 1942
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 10,107
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 10,108
1918 - 2006
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 10,109
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 10,110
250 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 10,111
1942 - 2013
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 10,112
1873 - 1924
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 10,113
1796 - 1848
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 10,114
1927 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 10,115
1615 - 1659
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 10,116
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 10,117
650 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 10,118
Among people born in 1942, Radu Vasile ranks 262. Before him are Jean-Luc Ponty, Jules Wijdenbosch, Alan Price, Tariq al-Hashimi, Anatoly Berezovoy, and Rinus Israël. After him are Ichirō Ozawa, Michael Hui, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Phil Esposito, Janko Prunk, and Johnny Servoz-Gavin. Among people deceased in 2013, Radu Vasile ranks 175. Before him are S. N. Goenka, Eero Mäntyranta, Georges Descrières, Scott Carpenter, Henrique Rosa, and Jim Hall. After him are Carlo Lizzani, Eileen Brennan, Gérard de Villiers, Richie Havens, Ray Dolby, and Pál Csernai.
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 256
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 257
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 258
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 259
1942 - 2014
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 260
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 261
1942 - 2013
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 262
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 263
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 264
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 265
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 266
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 267
1942 - 2006
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 268
1924 - 2013
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 169
1937 - 2013
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 170
1930 - 2013
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 171
1925 - 2013
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 172
1946 - 2013
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 173
1930 - 2013
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 174
1942 - 2013
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 175
1922 - 2013
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 176
1932 - 2013
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 177
1929 - 2013
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 178
1941 - 2013
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 179
1933 - 2013
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 180
1932 - 2013
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 181
Among people born in Romania, Radu Vasile ranks 203 out of 665. Before him are Simon Hollósy (1857), Mircea Cărtărescu (1956), Franz Rohr von Denta (1854), Ilie Verdeț (1925), Alexander I Aldea (1397), and Maria Tănase (1913). After him are Nicolae Titulescu (1882), István Avar (1905), Ion Ghica (1816), Constantin Dăscălescu (1923), Nicolae Rădescu (1874), and Adrian Mutu (1979).
1857 - 1918
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 197
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 198
1854 - 1927
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 199
1925 - 2001
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 200
1397 - 1436
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 201
1913 - 1963
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 202
1942 - 2013
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 203
1882 - 1941
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 204
1905 - 1977
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 205
1816 - 1897
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 206
1923 - 2003
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 207
1874 - 1953
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 208
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 209
Among politicians born in Romania, Radu Vasile ranks 78. Before him are Michael II Apafi (1676), Tamás Bakócz (1442), Ion C. Brătianu (1821), Titu Maiorescu (1840), Ilie Verdeț (1925), and Alexander I Aldea (1397). After him are Nicolae Titulescu (1882), Constantin Dăscălescu (1923), Nicolae Rădescu (1874), Patriarch Miron of Romania (1868), Matei Basarab (1580), and Miklós Bánffy (1873).
1676 - 1713
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 72
1442 - 1521
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 73
1821 - 1891
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 74
1840 - 1917
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 75
1925 - 2001
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 76
1397 - 1436
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 77
1942 - 2013
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 78
1882 - 1941
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 79
1923 - 2003
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 80
1874 - 1953
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 81
1868 - 1939
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 82
1580 - 1654
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 83
1873 - 1950
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 84