1438 - 1475
Radu III of Wallachia, commonly called Radu the Handsome, Radu the Fair, or Radu the Beautiful (Romanian: Radu cel Frumos; Turkish: Radu Bey; c. 1438 – January 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad the Impaler (a.k.a. Vlad III) and prince of the principality of Wallachia. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Radu cel Frumos has received more than 769,969 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Radu cel Frumos is the 2,178th most popular politician (up from 2,878th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 51st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Romanian Politician.
Radu cel Frumos is most famous for being the first ruler of Wallachia.
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Among politicians, Radu cel Frumos ranks 2,178 out of 15,577. Before him are Moshe Katsav, Ajax the Lesser, Sigismund of Burgundy, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Leopold V, Duke of Austria, and Francisco Solano López. After him are Pedro V of Portugal, Empress Go-Sakuramachi, Jang Song-thaek, Jürgen Stroop, Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Mohammad Khodabanda.
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 2,172
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 2,173
500 - 524
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 2,174
1775 - 1862
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 2,175
1157 - 1194
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 2,176
1827 - 1870
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 2,177
1438 - 1475
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 2,178
1837 - 1861
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,179
1740 - 1813
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,180
1946 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,181
1895 - 1952
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,182
1671 - 1737
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,183
1531 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,184
Among people born in 1438, Radu cel Frumos ranks 1. After him are Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, Philip II, Duke of Savoy, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Melozzo da Forlì, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Despina Khatun, Margaret of Bourbon, and James II of Cyprus. Among people deceased in 1475, Radu cel Frumos ranks 4. Before him are Paolo Uccello, Petrus Christus, and Dieric Bouts. After him are Bartolomeo Colleoni, Joan of Portugal, Afanasy Nikitin, Simon of Trent, Albert van Ouwater, Theodorus Gaza, Sin Sukju, and Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden.
1438 - 1475
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1
1438 - 1463
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 2
1438 - 1497
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 3
1438 - 1506
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 4
1438 - 1494
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 5
1438 - 1503
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 6
1438 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 7
1438 - 1483
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 8
1438 - 1473
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 9
1475 - 1475
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 1
1410 - 1475
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 2
1415 - 1475
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 3
1438 - 1475
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 4
1400 - 1475
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 5
1439 - 1475
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 6
1500 - 1475
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 7
1472 - 1475
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 8
1415 - 1475
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 9
1398 - 1475
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 10
1417 - 1475
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 11
1425 - 1475
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 12
Among people born in Romania, Radu cel Frumos ranks 42 out of 665. Before him are Klaus Iohannis (1959), János Bolyai (1802), Álmos (820), Hermann Oberth (1894), Gabriel Bethlen (1580), and Bela Lugosi (1882). After him are Dimitrie Cantemir (1673), Gheorghe Hagi (1965), Milan I of Serbia (1854), John Cassian (360), Sergiu Celibidache (1912), and Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820).
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 36
1802 - 1860
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 37
820 - 895
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 38
1894 - 1989
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 39
1580 - 1629
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 40
1882 - 1956
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 41
1438 - 1475
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 42
1673 - 1723
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 43
1965 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 44
1854 - 1901
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 45
360 - 435
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 46
1912 - 1996
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 47
1820 - 1873
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 48
Among politicians born in Romania, Radu cel Frumos ranks 20. Before him are Theodoric I (393), Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), Michael the Brave (1558), Klaus Iohannis (1959), Álmos (820), and Gabriel Bethlen (1580). After him are Milan I of Serbia (1854), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), György Dózsa (1470), and Sigismund Báthory (1572).
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
1355 - 1418
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 23
1275 - 1352
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 24
1470 - 1514
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 25
1572 - 1613
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 26