1405 - 1468
Gjergj Kastrioti (c. 1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia. A member of the noble Kastrioti family, he was sent as a hostage to the Ottoman court. He graduated from the Enderun School and entered the service of the Ottoman sultan Murad II (r. 1421–1444) for the next twenty years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Skanderbeg has received more than 2,996,796 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Skanderbeg is the 161st most popular politician (down from 134th in 2019), the most popular biography from Albania and the most popular Albanian Politician.
Skanderbeg was a 15th century Albanian who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. He was successful in defending Albania from the Ottomans for about 25 years.
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Among politicians, Skanderbeg ranks 161 out of 15,577. Before him are Louis IX of France, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Ivar the Boneless, Darius III, Mehmed I, and William I, German Emperor. After him are Rodrigo Duterte, Alexander I of Russia, Pol Pot, Catherine I of Russia, Demosthenes, and Batu Khan.
1214 - 1270
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 155
1685 - 1740
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 156
900 - 873
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 157
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 158
1386 - 1421
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 159
1797 - 1888
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 160
1405 - 1468
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 161
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 162
1777 - 1825
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 163
1925 - 1998
HPI: 78.53
Rank: 164
1684 - 1727
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 165
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 166
1207 - 1255
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 167
Among people born in 1405, Skanderbeg ranks 1. After him are Pope Pius II, Gilles de Rais, John II of Castile, Thomas Malory, Sophia of Halshany, Ulugh Muhammad, Maria of Trebizond, and Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers. Among people deceased in 1468, Skanderbeg ranks 2. Before him is Johannes Gutenberg. After him are Sejo of Joseon, Jean de Dunois, Abu'l-Khayr Khan, Juana Enríquez, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Bianca Maria Visconti, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Francesco Squarcione, and Zara Yaqob.
1405 - 1468
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 1
1405 - 1464
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 2
1405 - 1440
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 3
1405 - 1454
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 4
1405 - 1471
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 5
1405 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 6
1405 - 1445
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 7
1405 - 1439
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 8
1405 - 1469
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 9
1394 - 1468
HPI: 89.28
Rank: 1
1405 - 1468
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 2
1417 - 1468
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 3
1402 - 1468
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 4
1412 - 1468
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 5
1425 - 1468
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 6
1417 - 1468
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 7
1425 - 1468
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 8
1453 - 1468
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 9
1397 - 1468
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 10
1399 - 1468
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 11
Among people born in Albania, Skanderbeg ranks 1 out of 111. After him are Enver Hoxha (1908), Safiye Sultan (1550), Anastasius I Dicorus (430), Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1750), Zog I of Albania (1895), Kara Ahmed Pasha (1450), Ramiz Alia (1924), Ismail Kadare (1936), Lütfi Pasha (1488), Sali Berisha (1944), and Koca Sinan Pasha (1520).
1405 - 1468
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 1
1908 - 1985
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 2
1550 - 1619
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 3
430 - 518
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 4
1750 - 1822
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 5
1895 - 1961
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 6
1450 - 1555
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 7
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 8
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 9
1488 - 1562
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 10
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 11
1520 - 1596
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Albania, Skanderbeg ranks 1. After him are Enver Hoxha (1908), Safiye Sultan (1550), Anastasius I Dicorus (430), Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1750), Zog I of Albania (1895), Kara Ahmed Pasha (1450), Ramiz Alia (1924), Lütfi Pasha (1488), Sali Berisha (1944), Koca Sinan Pasha (1520), and Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483).
1405 - 1468
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 1
1908 - 1985
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 2
1550 - 1619
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 3
430 - 518
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 4
1750 - 1822
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 5
1895 - 1961
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 6
1450 - 1555
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 7
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 8
1488 - 1562
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 9
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 10
1520 - 1596
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 11
1483 - 1539
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 12