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Traian Băsescu

1951 - Today

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Traian Băsescu (Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan bəˈsesku]; born 4 November 1951) is a Romanian conservative politician who served as the fifth president of Romania from 2004 to 2014. Prior to his presidency, Băsescu served as Romanian Minister of Transport on multiple occasions between 1991 and 2000, and as Mayor of Bucharest from 2000 to 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Traian Băsescu has received more than 629,894 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Traian Băsescu is the 2,729th most popular politician (up from 3,070th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Romania (up from 56th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Romanian Politician.

Traian Băsescu is most famous for being the president of Romania from 2004 to 2014. He was also the first democratically elected president in the country's history.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Traian Băsescu ranks 2,729 out of 19,576. Before him are Nebra, Richard Walther Darré, Canute VI of Denmark, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Dmitry Ustinov, and Hibatullah Akhundzada. After him are Dési Bouterse, Shajar al-Durr, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Eisaku Satō, Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, and Athanaric.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Traian Băsescu ranks 29. Before him are Gordon Brown, Salva Kiir Mayardit, Tommy Hilfiger, Mark Hamill, Jane Seymour, and Juan Manuel Santos. After him are Jill Biden, Kevin Keegan, Sergei Skripal, Blaise Compaoré, Queen Noor of Jordan, and Elio Di Rupo.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Traian Băsescu ranks 51 out of 844. Before him are Bela Lugosi (1882), John Cassian (360), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Ilie Năstase (1946), and Alexander Löhr (1885). After him are Valentin Ceaușescu (1948), Edward G. Robinson (1893), George Emil Palade (1912), Ion Ivanovici (1845), György Dózsa (1470), and Zoia Ceaușescu (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Traian Băsescu ranks 25. Before him are Álmos (820), Milan I of Serbia (1854), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), Radu cel Frumos (1438), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), and Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820). After him are György Dózsa (1470), Stephen Bocskai (1557), Chivu Stoica (1908), Ana Pauker (1893), Sigismund Báthory (1572), and Nicu Ceaușescu (1951).

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