1431 - 1476
Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ˈvlad ˈtsepeʃ]) or Vlad Dracula (; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ˈdrəkule̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania. He was the second son of Vlad Dracul, who became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vlad the Impaler has received more than 18,459,182 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Vlad the Impaler is the most popular inspiration, the most popular biography from Romania and the most popular Romanian Inspiration.
Vlad the Impaler is most famous for being the inspiration for the character Dracula. Vlad the Impaler was a ruler of Wallachia in the 15th century. He was known for his brutal methods of punishment, which included impaling his enemies on stakes.
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Among inspirations, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1 out of 7. After him are Eugène François Vidocq, Johann Georg Faust, Alice Liddell, Joseph Bell, Andrew Wakefield, Jack LaLanne, and George Floyd.
1431 - 1476
HPI: 84.22
Rank: 1
1775 - 1857
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 2
1480 - 1541
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 3
1852 - 1934
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 4
1837 - 1911
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 5
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 6
1914 - 2011
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 7
1973 - 2020
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 8
Among people born in 1431, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1. After him are Pope Alexander VI, François Villon, Andrea Mantegna, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Ladislaus Hunyadi, Jasper Tudor, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, and John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. Among people deceased in 1476, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1. After him are Simonetta Vespucci, Regiomontanus, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Jean II, Duke of Alençon, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Frederick I, Elector Palatine, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, George VIII of Georgia, Stefan Branković, and Pietro Mocenigo.
1431 - 1476
HPI: 84.22
Rank: 1
1431 - 1503
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 2
1431 - 1463
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 3
1431 - 1506
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 4
1431 - 1505
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 5
1431 - 1457
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 6
1431 - 1495
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 7
1431 - 1457
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 8
1431 - 1471
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 9
1431 - 1476
HPI: 84.22
Rank: 1
1453 - 1476
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 2
1436 - 1476
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 3
1444 - 1476
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 4
1409 - 1476
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 5
1451 - 1476
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 6
1425 - 1476
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 7
1407 - 1476
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 8
1417 - 1476
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 9
1417 - 1476
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 10
1406 - 1476
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 11
Among people born in Romania, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1 out of 665. After him are Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918), Béla Bartók (1881), Alaric I (376), Eugène Ionesco (1909), John Hunyadi (1407), Stephen Báthory (1533), Emil Cioran (1911), Tristan Tzara (1896), Elena Ceaușescu (1916), Michael I of Romania (1921), and Ion Antonescu (1882).
1431 - 1476
HPI: 84.22
Rank: 1
1918 - 1989
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 2
1881 - 1945
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 3
376 - 410
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 4
1909 - 1994
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 5
1407 - 1456
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 6
1533 - 1586
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 7
1911 - 1995
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 8
1896 - 1963
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 9
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 10
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 11
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 12
Among inspirations born in Romania, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1.