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Vlad the Impaler

1431 - 1476

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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 19,730,928 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 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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  • 20M

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  • 82.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 81

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among INSPIRATIONS

Among inspirations, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1 out of 10. After him are Eugène François Vidocq, Johann Georg Faust, Alice Liddell, Joseph Bell, George Floyd, Jack LaLanne, Andrew Wakefield, and Mahsa Amini.

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Contemporaries

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, Çiçek Hatun, Jasper Tudor, Borommatrailokkanat, 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, Stefan Branković, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, George VIII of Georgia, and Pietro Mocenigo.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1 out of 844. After him are Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918), Béla Bartók (1881), Michael I of Romania (1921), Eugène Ionesco (1909), Alaric I (376), Stephen Báthory (1533), John Hunyadi (1407), Emil Cioran (1911), Elena Ceaușescu (1916), Tristan Tzara (1896), and Béla IV of Hungary (1206).

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Among INSPIRATIONS In Romania

Among inspirations born in Romania, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1. 

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