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Vytautas

1352 - 1430

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Vytautas (c. 1350 – 27 October 1430), also known as Vytautas the Great (Lithuanian: , Belarusian: Вітаўт, Vitaŭt, Polish: Witold Kiejstutowicz, Witold Aleksander or Witold Wielki, Ukrainian: Вітовт (Vitovt), Ruthenian: Витовт (Vitovt), Latin: Alexander Vitoldus, Old German: Wythaws or Wythawt) from the late 14th century onwards, was a ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He was also the prince of Grodno (1370–1382), prince of Lutsk (1387–1389), and the postulated king of the Hussites.In modern Lithuania, Vytautas is revered as a national hero and was an important figure in the national rebirth in the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vytautas has received more than 478,145 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Vytautas is the 673rd most popular politician (up from 706th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Lithuania and the 3rd most popular Lithuanian Politician.

Vytautas was most famous for his role in the battle of Grunwald in 1410, where he led Lithuanian forces against the Teutonic Knights.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vytautas ranks 673 out of 15,577Before him are Sasaki Kojirō, Hezekiah, Abd al-Rahman III, Ladislaus the Posthumous, Olaf Scholz, and Aldo Moro. After him are Irene of Athens, Arnulf of Carinthia, Hong Taiji, Michael VIII Palaiologos, Maxentius, and Ion Antonescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1352, Vytautas ranks 1After him are Rupert, King of Germany, Vidyapati, Edigu, Viridis Visconti, and Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia. Among people deceased in 1430, Vytautas ranks 1After him are Christine de Pizan, Philippa of England, Cristoforo Buondelmonti, Al-Musta'in, and Alain Chartier.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Vytautas ranks 3 out of 287Before him are Władysław II Jagiełło (1362) and Józef Piłsudski (1867). After him are Mindaugas (1203), Gediminas (1275), Emmanuel Levinas (1906), Czesław Miłosz (1911), Romain Gary (1914), Algirdas (1296), Emma Goldman (1869), Hermann Minkowski (1864), and César Cui (1835).

Among POLITICIANS In Lithuania

Among politicians born in Lithuania, Vytautas ranks 3Before him are Władysław II Jagiełło (1362) and Józef Piłsudski (1867). After him are Mindaugas (1203), Gediminas (1275), Algirdas (1296), Kęstutis (1297), Antanas Smetona (1874), Vytautas Landsbergis (1932), Valdas Adamkus (1926), Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), and Gabriel Narutowicz (1865).