NOBLEMEN from Lithuania

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Lithuanian Noblemen of all time. This list of famous Lithuanian Noblemen is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. Pyotr Wrangel (1878 - 1928)

With an HPI of 71.33, Pyotr Wrangel is the most famous Lithuanian Nobleman.  His biography has been translated into 52 different languages on wikipedia.

Baron Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel (Russian: Пётр Николаевич Врангель, pronounced [ˈpʲɵtr nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ ˈvranɡʲɪlʲ]; German: Peter von Wrangel; August 27 [O.S. August 15] 1878 – 25 April 1928), also known as the Black Baron, was a Russian military officer of the Baltic German nobility who served in the Imperial Russian Army and as the last commanding general of the White Army in the Russian Civil War. After the White defeat, he was a leading figure of the White émigré community in exile. Born into the Wrangel family, which had a long history of military service, Wrangel graduated from the Mining Institute and volunteered for the army. He was commissioned as an officer after serving in the Russo-Japanese War. During World War I, he distinguished himself as a cavalry commander, earning the Cross of St. George for his heroism at the Battle of Kaushen. After the October Revolution, he joined the anti-Bolshevik Volunteer Army. In 1919, as commander of the Caucasian Army, he achieved a major victory with the capture of Tsaritsyn. His strategic disagreements with General Anton Denikin led to his dismissal. He was reinstated in 1920 as Commander-in-Chief of the White forces in Crimea. As head of the self-proclaimed Government of South Russia, he conducted sweeping administrative and land reforms in an attempt to win popular support. Overwhelmed by the Red Army, Wrangel organized a mass evacuation from Crimea in November 1920, leaving with more than 145,000 soldiers and civilians. In exile, he worked to preserve the Russian military and cultural identity, establishing the Russian All-Military Union (ROVS) to unite émigré veterans. He lived in Yugoslavia and later Brussels, where he died in 1928. His family believed he was poisoned by a Soviet agent.

2. Sophia of Lithuania (1371 - 1453)

With an HPI of 63.09, Sophia of Lithuania is the 2nd most famous Lithuanian Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Sophia Vitovtovna of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Sofija Vytautaitė, Russian: Софья Витовтовна, romanized: Sofya Vitovtovna; 1371 – 1453) was the grand princess of Moscow as the wife of Vasily I from 1391 to 1425. She was regent for her son Vasily II from 1425 to 1432. Her father was Vytautas, the grand duke of Lithuania.