POLITICIAN
Lascăr Catargiu
1823 - 1899

Lascăr Catargiu
Lascăr Catargiu (Romanian: [ˈlaskər katarˈd͡ʒi.u] , surname also spelled Catargi; 1 November 1823 – 30 March 1899) was a Romanian conservative statesman born in Moldavia. He belonged to an ancient Wallachian family, one of whose members had been banished in the 17th century by Prince Matei Basarab, and had settled in Moldavia. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Lascăr Catargiu is the 12,835th most popular politician (up from 13,191st in 2024), the 288th most popular biography from Romania (up from 307th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Romanian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Lascăr Catargiu ranks 12,834 out of 19,576. Before him are Hédi Baccouche, Artaxias III, Quintus Marcius Philippus, Rosamund Clifford, and Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani. After him are Setut, Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Ariarathes X of Cappadocia, Liutperga, William IX, Count of Poitiers, Ahmed Khan bin Küchük, and José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHédi Baccouche
1930 - 2020
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 12,835
Artaxias III
13 BC - 34
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,836
Quintus Marcius Philippus
229 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,837
Rosamund Clifford
1150 - 1176
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,838
Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani
1880 - 1957
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,839
Lascăr Catargiu
1823 - 1899
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,840
Setut
2150 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,841
Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
1655 - 1715
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,842
Ariarathes X of Cappadocia
50 BC - 36 BC
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,843
Liutperga
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,844
William IX, Count of Poitiers
1153 - 1156
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,845
Ahmed Khan bin Küchük
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,846
José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca
1728 - 1808
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 12,847
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1823, Lascăr Catargiu ranks 56. Before him are José María Iglesias, Joseph Leidy, Jules Émile Planchon, Mary Surratt, Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, and Jasper Francis Cropsey. After him are Ivan Aksakov, Heymann Steinthal, Karl Schenk, Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and Simon Bolivar Buckner. Among people deceased in 1899, Lascăr Catargiu ranks 54. Before him are Henry Becque, Jovan Ristić, Emilio Castelar, Johann Köler, Ernest Renshaw, and Gaston Tissandier. After him are Jacob Maris, Emil Welti, Ulises Heureaux, Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart, Heymann Steinthal, and Constant Fornerod.
Others Born in 1823
Go to all RankingsJosé María Iglesias
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 50
Joseph Leidy
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1891
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 51
Jules Émile Planchon
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1888
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 52
Mary Surratt
EXTREMIST
1823 - 1865
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 53
Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1823 - 1896
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 54
Jasper Francis Cropsey
PAINTER
1823 - 1900
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 55
Lascăr Catargiu
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1899
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 56
Ivan Aksakov
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1886
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 57
Heymann Steinthal
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1899
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 58
Karl Schenk
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1895
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 59
Ahmed Vefik Pasha
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 60
Spencer Fullerton Baird
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1887
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 61
Simon Bolivar Buckner
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1914
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1899
Go to all RankingsHenry Becque
WRITER
1837 - 1899
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 48
Jovan Ristić
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1899
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 49
Emilio Castelar
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1899
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 50
Johann Köler
PAINTER
1826 - 1899
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 51
Ernest Renshaw
TENNIS PLAYER
1861 - 1899
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 52
Gaston Tissandier
CHEMIST
1843 - 1899
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 53
Lascăr Catargiu
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1899
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 54
Jacob Maris
PAINTER
1837 - 1899
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 55
Emil Welti
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1899
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 56
Ulises Heureaux
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1899
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 57
Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1899
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 58
Heymann Steinthal
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1899
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 59
Constant Fornerod
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1899
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 60
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Lascăr Catargiu ranks 287 out of 844. Before him are Calistrat Cuțov (1948), Patriarch Miron of Romania (1868), Ludovic Orban (1963), Constantin von Economo (1876), and Dumitru Prunariu (1952). After him are Victor Pițurcă (1956), Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten (1860), Nichita Stănescu (1933), George Simion (1986), Alexandru Marghiloman (1854), Florence Baker (1841), and Zoltán Ozoray Schenker (1880).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsCalistrat Cuțov
BOXER
1948 - 2025
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 282
Patriarch Miron of Romania
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1939
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 283
Ludovic Orban
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 284
Constantin von Economo
PHYSICIAN
1876 - 1931
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 285
Dumitru Prunariu
ASTRONAUT
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 286
Lascăr Catargiu
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1899
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 287
Victor Pițurcă
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 288
Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1860 - 1934
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 289
Nichita Stănescu
WRITER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 290
George Simion
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 291
Alexandru Marghiloman
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1925
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 292
Florence Baker
EXPLORER
1841 - 1916
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 293
Zoltán Ozoray Schenker
FENCER
1880 - 1966
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 294
Among POLITICIANS In Romania
Among politicians born in Romania, Lascăr Catargiu ranks 107. Before him are Victor Ponta (1972), Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino (1832), Corneliu Vadim Tudor (1949), Patriarch Miron of Romania (1868), and Ludovic Orban (1963). After him are George Simion (1986), Alexandru Marghiloman (1854), Emil Boc (1966), Gheorghe Apostol (1913), Ion Gigurtu (1886), Barbu Catargiu (1807), and Viorica Dăncilă (1963).
Victor Ponta
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 102
Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
1832 - 1913
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 103
Corneliu Vadim Tudor
1949 - 2015
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 104
Patriarch Miron of Romania
1868 - 1939
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 105
Ludovic Orban
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 106
Lascăr Catargiu
1823 - 1899
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 107
George Simion
1986 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 108
Alexandru Marghiloman
1854 - 1925
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 109
Emil Boc
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 110
Gheorghe Apostol
1913 - 2010
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 111
Ion Gigurtu
1886 - 1959
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 112
Barbu Catargiu
1807 - 1862
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 113
Viorica Dăncilă
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 114























































