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Leonard Orban
1961 - Today

Leonard Orban
Leonard Orban (born 28 June 1961) is a Romanian independent technocrat who served as the Commissioner for Multilingualism in the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union (EU). He was responsible for the EU language policy and was the first Romanian Commissioner and the first member of the Commission whose portfolio is exclusively multilingualism. His term of office began on 1 January 2007 and ended on 9 February 2010. With a background in engineering and economics, Orban has taken up various posts working for the accession of Romania to the European Union, most prominently as Deputy and later as Chief Negotiator for his country at the time of final negotiations with the European Union. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Orban is the 17,180th most popular politician (down from 16,875th in 2019), the 519th most popular biography from Romania and the 155th most popular Romanian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Leonard Orban ranks 17,180 out of 19,576. Before him are Gergely Karácsony, Sorin Grindeanu, Pavlo Klimkin, Linas Antanas Linkevičius, Kim Eun-sook, and John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence. After him are Désiré Rakotoarijaona, Andrew Holness, Frits Goedgedrag, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, Patricia Roberts Harris, and Erkki Liikanen.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGergely Karácsony
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 17,181
Sorin Grindeanu
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 17,182
Pavlo Klimkin
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 17,183
Linas Antanas Linkevičius
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 17,184
Kim Eun-sook
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 17,185
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
1811 - 1879
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 17,186
Leonard Orban
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 17,187
Désiré Rakotoarijaona
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 17,188
Andrew Holness
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 17,189
Frits Goedgedrag
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 17,190
Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 17,191
Patricia Roberts Harris
1924 - 1985
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 17,192
Erkki Liikanen
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 17,193
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Leonard Orban ranks 508. Before him are William Ayache, Dimitrie Popescu, María Barranco, Louise Mushikiwabo, Hannelore Kraft, and Linas Antanas Linkevičius. After him are Amy Sedaris, Erez Tal, Thomas Dooley, Glenn Plummer, Darren Star, and Igors Rausis.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsWilliam Ayache
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 503
Dimitrie Popescu
ATHLETE
1961 - 2023
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 504
María Barranco
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 505
Louise Mushikiwabo
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 506
Hannelore Kraft
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 507
Linas Antanas Linkevičius
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 508
Leonard Orban
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 509
Amy Sedaris
COMEDIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 510
Erez Tal
PRESENTER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 511
Thomas Dooley
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 512
Glenn Plummer
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 513
Darren Star
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 514
Igors Rausis
CHESS PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 515
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Leonard Orban ranks 519 out of 844. Before him are Cristina Elena Grigoraș (1966), Dimitrie Popescu (1961), Cristian Gațu (1945), Elisabeta Lipă (1964), Sevil Shhaideh (1964), and Sorin Grindeanu (1973). After him are Ion Alexe (1946), Károly Weichelt (1906), Răzvan Raț (1981), Nicolae Dică (1980), Ciprian Marica (1985), and Radu Voina (1950).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsCristina Elena Grigoraș
GYMNAST
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 513
Dimitrie Popescu
ATHLETE
1961 - 2023
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 514
Cristian Gațu
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 515
Elisabeta Lipă
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 516
Sevil Shhaideh
ECONOMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 517
Sorin Grindeanu
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 518
Leonard Orban
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 519
Ion Alexe
BOXER
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 520
Károly Weichelt
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1971
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 521
Răzvan Raț
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 522
Nicolae Dică
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 523
Ciprian Marica
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 524
Radu Voina
HANDBALL PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 525
Among POLITICIANS In Romania
Among politicians born in Romania, Leonard Orban ranks 155. Before him are Dacian Cioloș (1969), Gheorghe Fiat (1929), Alexandru Athanasiu (1955), Mihai Tudose (1967), Elisabeta Lipă (1964), and Sorin Grindeanu (1973). After him are Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (1968), Teodor Meleșcanu (1941), Ilan Gilon (1956), Emilia Eberle (1964), Eugen Bejinariu (1959), and Géza Szőcs (1953).
Dacian Cioloș
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 149
Gheorghe Fiat
1929 - 2010
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 150
Alexandru Athanasiu
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 151
Mihai Tudose
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 152
Elisabeta Lipă
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 153
Sorin Grindeanu
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 154
Leonard Orban
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 155
Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 156
Teodor Meleșcanu
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 157
Ilan Gilon
1956 - 2022
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 158
Emilia Eberle
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 159
Eugen Bejinariu
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 160
Géza Szőcs
1953 - 2020
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 161