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Oruç Reis

1473 - 1518

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Aruj Barbarossa (c. 1474 – 1518), known as Oruç Reis (Arabic: عروج بربروس) to the Turks, was an Ottoman corsair who became Sultan of Algiers. The elder brother of the famous Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa, he was born on the Ottoman island of Midilli (Lesbos in present-day Greece) and died in battle against the Spanish at Tlemcen. He became known as Baba Aruj (Father Aruj) when he transported large numbers of Morisco, Muslim and Jewish refugees from Spain to North Africa; folk etymology in Europe transformed that name into Barbarossa (which means Redbeard in Italian). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oruç Reis is the 1,917th most popular politician (down from 1,638th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Greece (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Greek Politician.

Oruç reis is most famous for being a Muslim who led the Ottoman Empire to many victories.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Oruç Reis ranks 1,917 out of 19,576. Before him are Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Ioannis Metaxas, Simon Thassi, Roman Herzog, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and Bonne of Luxembourg. After him are Empress Myeongseong, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Olaf II of Denmark, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, and Emeric, King of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1473, Oruç Reis ranks 3. Before him are Nicolaus Copernicus, and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York. After him are James IV of Scotland, Georg von Frundsberg, Thomas Wolsey, John Corvinus, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Cecilia Gallerani, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, and Hans Burgkmair. Among people deceased in 1518, Oruç Reis ranks 2. Before him is Kabir. After him are Vannozza dei Cattanei, Pierre de la Rue, Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, William IX, Marquis of Montferrat, and Loyset Compère.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Oruç Reis ranks 139 out of 1,024. Before him are Antiphon (-480), Prodicus (-460), Antipope Alexander V (1339), Agesilaus II (-444), Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882), and Ioannis Metaxas (1871). After him are Desmond Doss (1919), Antonia Minor (-36), Hippias (-600), Nâzım Hikmet (1902), Djemal Pasha (1872), and Perseus of Macedon (-212).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Oruç Reis ranks 52. Before him are Nestor (null), Matthew Kantakouzenos (1325), Antiphon (-480), Agesilaus II (-444), Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882), and Ioannis Metaxas (1871). After him are Antonia Minor (-36), Hippias (-600), Perseus of Macedon (-212), Nabis (-300), Antonia the Elder (-39), and Hipparchus (-600).

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