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Racho Petrov

1861 - 1942

Racho Petrov

Racho Petrov Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Рачо Петров Стоянов) (3 March 1861 – 22 January 1942) was a leading Bulgarian general and politician. Petrov was born in Shumen. A talented soldier, he was appointed Chief of General Staff at the age of 24 and was Minister of Defence at 27. His stature was increased by the leading role he took in suppressing an army mutiny in 1887. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Racho Petrov is the 14,080th most popular politician (down from 12,910th in 2024), the 183rd most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 84th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Racho Petrov ranks 14,083 out of 19,576. Before him are Ariarathes IX of Cappadocia, Jane Pierce, Andrei Kozyrev, Tang Jingsong, Stephen Lekapenos, Grigory Gershuni, Pedro Vélez, Dimitrie Brătianu, and Baltasar Garzón. After him are Leonid Tibilov, Manius Acilius Glabrio, and Hédi Amara Nouira.

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Ariarathes IX of Cappadocia
150 BC - 96 BC
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 14,080
Jane Pierce
1806 - 1863
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 14,081
Andrei Kozyrev
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 14,082
Tang Jingsong
1841 - 1903
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 14,083
Stephen Lekapenos
901 - 963
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 14,084
Grigory Gershuni
1870 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 14,085
Pedro Vélez
1787 - 1848
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 14,086
Dimitrie Brătianu
1818 - 1892
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 14,087
Baltasar Garzón
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 14,088
Racho Petrov
1861 - 1942
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 14,089
Leonid Tibilov
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 14,090
Manius Acilius Glabrio
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 14,091
Hédi Amara Nouira
1911 - 1993
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 14,092

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Racho Petrov ranks 111. Before him are J. B. Bury, Anna Brigadere, Bhikaiji Cama, Maxime Maufra, Makino Nobuaki, and Herbert Hall Turner. After him are Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann, Shirase Nobu, Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz, Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso, Malalai of Maiwand, and Aimé Haegeman. Among people deceased in 1942, Racho Petrov ranks 188. Before him are Ivan Horbachevsky, Hugo Distler, Roberto María Ortiz, Ludwig Aschoff, Refik Saydam, and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. After him are Yevgeny Petrov, Harald Tammer, Jean Gilbert, Louis Borno, Kārlis Zāle, and Cecilia Beaux.

Others Born in 1861

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J. B. Bury
HISTORIAN
1861 - 1927
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 105
Anna Brigadere
WRITER
1861 - 1933
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 106
Bhikaiji Cama
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1861 - 1936
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 107
Maxime Maufra
PAINTER
1861 - 1918
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 108
Makino Nobuaki
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1949
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 109
Herbert Hall Turner
ASTRONOMER
1861 - 1930
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 110
Racho Petrov
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1942
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 111
Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann
CHEMIST
1861 - 1938
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 112
Shirase Nobu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1946
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 113
Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz
PAINTER
1861 - 1917
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 114
Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1934
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 115
Malalai of Maiwand
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1861 - 1861
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 116
Aimé Haegeman
ATHLETE
1861 - 1935
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 117