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Vlad the Impaler

1431 - 1476

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Vlad the Impaler

His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2024). Vlad the Impaler is the most popular inspiration, the most popular biography from Romania and the most popular Romanian Inspiration.

Vlad the Impaler is most famous for being the inspiration for the character Dracula. Vlad the Impaler was a ruler of Wallachia in the 15th century. He was known for his brutal methods of punishment, which included impaling his enemies on stakes.

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Among Inspirations

Among inspirations, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1 out of 10. After him are Mahsa Amini, Eugène François Vidocq, Jack LaLanne, Johann Georg Faust, Alice Liddell, Joseph Bell, George Floyd, and Andrew Wakefield.

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Vlad the Impaler
1431 - 1476
HPI: 86.37
Rank: 1
Mahsa Amini
1999 - 2022
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 2
Eugène François Vidocq
1775 - 1857
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 3
Jack LaLanne
1914 - 2011
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 4
Johann Georg Faust
1480 - 1541
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 5
Alice Liddell
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 6
Joseph Bell
1837 - 1911
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 7
George Floyd
1973 - 2020
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 8
Andrew Wakefield
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 9

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1431, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1. After him are Pope Alexander VI, François Villon, Andrea Mantegna, Jasper Tudor, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Ladislaus Hunyadi, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, Çiçek Hatun, Borommatrailokkanat, and John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. Among people deceased in 1476, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1. After him are Simonetta Vespucci, Regiomontanus, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Jean II, Duke of Alençon, Stefan Branković, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Frederick I, Elector Palatine, George VIII of Georgia, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, and Pietro Mocenigo.

Others Born in 1431

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Vlad the Impaler
INSPIRATION
1431 - 1476
HPI: 86.37
Rank: 1
Pope Alexander VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1431 - 1503
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 2
François Villon
WRITER
1431 - 1463
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 3
Andrea Mantegna
PAINTER
1431 - 1506
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 4
Jasper Tudor
NOBLEMAN
1431 - 1495
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 5
Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
NOBLEMAN
1431 - 1505
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 6
Ladislaus Hunyadi
POLITICIAN
1431 - 1457
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 7
John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch
POLITICIAN
1431 - 1457
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 8
Çiçek Hatun
COMPANION
1431 - 1498
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 9
Borommatrailokkanat
POLITICIAN
1431 - 1488
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 10
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu
POLITICIAN
1431 - 1471
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 11

Others Deceased in 1476

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Vlad the Impaler
INSPIRATION
1431 - 1476
HPI: 86.37
Rank: 1
Simonetta Vespucci
CELEBRITY
1453 - 1476
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 2
Regiomontanus
MATHEMATICIAN
1436 - 1476
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 3
Galeazzo Maria Sforza
NOBLEMAN
1444 - 1476
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 4
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
EXTREMIST
1409 - 1476
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 5
Stefan Branković
POLITICIAN
1417 - 1476
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 6
Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1476
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 7
Frederick I, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1425 - 1476
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 8
George VIII of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1417 - 1476
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 9
Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1407 - 1476
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 10
Pietro Mocenigo
POLITICIAN
1406 - 1476
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 11