Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

47th Prime Minister of Romania (1952-1955)
Person human Q294072
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was born on November 8, 1901[1], in Bârlad[2]. He died on March 19, 1965[3], in Bucharest[4]. He worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], and trade unionist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,873 views/month, #6,868 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Bellu Cemetery[9]
  • Child: Lica Gheorghiu[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Romania[11], Romanian People's Republic[12]
  • Position held: Prime Minister of Romania[13], President of the State Council[14], member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania[15], Secretary General of the Romanian Communist Party[16]
  • Award received: Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[17], Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania)[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Member of political party: Romanian Communist Party[20]
  • Commons category: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej[21]
  • Cause of death: lung cancer[22]
  • Family name: Gheorghiu[23]
  • Given name: Gheorghe[24]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[25]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[26], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[27], Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Romanian[29]
  • Birth name: Gheorghe Gheorghiu[30]
  • Name in native language: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej[31]
  • Place of detention: Doftana prison[32], Târgu Jiu concentration camp[33]

Why It Matters

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej born?

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej's place of birth was Bârlad[2].

Where did Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej die?

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej passed away in Bucharest[4].

What did Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej do for work?

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], and trade unionist[7].

What awards did Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[17] and Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania)[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . books.google.co.jp. books.google.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . books.google.co.jp. books.google.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . books.google.co.jp. books.google.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . adevarul.ro. adevarul.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gheorghe-gheorghiu-dej
MLA “Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 22 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gheorghe-gheorghiu-dej.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gheorghe-gheorghiu-dej_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gheorghe-gheorghiu-dej}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-22}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej — https://4ort.xyz/entity/gheorghe-gheorghiu-dej (retrieved 2026-10-22)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gheorghe-gheorghiu-dej · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'e
    Sitelink count → 50
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon ([[Wik"
  2. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 50
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'e
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → SEK-ar9791972
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Nlb authority id (belarus): SEK-ar9791972, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289738|batch #289738]]"
  3. 4w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinii research id → 1980867909748168351
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Added identifiers that match Nacsis-cat author id ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/bd60316f76e|details]])"
  4. 9w ago · Frawce · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, diplomat, trade unionist
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Occupation: trade unionist"
  5. 11w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of lithuania id → LNB:DRnA;=Bb
    Elnet id → a1140226x
    Nacsis-cat author id → DA06097162
    Rero id (legacy) → A006138576
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bibliothèque nationale de france id: 13611410g, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264017|batch #264017]]"
  6. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, diplomat, trade unionist
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: President of the Republic"
  7. 15w ago · Edward Mike005 · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania)"
  8. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1JT9BY
    Occupation → politician, diplomat, trade unionist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37385|batch #37385]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) (P14541)"
  9. 23w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of Romania, Romanian People's Republic
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pt, ru, et, lt, lv, az, hy, ka, hr, sl, sr, mk, sq, mt, ga, cy, eu, ca, gl, ast, br, lb */ Add multilingual descriptions (22 languages) — multilingual descrip"
  10. 23w ago · Frawce · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3, Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century
    Member of political party → Romanian Communist Party
    Award received → —
    Aliases → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Romania"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.