Geographer
Yves Lacoste
French geographer and geopolitician
1929 - 2026
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Yves Lacoste
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Yves Lacoste is the 57th most popular geographer (down from 55th in 2024), the 78th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 76th in 2019) and the most popular Moroccan Geographer.
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Among Geographers
Among geographers, Yves Lacoste ranks 57 out of 86. Before him are Hans Meyer, Inō Tadataka, August Heinrich Petermann, Emmanuel de Martonne, Johann Gottlieb Georgi, and Guillaume Delisle. After him are Pedro Reinel, Adolf Stieler, Johannes Gabriel Granö, Anton Friedrich Büsching, Vaclav Smil, and Torsten Hägerstrand.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
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Hans Meyer
1858 - 1929
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 51
Inō Tadataka
1745 - 1818
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 52
August Heinrich Petermann
1822 - 1878
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 53
Emmanuel de Martonne
1873 - 1955
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 54
Johann Gottlieb Georgi
1729 - 1802
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 55
Guillaume Delisle
1675 - 1726
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 56
Yves Lacoste
1929 - 2026
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 57
Pedro Reinel
1500 - 1542
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 58
Adolf Stieler
1775 - 1836
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 59
Johannes Gabriel Granö
1882 - 1956
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 60
Anton Friedrich Büsching
1724 - 1793
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 61
Vaclav Smil
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 62
Torsten Hägerstrand
1916 - 2004
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 63
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Yves Lacoste ranks 252. Before him are Rutka Laskier, Karin Lindberg, Ulla Jacobsson, Hong Song-nam, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and James McDivitt. After him are Paek Nam-sun, Terry Sawchuk, Hugues Aufray, Paavo Berglund, Gérard de Villiers, and John Henry Holland. Among people deceased in 2026, Yves Lacoste ranks 118. Before him are José Sanfilippo, Colin McDonald, Marinella, Hermano da Silva Ramos, Lyudmila Chursina, and David Kabua. After him are Kirsti Sparboe, Eddy Antoine, Hans-Jürgen Kreische, Zeudi Araya, Michael Byrne, and John Flanagan.
Others Born in 1929
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Rutka Laskier
WRITER
1929 - 1943
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 246
Karin Lindberg
GYMNAST
1929 - 2020
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 247
Ulla Jacobsson
ACTOR
1929 - 1982
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 248
Hong Song-nam
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2009
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 249
Toshiko Akiyoshi
MUSICIAN
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 250
James McDivitt
ASTRONAUT
1929 - 2022
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 251
Yves Lacoste
GEOGRAPHER
1929 - 2026
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 252
Paek Nam-sun
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 253
Terry Sawchuk
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1970
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 254
Hugues Aufray
SINGER
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 255
Paavo Berglund
CONDUCTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 256
Gérard de Villiers
WRITER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 257
John Henry Holland
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1929 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 258
Others Deceased in 2026
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José Sanfilippo
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2026
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 112
Colin McDonald
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2026
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 113
Marinella
SINGER
1938 - 2026
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 114
Hermano da Silva Ramos
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2026
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 115
Lyudmila Chursina
ACTOR
1941 - 2026
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 116
David Kabua
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2026
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 117
Yves Lacoste
GEOGRAPHER
1929 - 2026
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 118
Kirsti Sparboe
SINGER
1946 - 2026
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 119
Eddy Antoine
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2026
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 120
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2026
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 121
Zeudi Araya
ACTOR
1951 - 2026
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 122
Michael Byrne
ACTOR
1943 - 2026
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 123
John Flanagan
WRITER
1944 - 2026
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 124
In Morocco
Among people born in Morocco, Yves Lacoste ranks 78 out of NaN. Before him are Yazid of Morocco (1750), Ibrahim ibn Tashfin (1131), Driss Chraïbi (1926), Yahya al-Mu'tasim (null), Michel Qissi (1962), and Dunash ben Labrat (920). After him are Idris II of Morocco (791), Touria Chaoui (1936), Nawal El Moutawakel (1962), Said Belqola (1956), Alain Souchon (1944), and Eva Illouz (1961).
Others born in Morocco
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Yazid of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1792
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 72
Ibrahim ibn Tashfin
POLITICIAN
1131 - 1147
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 73
Driss Chraïbi
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 74
Yahya al-Mu'tasim
POLITICIAN
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 75
Michel Qissi
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 76
Dunash ben Labrat
WRITER
920 - 990
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 77
Yves Lacoste
GEOGRAPHER
1929 - 2026
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 78
Idris II of Morocco
POLITICIAN
791 - 828
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 79
Touria Chaoui
PILOT
1936 - 1956
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 80
Nawal El Moutawakel
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 81
Said Belqola
REFEREE
1956 - 2002
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 82
Alain Souchon
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 83
Eva Illouz
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 84
Among Geographers In Morocco
Among geographers born in Morocco, Yves Lacoste ranks 1.
