1934 - Today
Albert II (born 6 June 1934) is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 9 August 1993 to 21 July 2013. Albert II is the son of King Leopold III and the last living child of Queen Astrid, born a princess of Sweden. He is the younger brother of the late Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg and King Baudouin, whom he succeeded following Baudouin's death in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert II of Belgium has received more than 2,743,755 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Albert II of Belgium is the 416th most popular politician (up from 436th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 17th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Belgian Politician.
Albert II of Belgium is most famous for being the current King of Belgium. He is the eldest son of King Albert I and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium.
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Among politicians, Albert II of Belgium ranks 416 out of 15,577. Before him are Yongle Emperor, Oleg of Novgorod, José Mujica, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, George II of Great Britain, and Severus Alexander. After him are Henry the Fowler, Charles I of England, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Jeongjo of Joseon, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Rurik.
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 410
900 - 912
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 411
1935 - Present
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 412
1557 - 1619
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 413
1683 - 1760
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 414
208 - 235
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 415
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 416
876 - 936
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 417
1600 - 1649
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 418
1867 - 1951
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 419
1752 - 1800
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 420
1536 - 1598
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 421
830 - 879
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 422
Among people born in 1934, Albert II of Belgium ranks 7. Before him are Yuri Gagarin, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Charles Manson, Maggie Smith, and Leonard Cohen. After him are Giorgio Armani, Judi Dench, Carl Sagan, Gene Cernan, Leonid Kravchuk, and Nana Mouskouri.
1934 - 1968
HPI: 85.94
Rank: 1
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 2
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 3
1934 - 2017
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 4
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 5
1934 - 2016
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 6
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 7
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 8
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 9
1934 - 1996
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 10
1934 - 2017
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 11
1934 - 2022
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 12
1934 - Present
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 13
Among people born in Belgium, Albert II of Belgium ranks 16 out of 1,019. Before him are Gerardus Mercator (1512), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), Philip I of Castile (1478), Anthony van Dyck (1599), and Orlande de Lassus (1534). After him are Mary of Burgundy (1457), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Frans Hals (1582), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), and Georges Simenon (1903).
1512 - 1594
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 10
1835 - 1909
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 11
1908 - 2009
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 12
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 13
1599 - 1641
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 14
1534 - 1594
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 15
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 16
1457 - 1482
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 17
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 18
1390 - 1464
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 19
1582 - 1666
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 20
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 21
1903 - 1989
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 22
Among politicians born in Belgium, Albert II of Belgium ranks 6. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), Clovis I (466), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), and Philip I of Castile (1478). After him are Mary of Burgundy (1457), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Albert I of Belgium (1875), and Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697).
1500 - 1558
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 1
715 - 768
HPI: 80.80
Rank: 2
466 - 511
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 3
1835 - 1909
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 4
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 5
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 6
1457 - 1482
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 7
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 8
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 9
1480 - 1530
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 10
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 11
1697 - 1745
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 12