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Albert II of Belgium

1934 - Today

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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 until his abdication on 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 2,997,923 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Albert II of Belgium is the 419th most popular politician (down from 416th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 16th in 2019) and the 8th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 77

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Albert II of Belgium ranks 419 out of 19,576. Before him are Ibn Saud, Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Herod Antipas, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis VII of France, and Rurik. After him are Vitellius, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Harald Fairhair, Hafsa Sultan, Rehoboam, and Viktor Yanukovych.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Albert II of Belgium ranks 6. Before him are Yuri Gagarin, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Charles Manson, and Leonard Cohen. After him are Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Giorgio Armani, Maggie Smith, Gene Cernan, Carl Sagan, and Nana Mouskouri.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Albert II of Belgium ranks 17 out of 1,190. Before him are Andreas Vesalius (1514), Anthony van Dyck (1599), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), and Philip I of Castile (1478). After him are Frans Hals (1582), Orlande de Lassus (1534), Georges Simenon (1903), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Agnès Varda (1928), and Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Albert II of Belgium ranks 8. Before him are Pepin the Short (715), Clovis I (466), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), and Philip I of Castile (1478). After him are Mary of Burgundy (1457), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Samo (600), Baudouin of Belgium (1930), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), and William III of the Netherlands (1817).

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