1875 - 1934
Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934. He ruled during an eventful period in the history of Belgium, which included the period of World War I (1914–1918), when 90 percent of Belgium was overrun, occupied, and ruled by the German Empire. Other crucial issues included the adoption of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919, the ruling of the Belgian Congo as an overseas possession of the Kingdom of Belgium along with the League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi, the reconstruction of Belgium following the war, and the first five years of the Great Depression (1929–1934). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert I of Belgium has received more than 1,688,608 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Albert I of Belgium is the 577th most popular politician (up from 647th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Belgium (up from 24th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Belgian Politician.
Albert I of Belgium is most famous for being the first king of the Belgians. He was a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which was a branch of the House of Wettin.
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Among politicians, Albert I of Belgium ranks 577 out of 15,710. Before him are Ante Pavelić, Xanthippe, Ibn Saud, Philip I of France, Mary of Burgundy, and Reuven Rivlin. After him are Hafsa Sultan, Norodom Sihanouk, Kim Dae-jung, Robert F. Kennedy, Licinius, and Georgi Dimitrov.
1889 - 1959
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 571
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 572
1875 - 1953
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 573
1052 - 1108
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 574
1457 - 1482
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 575
1939 - Present
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 576
1875 - 1934
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 577
1479 - 1534
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 578
1922 - 2012
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 579
1924 - 2009
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 580
1925 - 1968
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 581
263 - 325
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 582
1882 - 1949
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 583
Among people born in 1875, Albert I of Belgium ranks 13. Before him are Ferdinand Porsche, Gerd von Rundstedt, Jeanne Calment, Mileva Marić, Aleister Crowley, and Ibn Saud. After him are Mikhail Kalinin, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Vallabhbhai Patel, Fritz Kreisler, Gilbert N. Lewis, and Marie of Romania. Among people deceased in 1934, Albert I of Belgium ranks 7. Before him are Marie Curie, Paul von Hindenburg, Lev Vygotsky, Ernst Röhm, Edward Elgar, and Fritz Haber. After him are Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Kurt von Schleicher, Sergey Kirov, Raymond Poincaré, Nestor Makhno, and Engelbert Dollfuss.
1875 - 1951
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 7
1875 - 1953
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 8
1875 - 1997
HPI: 79.66
Rank: 9
1875 - 1948
HPI: 79.48
Rank: 10
1875 - 1947
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 11
1875 - 1953
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 12
1875 - 1934
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 13
1875 - 1946
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 14
1875 - 1950
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 15
1875 - 1950
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 16
1875 - 1962
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 17
1875 - 1946
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 18
1875 - 1938
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 19
1867 - 1934
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 1
1847 - 1934
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 2
1896 - 1934
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 3
1887 - 1934
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 4
1857 - 1934
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 5
1868 - 1934
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 6
1875 - 1934
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 7
1888 - 1934
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 8
1882 - 1934
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 9
1886 - 1934
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 10
1860 - 1934
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 11
1888 - 1934
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 12
1892 - 1934
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 13
Among people born in Belgium, Albert I of Belgium ranks 21 out of 899. Before him are Philip I of Castile (1478), Frans Hals (1582), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Georges Simenon (1903), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), and Mary of Burgundy (1457). After him are Georges Lemaître (1894), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Mary of Hungary (1505), Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), and Adolphe Sax (1814).
1478 - 1506
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 15
1582 - 1666
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 16
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 17
1903 - 1989
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 18
1901 - 1983
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 19
1457 - 1482
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 20
1875 - 1934
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 21
1894 - 1966
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 22
1480 - 1530
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 23
1505 - 1558
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 24
1960 - Present
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 25
1697 - 1745
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 26
1814 - 1894
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 27
Among politicians born in Belgium, Albert I of Belgium ranks 9. Before him are Clovis I (466), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Philip I of Castile (1478), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), and Mary of Burgundy (1457). After him are Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Mary of Hungary (1505), Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), Baudouin of Belgium (1930), Eleanor of Austria (1498), and William III of the Netherlands (1817).
466 - 511
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 3
1835 - 1909
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 4
1478 - 1506
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 5
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 6
1901 - 1983
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 7
1457 - 1482
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 8
1875 - 1934
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 9
1480 - 1530
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 10
1505 - 1558
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 11
1697 - 1745
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 12
1930 - 1993
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 13
1498 - 1558
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 14
1817 - 1890
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 15