1920 - 2001
Barend Willem Biesheuvel (; 5 April 1920 – 29 April 2001) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 6 July 1971 until 11 May 1973.Biesheuvel studied law at the Free University Amsterdam obtaining a Master of Laws degree and worked as a civil servant for the Provincial-executive of North Holland from September 1945 until January 1952 and as trade association executive for the Christian Farmers and Gardeners Association (CBTB) from January 1952 until July 1959 and as chairman from August 1956. Biesheuvel became a Member of the House of Representatives shortly after the number of seats was raised from 100 to 150 seats following the election of 1956 taking office on 6 November 1956 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Agriculture, Local Government Affairs and Kingdom Relations. Biesheuvel was also selected as a Member of the European Parliament and dual served taking office on 7 March 1961. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barend Biesheuvel has received more than 80,504 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Barend Biesheuvel is the 11,275th most popular politician (down from 9,927th in 2019), the 516th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 446th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Dutch Politician.
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Among politicians, Barend Biesheuvel ranks 11,275 out of 15,577. Before him are Mahmud Nedim Pasha, John III of Trebizond, Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Prince August of Württemberg, Cunobeline, and Orontes IV. After him are Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov, John I, Count Palatine of Simmern, Edgar Jung, Gnaeus Octavius, Neferhotep III, and Ioannis Alevras.
1818 - 1883
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 11,269
1321 - 1362
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 11,270
1706 - 1771
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 11,271
1813 - 1885
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 11,272
100 BC - 41
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 11,273
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 11,274
1920 - 2001
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 11,275
1786 - 1862
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 11,276
1459 - 1509
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 11,277
1894 - 1934
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 11,278
200 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 11,279
1600 BC - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 11,280
1912 - 1995
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 11,281
Among people born in 1920, Barend Biesheuvel ranks 203. Before him are Karel Píč, Roberto M. Levingston, John Lewis, Ignacio Eizaguirre, Georges Marchal, and Jorge Pacheco Areco. After him are Juan José Torres, Josefa Iloilo, Lydia Wideman, Gabrielle Wittkop, Virginia Mayo, and Camillo Felgen. Among people deceased in 2001, Barend Biesheuvel ranks 141. Before him are Hilde Holger, Jelle Zijlstra, Stelios Kazantzidis, Luiz Bonfá, Davorin Popović, and Victor Wong. After him are Jaromil Jireš, David Kipiani, Beatrice Straight, J. J. Johnson, Joe Henderson, and Troy Donahue.
1920 - 1995
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 197
1920 - 2015
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 198
1920 - 2001
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 199
1920 - 2013
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 200
1920 - 1997
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 201
1920 - 1998
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 202
1920 - 2001
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 203
1920 - 1976
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 204
1920 - 2011
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 205
1920 - 2019
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 206
1920 - 2002
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 207
1920 - 2005
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 208
1920 - 2005
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 209
1905 - 2001
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 135
1918 - 2001
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 136
1931 - 2001
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 137
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 138
1946 - 2001
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 139
1927 - 2001
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 140
1920 - 2001
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 141
1935 - 2001
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 142
1951 - 2001
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 143
1914 - 2001
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 144
1924 - 2001
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 145
1937 - 2001
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 146
1936 - 2001
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 147
Among people born in Netherlands, Barend Biesheuvel ranks 516 out of 1,427. Before him are Gisbertus Voetius (1589), Jan Janssonius (1588), Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (1856), Gerald Vanenburg (1964), Willem Roelofs (1822), and Johannes Meursius (1579). After him are Jetty Paerl (1921), Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900), Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (1612), Jan van de Cappelle (1624), Frits Bolkestein (1933), and Cornelis Lely (1854).
1589 - 1676
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 510
1588 - 1664
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 511
1856 - 1894
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 512
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 513
1822 - 1897
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 514
1579 - 1639
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 515
1920 - 2001
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 516
1921 - 2013
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 517
1900 - 1987
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 518
1612 - 1640
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 519
1624 - 1679
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 520
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 521
1854 - 1929
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 522
Among politicians born in Netherlands, Barend Biesheuvel ranks 78. Before him are Dirk Stikker (1897), Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710), Nicolaes Witsen (1641), Roméo Dallaire (1946), Louis Beel (1902), and Jelle Zijlstra (1918). After him are Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (1612), Frits Bolkestein (1933), Cornelis Lely (1854), Dirk Jan de Geer (1870), Badr Hari (1984), and Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885).
1897 - 1979
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 72
1710 - 1777
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 73
1641 - 1717
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 74
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 75
1902 - 1977
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 76
1918 - 2001
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 77
1920 - 2001
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 78
1612 - 1640
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 79
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 80
1854 - 1929
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 81
1870 - 1960
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 82
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 83
1885 - 1961
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 84