POLITICIAN
Claude Onesta
1957 - Today

Claude Onesta
Claude Onesta, (born 6 February 1957 in Albi, France), is a French handball coach, responsible of France's Men's handball team from 2001 to 2016. Currently he is holding the position of General Manager of French Men's National Handball Team since 2016 after retiring from coaching career. With his Russian counterpart Vladimir Maksimov, he has one of the most successful Handball coaching records with titles in major competitions such as The Olympics, The World Championship, and The European Championship. In January 2010, he led his team to a second European title becoming the first men's handball team to simultaneously hold the 3 major titles. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Onesta is the 17,649th most popular politician (down from 17,186th in 2024), the 5,308th most popular biography from France (down from 5,270th in 2019) and the 926th most popular French Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Claude Onesta ranks 17,649 out of 19,576. Before him are Eowa of Mercia, Patrick M. Shanahan, Robert P. Patterson, Pavel Grudinin, Mihály Hesz, and Sophia Duleep Singh. After him are Maciej Płażyński, Raúl Grijalva, Fitzhugh Lee, Kajsa Ollongren, Vince Cable, and Jorge Bom Jesus.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEowa of Mercia
650 - 642
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 17,650
Patrick M. Shanahan
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 17,651
Robert P. Patterson
1891 - 1952
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 17,652
Pavel Grudinin
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 17,653
Mihály Hesz
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 17,654
Sophia Duleep Singh
1876 - 1948
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 17,655
Claude Onesta
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 17,656
Maciej Płażyński
1958 - 2010
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 17,657
Raúl Grijalva
1948 - 2025
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 17,658
Fitzhugh Lee
1835 - 1905
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 17,659
Kajsa Ollongren
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 17,660
Vince Cable
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 17,661
Jorge Bom Jesus
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 17,662
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Claude Onesta ranks 569. Before him are Ali Divandari, Ralph Brown, Ammar Souayah, Janet Napolitano, Norbert Növényi, and Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya. After him are Rui Veloso, Jenifer Lewis, Zhivko Gospodinov, Tertius Zongo, Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, and Alexander Beilinson.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsAli Divandari
PAINTER
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 563
Ralph Brown
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 564
Ammar Souayah
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 565
Janet Napolitano
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 566
Norbert Növényi
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 567
Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
CHESS PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 568
Claude Onesta
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 569
Rui Veloso
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 570
Jenifer Lewis
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 571
Zhivko Gospodinov
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2015
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 572
Tertius Zongo
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 573
Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 574
Alexander Beilinson
MATHEMATICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 575
In France
Among people born in France, Claude Onesta ranks 5,308 out of 6,770. Before him are Lucile Hadžihalilović (1961), Benoît Assou-Ekotto (1984), Yacine Brahimi (1990), Daniel Leclercq (1949), Corentin Martins (1969), and Matthieu Chedid (1971). After him are Younès Belhanda (1990), Xavier Beauvois (1967), Barbara Pravi (1993), Brian Joubert (1984), Jean-Michel Henry (1963), and Catherine Mouchet (1959).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLucile Hadžihalilović
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 5,302
Benoît Assou-Ekotto
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 5,303
Yacine Brahimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 5,304
Daniel Leclercq
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 5,305
Corentin Martins
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 5,306
Matthieu Chedid
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 5,307
Claude Onesta
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 5,308
Younès Belhanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 5,309
Xavier Beauvois
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5,310
Barbara Pravi
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5,311
Brian Joubert
SKATER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 5,312
Jean-Michel Henry
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 5,313
Catherine Mouchet
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 5,314
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Claude Onesta ranks 926. Before him are Richard Ferrand (1962), Bruno Le Maire (1969), Gwendal Peizerat (1972), Ranulf Flambard (1060), Stéphane Séjourné (1985), and Olivier Faure (1968). After him are Jean-Pierre Bel (1951), Harlem Désir (1959), Jean-François Copé (1964), Lionel Zinsou (1953), Dominique Voynet (1958), and Corinne Lepage (1951).
Richard Ferrand
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 920
Bruno Le Maire
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 921
Gwendal Peizerat
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 922
Ranulf Flambard
1060 - 1128
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 923
Stéphane Séjourné
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 924
Olivier Faure
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 925
Claude Onesta
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 926
Jean-Pierre Bel
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 927
Harlem Désir
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 928
Jean-François Copé
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 929
Lionel Zinsou
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 930
Dominique Voynet
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 931
Corinne Lepage
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 932
















































