Cyclist
Eddy Merckx
1945 - today
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Eddy Merckx
His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2024). Eddy Merckx is the most popular cyclist, the 28th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Cyclist.
Eddy Merckx is most famous for being the first person to win the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in the same year, which he accomplished five times. He also won the Tour de France five times and the Giro d'Italia three times.
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Among Cyclists
Among cyclists, Eddy Merckx ranks 1 out of 1,613. After him are Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil, Rik Van Looy, Maurice Garin, Gino Bartali, Raymond Poulidor, Bernard Hinault, Roger De Vlaeminck, Miguel Induráin, Tom Simpson, and Lucien Petit-Breton.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
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Eddy Merckx
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 1
Fausto Coppi
1919 - 1960
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 2
Jacques Anquetil
1934 - 1987
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 3
Rik Van Looy
1933 - 2024
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 4
Maurice Garin
1871 - 1957
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 5
Gino Bartali
1914 - 2000
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 6
Raymond Poulidor
1936 - 2019
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 7
Bernard Hinault
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 8
Roger De Vlaeminck
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 9
Miguel Induráin
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 10
Tom Simpson
1937 - 1967
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 11
Lucien Petit-Breton
1882 - 1917
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Eddy Merckx ranks 16. Before him are Radovan Karadžić, Priscilla Presley, Debbie Harry, Tom Selleck, Eric Clapton, and Jupp Heynckes. After him are Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Wim Wenders, Daniel Ortega, Yoshinori Ohsumi, Patrick Modiano, and Helen Mirren.
Others Born in 1945
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Radovan Karadžić
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 10
Priscilla Presley
COMPANION
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 11
Debbie Harry
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 12
Tom Selleck
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 13
Eric Clapton
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 14
Jupp Heynckes
COACH
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 15
Eddy Merckx
CYCLIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 16
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 17
Wim Wenders
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 18
Daniel Ortega
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 19
Yoshinori Ohsumi
BIOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 20
Patrick Modiano
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 21
Helen Mirren
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 22
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Eddy Merckx ranks 28 out of NaN. Before him are Georges Simenon (1903), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Philippe of Belgium (1960), and Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960). After him are Leopold III of Belgium (1901), César Franck (1822), Jules Bordet (1870), Abraham Ortelius (1527), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), and Baudouin of Belgium (1930).
Others born in Belgium
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Georges Simenon
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 22
Auguste Beernaert
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1912
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 23
Rogier van der Weyden
PAINTER
1390 - 1464
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 24
Albert II of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 25
Philippe of Belgium
NOBLEMAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 26
Jean-Claude Van Damme
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 27
Eddy Merckx
CYCLIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 28
Leopold III of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1983
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 29
César Franck
COMPOSER
1822 - 1890
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 30
Jules Bordet
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1961
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 31
Abraham Ortelius
GEOGRAPHER
1527 - 1598
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 32
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1530
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 33
Baudouin of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1993
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 34
Among Cyclists In Belgium
Among cyclists born in Belgium, Eddy Merckx ranks 1. After him are Rik Van Looy (1933), Roger De Vlaeminck (1947), Philippe Thys (1889), Rik Van Steenbergen (1924), Lucien Van Impe (1946), Patrick Sercu (1944), Firmin Lambot (1886), Odile Defraye (1888), Léon Scieur (1888), Walter Godefroot (1943), and Sylvère Maes (1909).
Eddy Merckx
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 1
Rik Van Looy
1933 - 2024
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 2
Roger De Vlaeminck
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 3
Philippe Thys
1889 - 1971
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 4
Rik Van Steenbergen
1924 - 2003
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 5
Lucien Van Impe
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 6
Patrick Sercu
1944 - 2019
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 7
Firmin Lambot
1886 - 1964
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8
Odile Defraye
1888 - 1965
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 9
Léon Scieur
1888 - 1969
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 10
Walter Godefroot
1943 - 2025
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 11
Sylvère Maes
1909 - 1966
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 12
