POLITICIAN
Hans van Baalen
1960 - 2021
Hans van Baalen
Johannes Cornelis "Hans" van Baalen (17 June 1960 – 29 April 2021) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as a Member of the European Parliament and Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019. He also was President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party from 21 November 2015 until his death. Van Baalen, a jurist and management consultant by occupation, worked for Deloitte as Director of Public relations from his graduation in 1988 until 1999. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans van Baalen has received more than 115,128 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Hans van Baalen is the 16,938th most popular politician (down from 16,031st in 2019), the 990th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 935th in 2019) and the 135th most popular Dutch Politician.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
42.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.12
Effective Languages (L*)
2.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Hans van Baalen ranks 16,938 out of 19,576. Before him are Ramil Safarov, Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, Tetyana Dorovskikh, Andrew Holness, Alexandru Athanasiu, and William Samuel Johnson. After him are Gilles Duceppe, Æthelric of Bernicia, Arun Jaitley, Grace Poe, Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, and Thomas Bibb.
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1977 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 16,932
Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 16,933
Tetyana Dorovskikh
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 16,934
Andrew Holness
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 16,935
Alexandru Athanasiu
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 16,936
William Samuel Johnson
1727 - 1819
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 16,937
Hans van Baalen
1960 - 2021
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 16,938
Gilles Duceppe
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 16,939
Æthelric of Bernicia
600 - 572
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 16,940
Arun Jaitley
1952 - 2019
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 16,941
Grace Poe
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 16,942
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
1817 - 1885
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 16,943
Thomas Bibb
1783 - 1839
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 16,944
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Hans van Baalen ranks 470. Before him are David L. Rabinowitz, Al Joyner, Tyrell Biggs, Steven Lindsey, Bjørg Eva Jensen, and Aleksandr Uvarov. After him are Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Stephan Engels, Valerie Bertinelli, Anett Pötzsch, David Miscavige, and P. C. Cast. Among people deceased in 2021, Hans van Baalen ranks 587. Before him are Theodore Katsanevas, Graham McRae, Ottorino Sartor, Ekkehard Fasser, Guillermo Sepúlveda, and Andrew Vachss. After him are Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Wayne Thiebaud, Barbara Shelley, Kinza Clodumar, Ron Flowers, and Umberto Colombo.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsDavid L. Rabinowitz
ASTRONOMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 464
Al Joyner
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 465
Tyrell Biggs
BOXER
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 466
Steven Lindsey
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 467
Bjørg Eva Jensen
SKATER
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 468
Aleksandr Uvarov
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 469
Hans van Baalen
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2021
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 470
Jón Páll Sigmarsson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1960 - 1993
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 471
Stephan Engels
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 472
Valerie Bertinelli
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 473
Anett Pötzsch
SKATER
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 474
David Miscavige
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 475
P. C. Cast
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 476
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsTheodore Katsanevas
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2021
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 581
Graham McRae
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 582
Ottorino Sartor
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2021
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 583
Ekkehard Fasser
ATHLETE
1952 - 2021
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 584
Guillermo Sepúlveda
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 585
Andrew Vachss
WRITER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 586
Hans van Baalen
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2021
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 587
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
WRITER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 588
Wayne Thiebaud
PAINTER
1920 - 2021
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 589
Barbara Shelley
ACTOR
1932 - 2021
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 590
Kinza Clodumar
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2021
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 591
Ron Flowers
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 592
Umberto Colombo
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 593
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Hans van Baalen ranks 990 out of 1,646. Before him are Leo Halle (1906), Joseph Smit (1836), Sylvie Meis (1978), Jan Pijnenburg (1906), Hendrik Timmer (1904), and Sophie in 't Veld (1963). After him are Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (1918), Rudolf Koelman (1959), Jean-Paul van Poppel (1962), Frode Andresen (1973), Gaston Taument (1970), and Jan Kounen (1964).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsLeo Halle
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1992
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 984
Joseph Smit
ARTIST
1836 - 1929
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 985
Sylvie Meis
MODEL
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 986
Jan Pijnenburg
CYCLIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 987
Hendrik Timmer
TENNIS PLAYER
1904 - 1998
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 988
Sophie in 't Veld
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 989
Hans van Baalen
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2021
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 990
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 2012
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 991
Rudolf Koelman
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 992
Jean-Paul van Poppel
CYCLIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 993
Frode Andresen
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 994
Gaston Taument
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 995
Jan Kounen
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 996
Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands
Among politicians born in Netherlands, Hans van Baalen ranks 135. Before him are Johan van Hulst (1911), Rita Verdonk (1955), Maxime Verhagen (1956), Caroline van der Plas (1967), Anky van Grunsven (1968), and Sophie in 't Veld (1963). After him are Helen Tanger (1978), Emile Roemer (1962), Dick Quax (1948), Bert Koenders (1958), Thierry Baudet (1983), and Wouter Bos (1963).
Johan van Hulst
1911 - 2018
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 129
Rita Verdonk
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 130
Maxime Verhagen
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 131
Caroline van der Plas
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 132
Anky van Grunsven
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 133
Sophie in 't Veld
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 134
Hans van Baalen
1960 - 2021
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 135
Helen Tanger
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 136
Emile Roemer
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 137
Dick Quax
1948 - 2018
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 138
Bert Koenders
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 139
Thierry Baudet
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 140
Wouter Bos
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 141