1929 - 2008
Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦyɣoː ˈklʌu̯s]; 5 April 1929 – 19 March 2008) was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, novels, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director. He wrote primarily in Dutch, although he also wrote some poetry in English. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugo Claus has received more than 147,942 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Hugo Claus is the 1,485th most popular writer (down from 1,348th in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 177th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Belgian Writer.
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Among writers, Hugo Claus ranks 1,485 out of 5,755. Before him are Akka Mahadevi, Gunnar Gunnarsson, William Carlos Williams, Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy, Michel Verne, and Maria Valtorta. After him are Erle Stanley Gardner, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, François de Malherbe, Georges Duhamel, Gampopa, and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin.
1130 - 1101
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,479
1889 - 1975
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,480
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 1,481
1758 - 1838
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 1,482
1861 - 1925
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 1,483
1897 - 1961
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,484
1929 - 2008
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,485
1889 - 1970
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,486
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,487
1555 - 1628
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,488
1884 - 1966
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,489
1079 - 1153
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 1,490
1826 - 1889
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 1,491
Among people born in 1929, Hugo Claus ranks 119. Before him are Heiner Müller, José Santamaría, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Vic Morrow, André Previn, and Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. After him are Osamu Yamaji, Joan Plowright, Antonio Carbajal, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, Branko Zebec, and Alexis Weissenberg. Among people deceased in 2008, Hugo Claus ranks 62. Before him are Henri Cartan, Isaac Hayes, Mauricio Kagel, Eartha Kitt, Paul Scofield, and Chiara Lubich. After him are Marcial Maciel, Jean-Marie Balestre, Muslim Magomayev, Bo Diddley, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, and Bettie Page.
1929 - 1995
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 113
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 114
1929 - 2023
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 115
1929 - 1982
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 116
1929 - 2019
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 117
1929 - 1972
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 118
1929 - 2008
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 119
1929 - 2021
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 120
1929 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 121
1929 - 2023
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 122
1929 - 2013
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 123
1929 - 1988
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 124
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 125
1904 - 2008
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 56
1942 - 2008
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 57
1931 - 2008
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 58
1927 - 2008
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 59
1922 - 2008
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 60
1920 - 2008
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 61
1929 - 2008
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 62
1920 - 2008
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 63
1921 - 2008
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 64
1942 - 2008
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 65
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 66
1926 - 2008
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 67
1923 - 2008
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 68
Among people born in Belgium, Hugo Claus ranks 187 out of 1,019. Before him are Clara Peeters (1594), Raymond Goethals (1921), Paul Otlet (1868), Roelant Savery (1576), Wilfried Martens (1936), and Theodor de Bry (1528). After him are Melchior Broederlam (1355), Johannes Tinctoris (1435), Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), Gudula (646), Pierre Alechinsky (1927), and Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338).
1594 - 1657
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 181
1921 - 2004
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 182
1868 - 1944
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 183
1576 - 1639
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 184
1936 - 2013
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 185
1528 - 1598
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 186
1929 - 2008
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 187
1355 - 1410
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 188
1435 - 1511
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 189
1862 - 1926
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 190
646 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 191
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 192
1338 - 1368
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 193
Among writers born in Belgium, Hugo Claus ranks 12. Before him are Marguerite Porete (1250), Pierre Louÿs (1870), Henri Michaux (1899), Laura Marx (1845), Victor Serge (1890), and Georges Rodenbach (1855). After him are Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), Jean Bolland (1596), John of Ruusbroec (1293), Michel de Ghelderode (1898), William of Moerbeke (1215), and Hendrik Conscience (1812).
1250 - 1310
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 6
1870 - 1925
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 7
1899 - 1984
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 8
1845 - 1911
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 9
1890 - 1947
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 10
1855 - 1898
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 11
1929 - 2008
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 12
1522 - 1592
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13
1596 - 1665
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 14
1293 - 1381
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 15
1898 - 1962
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 16
1215 - 1286
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 17
1812 - 1883
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 18