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Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten

1927 - 1977

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Jacob Louis Veldhuyzen van Zanten (5 February 1927 – 27 March 1977) was a Dutch aircraft captain and flight instructor. He was captain of the KLM Flight 4805 and died in the Tenerife airport disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten has received more than 723,942 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten is the 25th most popular pilot, the 365th most popular biography from Netherlands and the most popular Dutch Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten ranks 25 out of 48. Before him are René Fonck, Joseph Kittinger, Claire Lee Chennault, Amet-khan Sultan, Vladimir Ilyushin, and Carl Gustaf von Rosen. After him are Charles Nungesser, Igor Volk, Bessie Coleman, Amy Johnson, Leyla Mammadbeyova, and Helmut Wick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten ranks 135. Before him are Vladimir Ilyushin, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Al Martino, Patti Page, Paul Volcker, and Gae Aulenti. After him are Neil Simon, Yutaka Taniyama, Vittorio Gregotti, Stanisław Kania, Martin Walser, and Víctor Rodríguez Andrade. Among people deceased in 1977, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten ranks 91. Before him are Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Alexander Rodimtsev, Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Dietrich von Hildebrand, Zózimo, and Pierre Clastres. After him are Henry Tandey, Jim Thompson, Carl Zuckmayer, Sergei Kruglov, Pan Yuliang, and Kōichi Kido.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten ranks 365 out of 1,427. Before him are Simon de Vlieger (1601), Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798), Wil van Gogh (1862), Joseph Luns (1911), Jan Timman (1951), and Ard Schenk (1944). After him are Cristina Deutekom (1931), Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467), Louis Andriessen (1939), Dirk V, Count of Holland (1053), Jan Dirksz Both (1618), and Gemma Frisius (1508).

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Among PILOTS In Netherlands

Among pilots born in Netherlands, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten ranks 1. 

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