1942 - Today
Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko xaˈβjeɾ soˈlana ðe maðaˈɾjaɣa]; born 14 July 1942) is a Spanish physicist and Socialist politician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Javier Solana has received more than 297,635 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Javier Solana is the 150th most popular physicist (down from 149th in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 149th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Physicist.
Javier Solana is most famous for his work as the Secretary-General of NATO from 1995 to 1999. He was also the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union from 1999 to 2009.
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Among physicists, Javier Solana ranks 150 out of 721. Before him are Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, Frits Zernike, Benjamin Thompson, Murray Gell-Mann, William Shockley, and Hannes Alfvén. After him are Ratko Janev, Hugh Everett III, Robert H. Goddard, Heinrich Rohrer, Georges Charpak, and Martin Lewis Perl.
1799 - 1864
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 144
1888 - 1966
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 145
1753 - 1814
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 146
1929 - 2019
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 147
1910 - 1989
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 148
1908 - 1995
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 149
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 150
1939 - 2019
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 151
1930 - 1982
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 152
1882 - 1945
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 153
1933 - 2013
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 154
1924 - 2010
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 155
1927 - 2014
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 156
Among people born in 1942, Javier Solana ranks 40. Before him are Jochen Rindt, Mohamed ElBaradei, Giacinto Facchetti, Michael Bloomberg, Wen Jiabao, and John Irving. After him are Jacques Rogge, Frank Williams, Michel Mayor, Bob Hoskins, Arto Paasilinna, and Giancarlo Giannini.
1942 - 1970
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 34
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 35
1942 - 2006
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 36
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 37
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 38
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 39
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 40
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 41
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 42
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 43
1942 - 2014
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 44
1942 - 2018
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 45
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 46
Among people born in Spain, Javier Solana ranks 183 out of 2,595. Before him are Alfonso II of Aragon (1157), Camilo José Cela (1916), Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), Frederick III of Sicily (1272), Pomponius Mela (15), and Miguel Muñoz (1922). After him are Berengaria of Navarre (1165), Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510), Henry III of Castile (1379), Al-Hakam II (915), Carmen Amaya (1913), and Felipe VI of Spain (1968).
1157 - 1196
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 177
1916 - 2002
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 178
1089 - 1167
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 179
1272 - 1337
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 180
15 - 100
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 181
1922 - 1990
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 182
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 183
1165 - 1230
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 184
1510 - 1572
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 185
1379 - 1406
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 186
915 - 976
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 187
1913 - 1963
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 188
1968 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 189
Among physicists born in Spain, Javier Solana ranks 1. After him are José Celestino Mutis (1732).