POLITICIAN
Jean-Pierre Bel
1951 - Today

Jean-Pierre Bel
Jean-Pierre Marcel Louis Bel (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃pjɛʁ bɛl]; born 30 December 1951) is a French retired politician who served as President of the Senate from 2011 to 2014 (the sole left-winger under the Fifth Republic). From the Ariège department, Bel is a member of the Socialist Party; he was elected to the Senate in September 1998 and re-elected in September 2008. Bel presided over the Socialist group in the Senate from 2004 to 2011. Following his Senate tenure, he was appointed in 2015 as President François Hollande's personal envoy for Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jean-Pierre Bel is the 17,679th most popular politician (down from 17,543rd in 2024), the 5,320th most popular biography from France (up from 5,389th in 2019) and the 927th most popular French Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jean-Pierre Bel ranks 17,679 out of 19,576. Before him are Gene Okerlund, Domingos Simões Pereira, Siaosi Sovaleni, Lot M. Morrill, Eli Yishai, and Jo Benkow. After him are Renhō, Chidambaram Subramaniam, Raffaele Fitto, Red Kelly, Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, and Peyton Randolph.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGene Okerlund
1942 - 2019
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 17,680
Domingos Simões Pereira
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 17,681
Siaosi Sovaleni
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 17,682
Lot M. Morrill
1813 - 1883
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 17,683
Eli Yishai
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 17,684
Jo Benkow
1924 - 2013
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 17,685
Jean-Pierre Bel
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 17,686
Renhō
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 17,687
Chidambaram Subramaniam
1910 - 2000
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 17,688
Raffaele Fitto
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 17,689
Red Kelly
1927 - 2019
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 17,690
Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 17,691
Peyton Randolph
1721 - 1775
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 17,692
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Jean-Pierre Bel ranks 656. Before him are Françoise Nyssen, Satish Shah, Azimzhan Askarov, Mike Bantom, Alan Minter, and Rubén Cano. After him are Debra Fischer, Khattiya Sawasdipol, George Karl, Jane Barkman, Arsène Auguste, and Kinzang Dorji.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsFrançoise Nyssen
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 650
Satish Shah
ACTOR
1951 - 2025
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 651
Azimzhan Askarov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 652
Mike Bantom
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 653
Alan Minter
BOXER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 654
Rubén Cano
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 655
Jean-Pierre Bel
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 656
Debra Fischer
ASTRONOMER
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 657
Khattiya Sawasdipol
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1951 - 2010
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 658
George Karl
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 659
Jane Barkman
SWIMMER
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 660
Arsène Auguste
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 1993
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 661
Kinzang Dorji
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 662
In France
Among people born in France, Jean-Pierre Bel ranks 5,320 out of 6,770. Before him are Catherine Mouchet (1959), Raïs M'Bolhi (1986), Bernard Diomède (1974), Christophe Barratier (1963), Olivier Dahan (1967), and Pascal Obispo (1965). After him are Vincent Guérin (1965), Jérôme Rothen (1978), Evan Fournier (1992), David Douillet (1969), Philippe Christanval (1978), and Julian Alaphilippe (1992).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCatherine Mouchet
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 5,314
Raïs M'Bolhi
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 5,315
Bernard Diomède
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 5,316
Christophe Barratier
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 5,317
Olivier Dahan
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 5,318
Pascal Obispo
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5,319
Jean-Pierre Bel
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 5,320
Vincent Guérin
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 5,321
Jérôme Rothen
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 5,322
Evan Fournier
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 5,323
David Douillet
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 5,324
Philippe Christanval
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 5,325
Julian Alaphilippe
CYCLIST
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 5,326
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Jean-Pierre Bel ranks 927. Before him are Bruno Le Maire (1969), Gwendal Peizerat (1972), Ranulf Flambard (1060), Stéphane Séjourné (1985), Olivier Faure (1968), and Claude Onesta (1957). After him are Harlem Désir (1959), Jean-François Copé (1964), Lionel Zinsou (1953), Dominique Voynet (1958), Corinne Lepage (1951), and Xavier Bertrand (1965).
Bruno Le Maire
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 921
Gwendal Peizerat
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 922
Ranulf Flambard
1060 - 1128
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 923
Stéphane Séjourné
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 924
Olivier Faure
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 925
Claude Onesta
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 926
Jean-Pierre Bel
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 927
Harlem Désir
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 928
Jean-François Copé
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 929
Lionel Zinsou
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 930
Dominique Voynet
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 931
Corinne Lepage
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 932
Xavier Bertrand
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 933
















































