1547 - 1619
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːɦɑɱ vɑn ɔldə(m)ˈbɑrnəvɛlt]), Heer van Berkel en Rodenrijs (1600), Gunterstein (1611) and Bakkum (1613) (14 September 1547 – 13 May 1619) was a Dutch statesman and revolutionary who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire. Van Oldenbarnevelt was born in Amersfoort. He studied law at the universities of Leuven, Bourges, Heidelberg, and Padua, and traveled in France and Italy before settling permanently in The Hague. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt has received more than 284,922 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is the 3,862nd most popular politician (down from 3,309th in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 125th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Dutch Politician.
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was a Dutch statesman who was executed for treason during the Dutch Revolt. He is most famous for his role in the negotiations that led to the Twelve Years' Truce.
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Among politicians, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ranks 3,862 out of 15,710. Before him are Ulrich von Jungingen, Anitta, Kim Tu-bong, Charles, Prince of Viana, Ma Ying-jeou, and Chryses of Troy. After him are Ne Win, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, Agis II, Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, Ante Marković, and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany.
1360 - 1410
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 3,856
1700 BC - 1740 BC
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 3,857
1889 - 1958
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 3,858
1421 - 1461
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 3,859
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 3,860
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 3,861
1547 - 1619
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 3,862
1910 - 2002
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 3,863
130 BC - 63 BC
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 3,864
490 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 3,865
135 BC - 95 BC
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 3,866
1924 - 2011
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 3,867
1853 - 1884
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 3,868
Among people born in 1547, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ranks 6. Before him are Miguel de Cervantes, John of Austria, Claude of France, Justus Lipsius, and Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany. After him are Stanisław Żółkiewski, Oichi, Sanada Masayuki, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, Mateo Alemán, and Rudolph Goclenius. Among people deceased in 1619, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ranks 8. Before him are Safiye Sultan, Anne of Denmark, Hans Lippershey, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Ludovico Carracci, and Lucilio Vanini. After him are Lawrence of Brindisi, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Hieronymus Fabricius, Denis Calvaert, Marko Krizin, and Richard Burbage.
1547 - 1616
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 1
1547 - 1578
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 2
1547 - 1575
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 3
1547 - 1606
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 4
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 5
1547 - 1619
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 6
1547 - 1620
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 7
1547 - 1583
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 8
1547 - 1611
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 9
1547 - 1621
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 10
1547 - 1613
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 11
1547 - 1628
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 12
1550 - 1619
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 2
1574 - 1619
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 3
1570 - 1619
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 4
1572 - 1619
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 5
1555 - 1619
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 6
1585 - 1619
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 7
1547 - 1619
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 8
1559 - 1619
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 9
1535 - 1619
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 10
1533 - 1619
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 11
1540 - 1619
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 12
1589 - 1619
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 13
1567 - 1619
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 14
Among people born in Netherlands, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ranks 150 out of 1,209. Before him are Maarten van Heemskerck (1498), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), Abraham Bloemaert (1566), Fanny Blankers-Koen (1918), and Anton Mauve (1838). After him are Piet Keizer (1943), Ruud Lubbers (1939), Antonis Mor (1519), Tom Gehrels (1925), Pieter Lastman (1583), and Jan Ingenhousz (1730).
1498 - 1574
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 144
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 145
1620 - 1691
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 146
1566 - 1651
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 147
1918 - 2004
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 148
1838 - 1888
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 149
1547 - 1619
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 150
1943 - 2017
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 151
1939 - 2018
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 152
1519 - 1575
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 153
1925 - 2011
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 154
1583 - 1633
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 155
1730 - 1799
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 156
Among politicians born in Netherlands, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ranks 18. Before him are William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), William II of Holland (1228), Mark Rutte (1967), Wim Duisenberg (1935), Peter Stuyvesant (1612), and Wim Kok (1938). After him are Ruud Lubbers (1939), Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), Nicholas J. Spykman (1893), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Philip William, Prince of Orange (1554), and Pim Fortuyn (1948).
1711 - 1751
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 12
1228 - 1256
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 13
1967 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 14
1935 - 2005
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 15
1612 - 1672
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 16
1938 - 2018
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 17
1547 - 1619
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 18
1939 - 2018
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 19
1939 - Present
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 20
1893 - 1943
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 21
1363 - 1424
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 22
1554 - 1618
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 23
1948 - 2002
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 24