1891 - 1952
John Langenus (9 December 1891, in Antwerp, Belgium – 1 October 1952, in Antwerp) was a Belgian football referee, who officiated for FIFA in three World Cup competitions, including the first ever Final match in 1930. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Langenus has received more than 61,969 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). John Langenus is the 180th most popular businessperson (down from 120th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 158th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Businessperson.
John Langenus is most famous for his work on the development of the first successful artificial heart.
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Among businesspeople, John Langenus ranks 180 out of 601. Before him are Asa Griggs Candler, Jack Daniel, Thomas J. Watson, Ted Turner, Thomas Lipton, and Ambroise Vollard. After him are Rebiya Kadeer, Piero Ferrari, Jack Welch, Lorenzo Sanz, Lakshmi Mittal, and Jesse Livermore.
1851 - 1929
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 174
1850 - 1911
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 175
1874 - 1956
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 176
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 177
1848 - 1931
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 178
1866 - 1939
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 179
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 180
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 181
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 182
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 183
1943 - 2020
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 184
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 185
1877 - 1940
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 186
Among people born in 1891, John Langenus ranks 52. Before him are Arthur Drewry, Otto Schmidt, Jacques Lipchitz, Takijirō Ōnishi, Yevhen Konovalets, and John Heartfield. After him are Shizo Kanakuri, Oswald Boelcke, Hu Shih, Kurt von Tippelskirch, Poul Nielsen, and Lajos Zilahy. Among people deceased in 1952, John Langenus ranks 38. Before him are Alfred Einstein, Charles Lightoller, Bedřich Hrozný, Emilie Louise Flöge, Clark L. Hull, and Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria. After him are Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Otto Dietrich, Pedro Lascuráin, Jigme Wangchuck, Kurt Schumacher, and William Fox.
1891 - 1961
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 46
1891 - 1956
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 47
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 48
1891 - 1945
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 49
1891 - 1938
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 50
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 51
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 52
1891 - 1983
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 53
1891 - 1916
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 54
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 55
1891 - 1957
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 56
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 57
1891 - 1974
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 58
1880 - 1952
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 32
1874 - 1952
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 33
1879 - 1952
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 34
1874 - 1952
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 35
1884 - 1952
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 36
1895 - 1952
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 37
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 38
1867 - 1952
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 39
1897 - 1952
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 40
1856 - 1952
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 41
1905 - 1952
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 42
1895 - 1952
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 43
1879 - 1952
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 44
Among people born in Belgium, John Langenus ranks 195 out of 1,019. Before him are Johannes Tinctoris (1435), Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), Gudula (646), Pierre Alechinsky (1927), Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338), and Rik Van Looy (1933). After him are Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889), Guy Verhofstadt (1953), Jan Ceulemans (1957), Jodocus Hondius (1563), and Pierre de la Rue (1460).
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
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 194
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 195
1522 - 1592
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 196
889 - 965
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 197
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 198
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 199
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 200
1460 - 1518
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 201
Among businesspeople born in Belgium, John Langenus ranks 2. Before him are Theodor de Bry (1528). After him are Marc Rich (1934).
1528 - 1598
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 2
1934 - 2013
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 3