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John Langenus

1891 - 1952

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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

Among businesspeople, John Langenus ranks 180 out of 601Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, John Langenus ranks 52Before 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 38Before 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.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, John Langenus ranks 195 out of 1,019Before 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).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Belgium

Among businesspeople born in Belgium, John Langenus ranks 2Before him are Theodor de Bry (1528). After him are Marc Rich (1934).