1947 - Today
Josep Borrell Fontelles (Western Catalan: [ʒoˈzɛb boˈreʎ fonˈteʎes]; born 24 April 1947) is a Spanish politician serving as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy since 1 December 2019. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served as President of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2007 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation in the Government of Spain from 2018 to 2019. Born and raised in the Catalan village of La Pobla de Segur, Borrell is an aeronautical engineer and economist by training as well as professor of mathematics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josep Borrell has received more than 881,382 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Josep Borrell is the 993rd most popular politician (up from 1,911th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Spain (up from 162nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Spanish Politician.
Josep Borrell is most famous for being the president of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2007.
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Among politicians, Josep Borrell ranks 993 out of 15,577. Before him are Zoë Porphyrogenita, Phocas, 5th Dalai Lama, Muhammad II of Khwarazm, Clement Attlee, and George II of Greece. After him are Alauddin Khalji, Leo VI the Wise, Maurice, Prince of Orange, Justinian II, Gudea, and John I Tzimiskes.
978 - 1050
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 987
547 - 610
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 988
1617 - 1682
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 989
1169 - 1220
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 990
1883 - 1967
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 991
1890 - 1947
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 992
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 993
1266 - 1316
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 994
866 - 912
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 995
1567 - 1625
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 996
668 - 711
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 997
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 998
925 - 976
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 999
Among people born in 1947, Josep Borrell ranks 14. Before him are Brian May, Brian Johnson, James Hunt, Florentino Pérez, Dilma Rousseff, and Mario Draghi. After him are Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, O. J. Simpson, Michael Porter, Takeshi Kitano, and Paul Auster.
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 8
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 9
1947 - 1993
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 11
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 12
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 13
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 14
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 15
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 16
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 17
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 18
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 19
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 20
Among people born in Spain, Josep Borrell ranks 79 out of 2,932. Before him are Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Alfonso XII of Spain (1857), Abbas ibn Firnas (810), Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021), and José Ortega y Gasset (1883). After him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Al-Zahrawi (936), Ramón Mercader (1913), and Isaac Albéniz (1860).
1459 - 1532
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 73
1475 - 1519
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 74
1857 - 1885
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 75
810 - 887
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 76
1021 - 1058
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 77
1883 - 1955
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 78
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 79
1507 - 1582
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 80
1040 - 1109
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 81
1528 - 1603
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 82
936 - 1013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 83
1913 - 1978
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 84
1860 - 1909
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 85
Among politicians born in Spain, Josep Borrell ranks 22. Before him are Abd al-Rahman III (889), Isabella II of Spain (1830), Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Louis I of Spain (1707), Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), and Alfonso XII of Spain (1857). After him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Peter III of Aragon (1239), Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), and Dolores Ibárruri (1895).
889 - 961
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 16
1830 - 1904
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 17
1784 - 1833
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 18
1707 - 1724
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 19
1459 - 1532
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 20
1857 - 1885
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 21
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 22
1507 - 1582
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 23
1040 - 1109
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 24
1528 - 1603
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 25
1239 - 1285
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 26
1549 - 1580
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 27
1895 - 1989
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 28