1901 - 1983
Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German invasion in May 1940, he surrendered his country, earning him much hostility, both at home and abroad. Leopold's act was declared unconstitutional by Prime Minister Hubert Pierlot and his cabinet, who moved to London to form a government-in-exile, while Leopold and his family were placed under house arrest. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leopold III of Belgium has received more than 2,514,980 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Leopold III of Belgium is the 519th most popular politician (up from 530th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 19th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Belgian Politician.
Leopold III of Belgium is most famous for being the King of Belgium from 1934-1951. He was born in Brussels on November 3, 1901. He ascended to the throne when his father died in 1934. He was forced to abdicate in 1951 after a scandal over the Congo.
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Among politicians, Leopold III of Belgium ranks 519 out of 15,577. Before him are Dmitry Medvedev, Giuseppe Mazzini, François Hollande, Georgy Malenkov, Gaiseric, and Olav V of Norway. After him are Nicolas Sarkozy, Philip V of France, Moshe Dayan, Æthelstan, Charles the Fat, and William IV of the United Kingdom.
1965 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 513
1805 - 1872
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 514
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 515
1902 - 1988
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 516
389 - 477
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 517
1903 - 1991
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 518
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 519
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 520
1293 - 1322
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 521
1915 - 1981
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 522
895 - 939
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 523
839 - 888
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 524
1765 - 1837
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 525
Among people born in 1901, Leopold III of Belgium ranks 14. Before him are Jacques Lacan, Linus Pauling, Clark Gable, Rudolf Höss, Sukarno, and Fulgencio Batista. After him are Ngo Dinh Diem, Magda Goebbels, Gary Cooper, Alberto Giacometti, Paul of Greece, and Vittorio De Sica. Among people deceased in 1983, Leopold III of Belgium ranks 5. Before him are Louis de Funès, Joan Miró, Garrincha, and Luis Buñuel. After him are Umberto II of Italy, Hergé, Idris of Libya, Tennessee Williams, Jon Brower Minnoch, David Niven, and Meyer Lansky.
1901 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 8
1901 - 1994
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 9
1901 - 1960
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 10
1901 - 1947
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 11
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 12
1901 - 1973
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 13
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 14
1901 - 1963
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 15
1901 - 1945
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 16
1901 - 1961
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 17
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 18
1901 - 1964
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 19
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 20
1914 - 1983
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 1
1893 - 1983
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 2
1933 - 1983
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 3
1900 - 1983
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 4
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 5
1904 - 1983
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 6
1907 - 1983
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 7
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 8
1911 - 1983
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 9
1941 - 1983
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 10
1910 - 1983
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 11
1902 - 1983
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 12
Among people born in Belgium, Leopold III of Belgium ranks 21 out of 1,019. Before him are Orlande de Lassus (1534), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), and Frans Hals (1582). After him are Georges Simenon (1903), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Georges Lemaître (1894), Jacques Rogge (1942), Albert I of Belgium (1875), and Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960).
1534 - 1594
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 15
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 16
1457 - 1482
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 17
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 18
1390 - 1464
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 19
1582 - 1666
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 20
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 21
1903 - 1989
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 22
1480 - 1530
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 23
1894 - 1966
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 24
1942 - 2021
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 25
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 26
1960 - Present
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 27
Among politicians born in Belgium, Leopold III of Belgium ranks 9. Before him are Clovis I (466), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Philip I of Castile (1478), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Mary of Burgundy (1457), and Ursula von der Leyen (1958). After him are Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), Mary of Hungary (1505), Baudouin of Belgium (1930), and William III of the Netherlands (1817).
466 - 511
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 3
1835 - 1909
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 4
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 5
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 6
1457 - 1482
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 7
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 8
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 9
1480 - 1530
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 10
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 11
1697 - 1745
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 12
1505 - 1558
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 13
1930 - 1993
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 14
1817 - 1890
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 15