1946 - Today
Lucien Van Impe (pronounced [lʏsˈjɛɱ vɑn ˈɪmpə]; born 20 October 1946) is a Belgian cyclist, who competed professionally between 1969 and 1987. He excelled mainly as a climber in multiple-day races such as the Tour de France. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lucien Van Impe has received more than 104,045 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Lucien Van Impe is the 34th most popular cyclist, the 319th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 254th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Belgian Cyclist.
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Among cyclists, Lucien Van Impe ranks 34 out of 1,214. Before him are Ferdinand Kübler, Marco Pantani, Ottavio Bottecchia, René Pottier, Louison Bobet, and Laurent Fignon. After him are Rudi Altig, Octave Lapize, Patrick Sercu, Henri Pélissier, Firmin Lambot, and Sylvère Maes.
1919 - 2016
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 28
1970 - 2004
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 29
1894 - 1927
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 30
1879 - 1907
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 31
1925 - 1983
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 32
1960 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 33
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 34
1937 - 2016
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 35
1887 - 1917
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 36
1944 - 2019
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 37
1889 - 1935
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 38
1886 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 39
1909 - 1966
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 40
Among people born in 1946, Lucien Van Impe ranks 205. Before him are Nicole Garcia, Jean-Luc Marion, Ahmad Zahir, Jim Hines, Toquinho, and Irena Szewińska. After him are John Waters, Ti Lung, Shlomo Sand, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Eugene Levy, and John C. Mather.
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 199
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 200
1946 - 1979
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 201
1946 - 2023
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 202
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 203
1946 - 2018
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 204
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 205
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 206
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 207
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 208
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 209
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 210
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 211
Among people born in Belgium, Lucien Van Impe ranks 319 out of 1,019. Before him are Hendrik Conscience (1812), Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), Marcel Broodthaers (1924), Philippe de Monte (1521), Adriaen van Utrecht (1599), and Paul Bril (1556). After him are Achille Van Acker (1898), Marc Wilmots (1969), Adeliza of Louvain (1103), Abraham Brueghel (1631), Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (1251), and Willy Mairesse (1928).
1812 - 1883
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 313
1544 - 1607
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 314
1924 - 1976
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 315
1521 - 1603
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 316
1599 - 1653
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 317
1556 - 1626
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 318
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 319
1898 - 1975
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 320
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 321
1103 - 1151
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 322
1631 - 1690
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 323
1251 - 1272
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 324
1928 - 1969
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 325
Among cyclists born in Belgium, Lucien Van Impe ranks 6. Before him are Eddy Merckx (1945), Rik Van Looy (1933), Roger De Vlaeminck (1947), Rik Van Steenbergen (1924), and Philippe Thys (1889). After him are Patrick Sercu (1944), Firmin Lambot (1886), Sylvère Maes (1909), Freddy Maertens (1952), Odile Defraye (1888), and Stan Ockers (1920).
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 1
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 2
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 3
1924 - 2003
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4
1889 - 1971
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 5
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 6
1944 - 2019
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 7
1886 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 8
1909 - 1966
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 9
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 10
1888 - 1965
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 11
1920 - 1956
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 12