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Léon Degrelle

1906 - 1994

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Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle (French: [dəgʁɛl]; 15 June 1906 – 31 March 1994) was a Belgian Walloon politician and Nazi collaborator. He rose to prominence in Belgium in the 1930s as the leader of the Rexist Party (Rex). During the German occupation of Belgium during World War II, he enlisted in the German army and fought in the Walloon Legion on the Eastern Front. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Léon Degrelle has received more than 957,131 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Léon Degrelle is the 1,231st most popular politician (up from 1,353rd in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 61st in 2019) and the 21st most popular Belgian Politician.

Léon Degrelle was a Belgian fascist politician and SS officer. He was the founder and leader of the Rexist Party, and a vocal supporter of Nazi Germany. He is most famous for his leadership in the Waffen-SS Charlemagne Division.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Léon Degrelle ranks 1,231 out of 15,577. Before him are Elizabeth of Luxembourg, John III Doukas Vatatzes, Fritz Sauckel, Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia, Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, and John, King of Denmark. After him are Senusret III, Wanli Emperor, Martti Ahtisaari, Michael II, Trebonianus Gallus, and Mahmud of Ghazni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Léon Degrelle ranks 29. Before him are Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Henri Charrière, Hermann Fegelein, Giuseppe Farina, and Ed Gein. After him are Soichiro Honda, Hassan al-Banna, Hans Asperger, Alexey Stakhanov, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Josef Kramer. Among people deceased in 1994, Léon Degrelle ranks 16. Before him are Linus Pauling, Ayrton Senna, Burt Lancaster, Andrei Chikatilo, Giulietta Masina, and Kurt Cobain. After him are Melina Mercouri, Antônio Carlos Jobim, John Wayne Gacy, Paul Feyerabend, Mas Oyama, and Guy Debord.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Léon Degrelle ranks 55 out of 1,019. Before him are Henry van de Velde (1863), Samo (600), Marguerite Yourcenar (1903), Henri La Fontaine (1854), Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580), and Isabella of Austria (1501). After him are Django Reinhardt (1910), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Pepin of Landen (585), Julio Cortázar (1914), Agnès Varda (1928), and Jacob Jordaens (1593).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Léon Degrelle ranks 21. Before him are William III of the Netherlands (1817), Eleanor of Austria (1498), Pepin of Herstal (635), Margaret of Parma (1522), Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (1864), and Samo (600). After him are Herman Van Rompuy (1947), Ambiorix (-100), Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927), Marie José of Belgium (1906), Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), and Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522).

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