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Michiel de Ruyter

1607 - 1676

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Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (IPA: [miˈxil ˈaːdrijaːnˌsoːn də ˈrœytər]; 24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) was a Dutch States Navy officer. His achievements with the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars earned him the reputation as one of the most skilled naval commanders in history. De Ruyter came from a modest background in Zeeland and began seafaring from an early age; by the age of 30 he had become a shipmaster in the Dutch merchant fleet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michiel de Ruyter has received more than 1,208,670 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Michiel de Ruyter is the 177th most popular military personnel (down from 129th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 36th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Military Personnel.

Michiel de Ruyter was a Dutch admiral who led the Dutch fleet during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. He is most famous for his victory over the English at the Battle of Solebay in 1672.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Michiel de Ruyter ranks 177 out of 2,058. Before him are Zhao Yun, Georg von Küchler, Auguste de Marmont, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, and Akechi Mitsuhide. After him are Hans Krebs, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Khalifa Haftar, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Parmenion, and Felix Steiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1607, Michiel de Ruyter ranks 1. After him are Madeleine de Scudéry, Anna Maria van Schurman, Jan Lievens, John Harvard, Infante Carlos of Spain, Zhu Yousong, Wenceslaus Hollar, Paul Gerhardt, Akile Hatun, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, and Antoine Gombaud. Among people deceased in 1676, Michiel de Ruyter ranks 4. Before him are Pope Clement X, Alexis of Russia, and Sabbatai Zevi. After him are Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Francesco Cavalli, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Madame de Brinvilliers, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Carl Gustaf Wrangel, and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Michiel de Ruyter ranks 55 out of 1,646. Before him are Christiaan Eijkman (1858), Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), Rem Koolhaas (1944), Frits Zernike (1888), Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870), and Theo van Doesburg (1883). After him are William II, Prince of Orange (1626), Sylvia Kristel (1952), Paul J. Crutzen (1933), Han van Meegeren (1889), Frederick de Houtman (1571), and Jan Tinbergen (1903).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Netherlands

Among military personnels born in Netherlands, Michiel de Ruyter ranks 1. After him are Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587), Maarten Tromp (1598), Henri Winkelman (1876), Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467), Karel Doorman (1889), and Lodewijk van Heiden (1773).

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