1893 - 1943
Nicholas John Spykman (pronounced "Speak-man", 13 October 1893 – 26 June 1943) was an American political scientist who was Professor of International Relations at Yale University from 1928 until his death in 1943. He was one of the founders of the classical realist school in American foreign policy, transmitting Eastern European political thought to the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicholas J. Spykman has received more than 168,804 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas J. Spykman is the 4,568th most popular politician (down from 4,130th in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Dutch Politician.
Nicholas J. Spykman is most famous for his theory of geopolitics, which divides the world into three regions: the Heartland, the Rimland, and the Offshore.
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Among politicians, Nicholas J. Spykman ranks 4,568 out of 15,577. Before him are Egica, Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, Fruela I of Asturias, Wallace Fard Muhammad, and Christian I, Elector of Saxony. After him are Janet Yellen, Kersti Kaljulaid, Louis I, Count of Flanders, Khabul Khan, Franz Ritter von Epp, and Peter II of Sicily.
610 - 702
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,562
1709 - 1785
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,563
1661 - 1742
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,564
722 - 768
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,565
1893 - 1934
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,566
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,567
1893 - 1943
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,568
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,569
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,570
1304 - 1346
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,571
1100 - 1147
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,572
1868 - 1947
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,573
1305 - 1342
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,574
Among people born in 1893, Nicholas J. Spykman ranks 57. Before him are Erwin Piscator, Raymond Loewy, Allen Dulles, Clemens Krauss, Roy O. Disney, and Wallace Fard Muhammad. After him are Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, Battista Farina, Hans Scharoun, Ernst Öpik, Dorothy Parker, and Ivan Panfilov. Among people deceased in 1943, Nicholas J. Spykman ranks 39. Before him are Etty Hillesum, Oskar Schlemmer, Hans Scholl, Gustav Vigeland, André Antoine, and Aurel Stein. After him are Ugo Cavallero, Marina Raskova, Jane Avril, Pavel Milyukov, Franz Oppenheimer, and Hans Jeschonnek.
1893 - 1966
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 51
1893 - 1986
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 52
1893 - 1969
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 53
1893 - 1954
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 54
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 55
1893 - 1934
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 56
1893 - 1943
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 57
1893 - 1945
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 58
1893 - 1966
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 59
1893 - 1972
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 60
1893 - 1985
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 61
1893 - 1967
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 62
1893 - 1941
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 63
1914 - 1943
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 33
1888 - 1943
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 34
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 35
1869 - 1943
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 36
1858 - 1943
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 37
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 38
1893 - 1943
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 39
1880 - 1943
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 40
1912 - 1943
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 41
1868 - 1943
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 42
1859 - 1943
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 43
1864 - 1943
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 44
1899 - 1943
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 45
Among people born in Netherlands, Nicholas J. Spykman ranks 171 out of 1,427. Before him are Willy van de Kerkhof (1951), Arjen Robben (1984), Willem van Aelst (1627), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), and Rodolphus Agricola (1443). After him are Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588), Karel Appel (1921), Jan Lievens (1607), Dirck van Baburen (1595), Geertgen tot Sint Jans (1460), and Jan van Scorel (1495).
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 165
1984 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 166
1627 - 1679
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 167
1620 - 1691
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 168
1363 - 1424
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 169
1443 - 1485
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 170
1893 - 1943
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 171
1588 - 1629
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 172
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 173
1607 - 1674
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 174
1595 - 1624
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 175
1460 - 1490
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 176
1495 - 1562
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 177
Among politicians born in Netherlands, Nicholas J. Spykman ranks 21. Before him are Wim Duisenberg (1935), Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1948), Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), Wim Kok (1938), Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547), and Margaret of Bavaria (1363). After him are Pim Fortuyn (1948), Ruud Lubbers (1939), Peter Stuyvesant (1612), Anton Mussert (1894), Joan Blaeu (1596), and Philip William, Prince of Orange (1554).
1935 - 2005
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 15
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 16
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 17
1938 - 2018
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 18
1547 - 1619
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 19
1363 - 1424
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 20
1893 - 1943
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 21
1948 - 2002
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 22
1939 - 2018
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 23
1612 - 1672
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 24
1894 - 1946
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 25
1596 - 1673
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 26
1554 - 1618
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 27