1899 - 1972
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (French pronunciation: [pɔl ɑ̃ʁi ʃaʁl spak]; 25 January 1899 – 31 July 1972) was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman. Along with Robert Schuman, Alcide De Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer he was a leader in the formation of the institutions that evolved into the European Union. A member of the influential Spaak family, he served briefly in World War I before he was captured, and rose to prominence after the war as a tennis player and lawyer, becoming famous for his high-profile defence of an Italian student accused of attempting to assassinate Italy's Crown Prince in 1929. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul-Henri Spaak has received more than 352,408 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Paul-Henri Spaak is the 2,414th most popular politician (down from 1,533rd in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 67th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Belgian Politician.
Paul-Henri Spaak was a Belgian politician who helped to found the European Coal and Steel Community.
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Among politicians, Paul-Henri Spaak ranks 2,414 out of 15,577. Before him are Władysław I the Elbow-high, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Donald Tusk, Vasily I of Moscow, Giovanna of Italy, and Renée of France. After him are Adad-nirari III, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, Louis Barthou, Quintillus, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and Ephialtes.
1260 - 1333
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,408
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,409
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,410
1371 - 1425
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,411
1907 - 2000
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,412
1510 - 1574
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,413
1899 - 1972
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,414
890 BC - 783 BC
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,415
1900 - 1948
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,416
1862 - 1934
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,417
220 - 270
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,418
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,419
590 BC - 461 BC
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2,420
Among people born in 1899, Paul-Henri Spaak ranks 28. Before him are Albert Claude, Paul Hermann Müller, Gloria Swanson, George Cukor, Cevdet Sunay, and Jean Moulin. After him are Bertil Ohlin, Gustav Heinemann, Max Theiler, Alfred Schütz, Ferhat Abbas, and Georg von Békésy. Among people deceased in 1972, Paul-Henri Spaak ranks 24. Before him are Dino Buzzati, Andrei Tupolev, Maurice Chevalier, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Talal of Jordan, and Athenagoras I of Constantinople. After him are Max Theiler, Heinrich Lübke, Asta Nielsen, Georg von Békésy, Ferdinand Čatloš, and Margaret Rutherford.
1899 - 1983
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 22
1899 - 1965
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 23
1899 - 1983
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 24
1899 - 1983
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 25
1899 - 1982
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 26
1899 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 27
1899 - 1972
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 28
1899 - 1979
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 29
1899 - 1976
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 30
1899 - 1972
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 31
1899 - 1959
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 32
1899 - 1985
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 33
1899 - 1972
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 34
1906 - 1972
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 18
1888 - 1972
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 19
1888 - 1972
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 20
1895 - 1972
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 21
1909 - 1972
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 22
1886 - 1972
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 23
1899 - 1972
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 24
1899 - 1972
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 25
1894 - 1972
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 26
1881 - 1972
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 27
1899 - 1972
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 28
1895 - 1972
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 29
1892 - 1972
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 30
Among people born in Belgium, Paul-Henri Spaak ranks 88 out of 1,019. Before him are Matilda of Flanders (1031), Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders (1837), Adrian Willaert (1490), Marie José of Belgium (1906), Yves Chauvin (1930), and Jacques Piccard (1922). After him are Ferdinand Verbiest (1623), Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601), Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522), Justus Lipsius (1547), Pieter Claesz (1596), and Anne of France (1461).
1031 - 1083
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 82
1837 - 1905
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 83
1490 - 1562
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 84
1906 - 2001
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 85
1930 - 2015
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 86
1922 - 2008
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 87
1899 - 1972
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 88
1623 - 1688
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 89
1601 - 1678
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 90
1522 - 1568
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 91
1547 - 1606
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 92
1596 - 1660
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 93
1461 - 1522
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 94
Among politicians born in Belgium, Paul-Henri Spaak ranks 26. Before him are Samo (600), Léon Degrelle (1906), Herman Van Rompuy (1947), Ambiorix (-100), Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927), and Marie José of Belgium (1906). After him are Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522), Anne of France (1461), Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon (1673), and Gerard de Ridefort (1141).
600 - 658
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 20
1906 - 1994
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 21
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 22
100 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 23
1927 - 2005
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 24
1906 - 2001
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 25
1899 - 1972
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 26
1522 - 1568
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 27
1461 - 1522
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 28
1350 - 1405
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 29
1829 - 1912
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 30
1673 - 1743
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 31
1141 - 1189
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 32