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Peter Stuyvesant

1612 - 1672

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Peter Stuyvesant (c. 1610 – August 1672) was a Dutch colonial administrator who served as the director-general of New Netherland from 1647 to 1664, when the colony was provisionally ceded to the Kingdom of England. He was a major figure in the history of New York City and his name has been given to various landmarks and points of interest throughout the city (e.g. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Stuyvesant has received more than 1,362,175 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Peter Stuyvesant is the 5,156th most popular politician (down from 4,898th in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 190th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Dutch Politician.

Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch Director-General of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded to the English in 1664. He was a major figure in the early history of New York City.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 5,156 out of 19,576. Before him are Sineperver Sultan, Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark, Priscus Attalus, Emperor Chōkei, Louis I, Count of Flanders, and Hakor. After him are Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, James Brooke, José Sarney, Liuva I, and Magnus, Duke of Holstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1612, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 11. Before him are Saskia van Uylenburgh, Antoine Arnauld, Pierre Mignard, Şehzade Bayezid, Samuel Butler, and Jeremi Wiśniowiecki. After him are Claude Françoise de Lorraine, Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, Janusz Radziwiłł, Margherita de' Medici, Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Louis, Duke of Vendôme. Among people deceased in 1672, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 5. Before him are John II Casimir Vasa, Heinrich Schütz, Johan de Witt, and Al-Rashid of Morocco. After him are Franciscus Sylvius, John Wilkins, Hümaşah Sultan, Marguerite of Lorraine, Adil Giray, Adriaen van de Velde, and Madeleine Béjart.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 214 out of 1,646. Before him are Johan Jongkind (1819), C. C. Catch (1964), Wim Jansen (1946), Antonis Mor (1519), Abraham Kuyper (1837), and Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627). After him are Willem van Aelst (1627), Johannes Heesters (1903), Anton Geesink (1934), Cornelis van Haarlem (1562), Tjalling Koopmans (1910), and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 30. Before him are Wim Duisenberg (1935), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Nicholas J. Spykman (1893), Willem Drees (1886), William I, Count of Hainaut (1287), and Abraham Kuyper (1837). After him are Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547), Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau (1576), Joan Blaeu (1596), Princess Sophie of the Netherlands (1824), Alexander, Prince of Orange (1851), and Anton Mussert (1894).

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