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Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
1911 - 2004
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (later Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands; 29 June 1911 – 1 December 2004) was Prince of the Netherlands from 6 September 1948 to 30 April 1980 as the husband of Queen Juliana. They had four daughters together, including Beatrix, who was Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013. Bernhard belonged to the German princely house of Lippe-Biesterfeld and was a nephew of the last sovereign prince of Lippe, Leopold IV. From birth he held the title Count of Biesterfeld; his uncle raised him to princely rank with the style of Serene Highness in 1916. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld has received more than 1,368,443 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld is the 1,477th most popular politician (up from 1,670th in 2019), the 392nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 462nd in 2019) and the 109th most popular German Politician.
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld is most famous for being the father of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
67.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
6.73
Effective Languages (L*)
2.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld ranks 1,477 out of 19,576. Before him are Koxinga, Uzziah, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Alexios IV Angelos, Anthemius, and Millard Fillmore. After him are Theodore I Laskaris, Avitus, Asparuh of Bulgaria, Michelle Bachelet, Marcus Furius Camillus, and Manasseh of Judah.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKoxinga
1624 - 1662
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,471
Uzziah
900 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,472
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1884 - 1963
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,473
Alexios IV Angelos
1182 - 1204
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 1,474
Anthemius
420 - 472
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 1,475
Millard Fillmore
1800 - 1874
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 1,476
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
1911 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 1,477
Theodore I Laskaris
1174 - 1221
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 1,478
Avitus
395 - 457
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 1,479
Asparuh of Bulgaria
640 - 700
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 1,480
Michelle Bachelet
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1,481
Marcus Furius Camillus
446 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1,482
Manasseh of Judah
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1,483
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld ranks 20. Before him are Czesław Miłosz, Mikhail Botvinnik, Marshall McLuhan, Jack Ruby, Melvin Calvin, and Lê Đức Thọ. After him are Robert Johnson, Tennessee Williams, Klaus Fuchs, Maurice Allais, Wilhelm Mohnke, and Polykarp Kusch. Among people deceased in 2004, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld ranks 16. Before him are Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Czesław Miłosz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Peter Ustinov, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and Susan Sontag. After him are Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, Christopher Reeve, Akhmad Kadyrov, Janet Leigh, and Helmut Newton.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsCzesław Miłosz
WRITER
1911 - 2004
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 14
Mikhail Botvinnik
CHESS PLAYER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 15
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 16
Jack Ruby
MAFIOSO
1911 - 1967
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 17
Melvin Calvin
CHEMIST
1911 - 1997
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 18
Lê Đức Thọ
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1990
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 19
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 20
Robert Johnson
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1938
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 21
Tennessee Williams
WRITER
1911 - 1983
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 22
Klaus Fuchs
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1988
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 23
Maurice Allais
ECONOMIST
1911 - 2010
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 24
Wilhelm Mohnke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 2001
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 25
Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsPrincess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
COMPANION
1901 - 2004
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 10
Czesław Miłosz
WRITER
1911 - 2004
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 11
Henri Cartier-Bresson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 12
Peter Ustinov
ACTOR
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 13
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 14
Susan Sontag
WRITER
1933 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 15
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 16
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 17
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2004
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 18
Christopher Reeve
ACTOR
1952 - 2004
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 19
Akhmad Kadyrov
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2004
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 20
Janet Leigh
ACTOR
1927 - 2004
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 21
Helmut Newton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 22
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld ranks 392 out of 7,253. Before him are Hermann Fegelein (1906), Adolf Windaus (1876), James Franck (1882), Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780), Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864), and Leo von Caprivi (1831). After him are Frederica of Hanover (1917), Franz Bopp (1791), Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776), Sepp Maier (1944), Prince Claus of the Netherlands (1926), and Bruno of Cologne (1030).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHermann Fegelein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 386
Adolf Windaus
CHEMIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 387
James Franck
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1964
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 388
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
CHEMIST
1780 - 1849
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 389
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
NOBLEMAN
1864 - 1918
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 390
Leo von Caprivi
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1899
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 391
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 392
Frederica of Hanover
COMPANION
1917 - 1981
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 393
Franz Bopp
LINGUIST
1791 - 1867
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 394
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
COMPANION
1776 - 1810
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 395
Sepp Maier
COACH
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 396
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
NOBLEMAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 397
Bruno of Cologne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 398
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld ranks 109. Before him are Christian V of Denmark (1646), Ernst Thälmann (1886), Joachim Gauck (1940), Chlodio (393), Christopher of Bavaria (1416), and Leo von Caprivi (1831). After him are Hans Luther (1879), Louise Mountbatten (1889), Robert Ley (1890), Otto of Bavaria (1848), Æthelwulf, King of Wessex (795), and Richard von Weizsäcker (1920).
Christian V of Denmark
1646 - 1699
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 103
Ernst Thälmann
1886 - 1944
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 104
Joachim Gauck
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 105
Chlodio
393 - 448
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 106
Christopher of Bavaria
1416 - 1448
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 107
Leo von Caprivi
1831 - 1899
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 108
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
1911 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 109
Hans Luther
1879 - 1962
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 110
Louise Mountbatten
1889 - 1965
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 111
Robert Ley
1890 - 1945
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 112
Otto of Bavaria
1848 - 1916
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 113
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
795 - 858
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 114
Richard von Weizsäcker
1920 - 2015
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 115