1926 - 2002
Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg (born Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg; 6 September 1926 – 6 October 2002) was Prince of the Netherlands from 30 April 1980 until his death in 2002 as the husband of Queen Beatrix. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prince Claus of the Netherlands has received more than 622,342 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Prince Claus of the Netherlands is the 88th most popular nobleman (down from 14th in 2019), the 388th most popular biography from Germany (down from 385th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Nobleman.
Prince Claus of the Netherlands was most famous for his philanthropic work. He was the founder of the Prince Claus Foundation, which is an international organization that promotes sustainable development and social justice.
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Among noblemen, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 88 out of 842. Before him are Pepin of Landen, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Ramesses V, Ramesses IV, and Anne, Princess Royal. After him are Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, Ramesses XI, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ismihan Sultan, and John of Gaunt.
585 - 640
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 82
850 - 891
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 83
1786 - 1861
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 84
1200 BC - 1145 BC
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 85
1200 BC - 1149 BC
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 86
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 87
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 88
1676 - 1744
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 89
1200 BC - 1077 BC
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 90
1140 - 1187
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 91
1549 - 1609
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 92
1544 - 1585
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 93
1340 - 1399
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 94
Among people born in 1926, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 22. Before him are Thích Nhất Hạnh, Chuck Berry, René Goscinny, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Hugh Hefner, and Paul Bocuse. After him are John Coltrane, Allen Ginsberg, Harper Lee, Ivan Illich, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, and Jerry Lewis. Among people deceased in 2002, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 12. Before him are Thor Heyerdahl, Hans-Georg Gadamer, John Rawls, Billy Wilder, Richard Harris, and Vavá. After him are Traudl Junge, László Kubala, Niki de Saint Phalle, Chuck Jones, James Coburn, and Ivan Illich.
1926 - 2022
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 16
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 17
1926 - 1977
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 18
1926 - 2004
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 19
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 20
1926 - 2018
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 21
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 22
1926 - 1967
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 23
1926 - 1997
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 24
1926 - 2016
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 25
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 26
1926 - 2022
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 27
1926 - 2017
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 28
1914 - 2002
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 6
1900 - 2002
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 7
1921 - 2002
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 8
1906 - 2002
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 9
1930 - 2002
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 10
1934 - 2002
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 11
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 12
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 13
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 14
1930 - 2002
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 15
1912 - 2002
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 16
1928 - 2002
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 17
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 18
Among people born in Germany, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 388 out of 6,142. Before him are Ulrike Meinhof (1934), Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904), Klaus Schwab (1938), Alfred von Schlieffen (1833), Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786), and Gerhard Domagk (1895). After him are Traudl Junge (1920), Leo von Caprivi (1831), Louise Mountbatten (1889), Richard Dedekind (1831), Ernst Thälmann (1886), and Harald zur Hausen (1936).
1934 - 1976
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 382
1904 - 1988
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 383
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 384
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 385
1786 - 1861
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 386
1895 - 1964
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 387
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 388
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 389
1831 - 1899
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 390
1889 - 1965
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 391
1831 - 1916
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 392
1886 - 1944
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 393
1936 - 2023
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 394
Among noblemen born in Germany, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 8. Before him are Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805), Alexandra Feodorovna (1872), Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652), Maria Alexandrovna (1824), Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France (1731), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786). After him are Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864), Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808), Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573), Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834), Albert, Duke of Prussia (1490), and Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1750).
1805 - 1872
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 2
1872 - 1918
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 3
1652 - 1722
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 4
1824 - 1880
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 5
1731 - 1767
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 6
1786 - 1861
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 7
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 8
1864 - 1918
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 9
1808 - 1888
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 10
1573 - 1651
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 11
1834 - 1890
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 12
1490 - 1568
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 13
1750 - 1806
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 14