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Prince Claus of the Netherlands
1926 - 2002
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
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 consort 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 521,170 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Prince Claus of the Netherlands is the 13th most popular diplomat (up from 14th in 2019), the 388th most popular biography from Germany (down from 385th in 2019) and the most popular German Diplomat.
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.
Memorability Metrics
520k
Page Views (PV)
67.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
8.68
Effective Languages (L*)
2.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Prince Claus of the Netherlands by language
Among DIPLOMATS
Among diplomats, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 13 out of 52. Before him are John Jay, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Alexandra Kollontai, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Raoul Wallenberg, and Madeleine Albright. After him are Folke Bernadotte, Mohamed ElBaradei, John R. Bolton, Alva Myrdal, Hasekura Tsunenaga, and Chiune Sugihara.
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John Jay
1745 - 1829
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 7
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
1922 - 2016
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 8
Alexandra Kollontai
1872 - 1952
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 9
Ferdinand de Lesseps
1805 - 1894
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 10
Raoul Wallenberg
1912 - 1947
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 11
Madeleine Albright
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 12
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 13
Folke Bernadotte
1895 - 1948
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 14
Mohamed ElBaradei
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 15
John R. Bolton
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 16
Alva Myrdal
1902 - 1986
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 17
Hasekura Tsunenaga
1571 - 1622
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 18
Chiune Sugihara
1900 - 1986
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 19
Contemporaries
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.
Others Born in 1926
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Thích Nhất Hạnh
1926 - 2022
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 16
Chuck Berry
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 17
René Goscinny
1926 - 1977
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 18
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
1926 - 2004
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 19
Hugh Hefner
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 20
Paul Bocuse
1926 - 2018
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 21
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 22
John Coltrane
1926 - 1967
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 23
Allen Ginsberg
1926 - 1997
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 24
Harper Lee
1926 - 2016
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 25
Ivan Illich
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 26
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 27
Jerry Lewis
1926 - 2017
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 2002
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Thor Heyerdahl
1914 - 2002
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 6
Hans-Georg Gadamer
1900 - 2002
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 7
John Rawls
1921 - 2002
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 8
Billy Wilder
1906 - 2002
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 9
Richard Harris
1930 - 2002
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 10
Vavá
1934 - 2002
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 11
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 12
Traudl Junge
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 13
László Kubala
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 14
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 - 2002
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 15
Chuck Jones
1912 - 2002
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 16
James Coburn
1928 - 2002
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 17
Ivan Illich
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 18
In Germany
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).
Others born in Germany
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Ulrike Meinhof
1934 - 1976
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 382
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
1904 - 1988
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 383
Klaus Schwab
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 384
Alfred von Schlieffen
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 385
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
1786 - 1861
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 386
Gerhard Domagk
1895 - 1964
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 387
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 388
Traudl Junge
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 389
Leo von Caprivi
1831 - 1899
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 390
Louise Mountbatten
1889 - 1965
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 391
Richard Dedekind
1831 - 1916
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 392
Ernst Thälmann
1886 - 1944
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 393
Harald zur Hausen
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 394
Among DIPLOMATS In Germany
Among diplomats born in Germany, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 1.
