1936 - 2013
Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (Dutch: [ˈʋɪlfrit ˈmɑrtə(n)s] ; 19 April 1936 – 9 October 2013) was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1981 and from 1981 to 1992. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party, during his premiership he oversaw the transformation of Belgium into a federal state. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilfried Martens has received more than 159,026 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Wilfried Martens is the 5,302nd most popular politician (down from 4,437th in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Belgian Politician.
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Among politicians, Wilfried Martens ranks 5,302 out of 15,577. Before him are Antilochus, Sergei Ivanov, Aybak, Emperor Go-Toba, Helena of Moscow, and Zhao Mengfu. After him are Psammuthes, Vyacheslav Menzhinsky, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Arsames, Antti Aarne, and Hüma Hatun.
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 5,296
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 5,297
1197 - 1257
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 5,298
1180 - 1239
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,299
1476 - 1513
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,300
1254 - 1322
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,301
1936 - 2013
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,302
500 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,303
1874 - 1934
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,304
1504 - 1553
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,305
550 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,306
1867 - 1925
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 5,307
1400 - 1449
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 5,308
Among people born in 1936, Wilfried Martens ranks 92. Before him are David Yonggi Cho, Kenneth G. Wilson, Joe D'Amato, Alan Alda, Raymond Poulidor, and Nino Castelnuovo. After him are Hideki Shirakawa, Wolf Biermann, Solomon Burke, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Christine Nöstlinger, and Christiane Martel. Among people deceased in 2013, Wilfried Martens ranks 76. Before him are Pierre Mauroy, Bigas Luna, Ovadia Yosef, Arthur Danto, Wojciech Kilar, and Patrice Chéreau. After him are Damiano Damiani, Gyula Horn, Jack Vance, László Csatáry, Ed Lauter, and Antoni Ramallets.
1936 - 2021
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 86
1936 - 2013
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 87
1936 - 1999
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 88
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 89
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 90
1936 - 2021
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 91
1936 - 2013
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 92
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 93
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 94
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 95
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 96
1936 - 2018
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 97
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 98
1928 - 2013
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 70
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 71
1920 - 2013
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 72
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 73
1932 - 2013
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 74
1944 - 2013
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 75
1936 - 2013
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 76
1922 - 2013
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 77
1932 - 2013
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 78
1916 - 2013
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 79
1915 - 2013
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 80
1938 - 2013
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 81
1924 - 2013
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 82
Among people born in Belgium, Wilfried Martens ranks 185 out of 1,019. Before him are Constantin Meunier (1831), Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), Clara Peeters (1594), Raymond Goethals (1921), Paul Otlet (1868), and Roelant Savery (1576). After him are Theodor de Bry (1528), Hugo Claus (1929), Melchior Broederlam (1355), Johannes Tinctoris (1435), Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), and Gudula (646).
1831 - 1905
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 179
1422 - 1472
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 180
1594 - 1657
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 181
1921 - 2004
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 182
1868 - 1944
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 183
1576 - 1639
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 184
1936 - 2013
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 185
1528 - 1598
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 186
1929 - 2008
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 187
1355 - 1410
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 188
1435 - 1511
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 189
1862 - 1926
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 190
646 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 191
Among politicians born in Belgium, Wilfried Martens ranks 53. Before him are Elio Di Rupo (1951), Charles Michel (1975), John I, Duke of Brabant (1252), Blanche of Namur (1320), Princess Louise of Belgium (1858), and Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (1859). After him are Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338), Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889), Guy Verhofstadt (1953), Henry II, Duke of Brabant (1207), Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870), and Willy Claes (1938).
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 47
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 48
1252 - 1294
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 49
1320 - 1363
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 50
1858 - 1924
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 51
1859 - 1869
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 52
1936 - 2013
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 53
1338 - 1368
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 54
889 - 965
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 55
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 56
1207 - 1248
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 57
1870 - 1948
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 58
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 59