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Willy Claes

1938 - Today

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Willem Werner Hubert "Willy" Claes (Dutch: [ˈʋɪli klaːs]; born 24 November 1938) is a Belgian politician who served as the eighth Secretary General of NATO, from 1994 to 1995. Claes was forced to resign from his NATO position after he was found guilty of corruption, which was uncovered during the investigation into André Cools' death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willy Claes has received more than 123,688 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Willy Claes is the 6,219th most popular politician (up from 7,697th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 271st in 2019) and the 59th most popular Belgian Politician.

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  • 120k

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  • 56.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Willy Claes ranks 6,219 out of 15,577. Before him are Fulk IV, Count of Anjou, Jacopo Tiepolo, Shalmaneser IV, Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan, Gaston, Count of Eu, and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. After him are Ferenc Mádl, George XII of Georgia, Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Phriapatius, Isidor Straus, and Issa Hayatou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Willy Claes ranks 114. Before him are Ryōji Noyori, Guy Roux, Keith O'Brien, Girish Karnad, Morihiro Hosokawa, and Lill-Babs. After him are Radivoj Korać, Heino, Robert Smithson, Wu Yi, David Baltimore, and Mamadou Tandja.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Willy Claes ranks 216 out of 1,019. Before him are Henry II, Duke of Brabant (1207), Jean Bolland (1596), Barthélemy d'Eyck (1420), Alexander Agricola (1446), Juan de Flandes (1450), and Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870). After him are Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962), Eugène Charles Catalan (1814), Arthur Grumiaux (1921), Chantal Akerman (1950), Queen Mathilde of Belgium (1973), and Antoine Wiertz (1806).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Willy Claes ranks 59. Before him are Wilfried Martens (1936), Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338), Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889), Guy Verhofstadt (1953), Henry II, Duke of Brabant (1207), and Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870). After him are Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962), Queen Mathilde of Belgium (1973), Ida of Lorraine (1040), Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes (919), Jacob van Artevelde (1290), and Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1728).

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