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Willy Claes

1938 - Today

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Willem Werner Hubert "Willy" Claes (Dutch: [ˈʋɪli ˈklaːs]; 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 136,616 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Willy Claes is the 7,743rd most popular politician (down from 6,203rd in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 216th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Belgian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

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  • 56.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Willy Claes ranks 7,743 out of 19,576. Before him are Farrukhsiyar, Bernard Collomb, George Tupou I, Manea Mănescu, Hans Jeschonnek, and Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef. After him are Philip II, Prince of Taranto, Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, Arybbas of Epirus, Justo José de Urquiza, Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes, and Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Willy Claes ranks 147. Before him are Wu Yi, Bernadette Lafont, Philippe Nahon, David Lane, Paul Martin, and Omar Abdel-Rahman. After him are Angelo Amato, Aslan Abashidze, Mohammed Gammoudi, Lill-Babs, Amfilohije Radović, and Giant Baba.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Willy Claes ranks 275 out of 1,190. Before him are Camille Huysmans (1871), Johannes Ciconia (1370), Enzo Scifo (1966), Gustaaf Deloor (1913), Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (1797), and Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (1251). After him are Edward Schillebeeckx (1914), Adeliza of Louvain (1103), Rik Van Steenbergen (1924), John Berchmans (1599), Antoinette de Mérode (1828), and Max Verstappen (1997).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Willy Claes ranks 74. Before him are Emile Vandervelde (1866), Henry III, Duke of Brabant (1231), John II, Duke of Brabant (1275), Pierre de Decker (1812), Camille Huysmans (1871), and Gustaaf Deloor (1913). After him are Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium (1833), Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322), Alexander De Croo (1975), Achille Van Acker (1898), John III, Duke of Brabant (1300), and Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872).

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