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Willy De Clercq

1927 - 2011

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Willy Clarisse Elvire Hector, Viscount De Clercq (8 July 1927 – 28 October 2011) was a Belgian liberal politician. De Clercq was born in Ghent, son of Frans de Clercq. After his law and notariat studies at the University of Ghent and a scholarship at Syracuse University (Syracuse, United States), De Clerq became a lawyer at the Court of appeal in Ghent and a professor at Ghent University and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willy De Clercq has received more than 41,997 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Willy De Clercq is the 15,238th most popular politician (down from 14,191st in 2019), the 681st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 613th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Willy De Clercq ranks 15,238 out of 19,576. Before him are John Doukas, Heinz-Christian Strache, Sledd of Essex, Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Aniceto Arce, and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. After him are Choguel Kokalla Maïga, Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, Marie Juchacz, Michael Heseltine, Carlos Batres, and Miina Sillanpää.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Willy De Clercq ranks 352. Before him are Robert Boutigny, Edmund Szoka, Walter Giller, József Sákovics, Rita Gam, and Prince Charles of Luxembourg. After him are Edward Kienholz, Boots Randolph, McLean Stevenson, Erol Keskin, Bill Daily, and Alfons Van Brandt. Among people deceased in 2011, Willy De Clercq ranks 353. Before him are Jacques Lataste, Ilmar Kullam, Oldřich Machač, Gennady Logofet, Tatyana Shchelkanova, and Jerry Lawson. After him are Chris Lawrence, Yoshiko Tanaka, Ragnhild Hveger, Ellen Winther, Giovanni Saldarini, and Ernő Solymosi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Willy De Clercq ranks 681 out of 1,190. Before him are Jan Frans Willems (1793), Paul Van Asbroeck (1874), Karel Lismont (1949), Sylvain Van de Weyer (1802), Jules De Bisschop (1879), and Kim Clijsters (1983). After him are Robert Van de Walle (1954), Désiré Beaurain (1881), Jacques Moeschal (1900), Dana Winner (1965), Maggie De Block (1962), and Bob Baetens (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Willy De Clercq ranks 133. Before him are Georges Theunis (1873), Jules de Trooz (1857), Felix de Muelenaere (1793), Jean Van Houtte (1907), Paul de Smet de Naeyer (1843), and Sylvain Van de Weyer (1802). After him are Maggie De Block (1962), Hadja Lahbib (1970), Joseph De Combe (1901), Bart De Wever (1970), Jules de Burlet (1844), and Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1794).

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