1927 - 2011
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 39,054 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Willy De Clercq is the 14,240th most popular politician (down from 12,450th in 2019), the 614th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 551st in 2019) and the 121st most popular Belgian Politician.
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Among politicians, Willy De Clercq ranks 14,240 out of 15,577. Before him are Jigme Thinley, Charles Booth, Florence Arthaud, Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Marta Lucía Ramírez, and Jyrki Katainen. After him are Carrie Chapman Catt, Reinhold Mitterlehner, Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Alphons Egli, Gilbert Diendéré, and Cleitus.
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 14,234
1840 - 1916
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 14,235
1957 - 2015
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 14,236
1898 - 1982
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 14,237
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 14,238
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 14,239
1927 - 2011
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 14,240
1859 - 1947
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 14,241
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 14,242
1827 - 1895
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 14,243
1924 - 2016
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 14,244
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 14,245
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 14,246
Among people born in 1927, Willy De Clercq ranks 328. Before him are José Azcona del Hoyo, Werner Haas, Peter Mark Richman, Tina Anselmi, Trude Beiser, and Walter Giller. After him are Gerard Cieślik, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Karl Stotz, Andy Stanfield, Mose Allison, and József Sákovics. Among people deceased in 2011, Willy De Clercq ranks 316. Before him are May-Louise Flodin, Liviu Ciulei, Sun Axelsson, Tatyana Shchelkanova, Joe Morello, and Walter Giller. After him are Bernard Nathanson, Nasser Hejazi, Finn Helgesen, Agustín García-Gasco Vicente, John Patrick Foley, and Roberto Lippi.
1927 - 2005
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 322
1927 - 1956
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 323
1927 - 2021
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 324
1927 - 2016
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 325
1927 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 326
1927 - 2011
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 327
1927 - 2011
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 328
1927 - 2013
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 329
1927 - 2013
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 330
1927 - 2017
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 331
1927 - 1985
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 332
1927 - 2016
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 333
1927 - 2009
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 334
1934 - 2011
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 310
1923 - 2011
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 311
1935 - 2011
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 312
1937 - 2011
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 313
1928 - 2011
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 314
1927 - 2011
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 315
1927 - 2011
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 316
1926 - 2011
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 317
1949 - 2011
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 318
1919 - 2011
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 319
1931 - 2011
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 320
1935 - 2011
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 321
1926 - 2011
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 322
Among people born in Belgium, Willy De Clercq ranks 614 out of 1,019. Before him are Philippe Clement (1974), Frank De Winne (1961), Michy Batshuayi (1993), Tom Boonen (1980), Simon Mignolet (1988), and Frank Brangwyn (1867). After him are Eric van de Poele (1961), Gotye (1980), Ingrid Daubechies (1954), Hector Goetinck (1886), Reginar IV, Count of Mons (null), and Georges Theunis (1873).
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 608
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 609
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 610
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 611
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 612
1867 - 1956
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 613
1927 - 2011
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 614
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 615
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 616
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 617
1886 - 1943
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 618
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 619
1873 - 1966
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 620
Among politicians born in Belgium, Willy De Clercq ranks 121. Before him are Hubert Pierlot (1883), Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella (1790), Felix de Muelenaere (1793), Joseph Pholien (1884), Jules Renkin (1862), and Théo Lefèvre (1914). After him are Reginar IV, Count of Mons (null), Georges Theunis (1873), Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1794), Pierre de Decker (1812), Jules de Burlet (1844), and Maggie De Block (1962).
1883 - 1963
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 115
1790 - 1873
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 116
1793 - 1862
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 117
1884 - 1968
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 118
1862 - 1934
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 119
1914 - 1973
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 120
1927 - 2011
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 121
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 122
1873 - 1966
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 123
1794 - 1874
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 124
1812 - 1891
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 125
1844 - 1897
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 126
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 127