WRITER
Axel Merckx
1972 - Today

Axel Merckx
Axel Eddy Lucien Jonkheer Merckx (born 8 August 1972) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer and the son of five-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx. He is team director of UCI Continental team Hagens Berman Jayco. In his professional career, he won the Belgian national road race championship in 2000 and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Axel Merckx is the 5,585th most popular writer (up from 5,827th in 2019), the 730th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 752nd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Belgian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Axel Merckx ranks 5,585 out of 7,302. Before him are Hamo Sahyan, Mira Alečković, Guy Gavriel Kay, Ndre Mjeda, Natália Correia, and Uladzimir Nyaklyayew. After him are Patricia Wrightson, Varsha Adalja, Semir Osmanagić, Ion Agârbiceanu, Eugène Dabit, and Robert Herrick.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHamo Sahyan
1914 - 1993
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 5,579
Mira Alečković
1924 - 2008
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 5,580
Guy Gavriel Kay
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 5,581
Ndre Mjeda
1866 - 1937
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 5,582
Natália Correia
1923 - 1993
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 5,583
Uladzimir Nyaklyayew
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 5,584
Axel Merckx
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 5,585
Patricia Wrightson
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 5,586
Varsha Adalja
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 5,587
Semir Osmanagić
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 5,588
Ion Agârbiceanu
1882 - 1963
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 5,589
Eugène Dabit
1898 - 1936
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5,590
Robert Herrick
1591 - 1674
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5,591
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Axel Merckx ranks 237. Before him are Jonas Björkman, Kim Joo-hyuk, Werner Schlager, Angie Harmon, John Cho, and Alessandro Nivola. After him are Julia Klöckner, Serhiy Skachenko, Giuseppe Favalli, Jérôme Le Banner, Sam Houser, and Michael Rosenbaum.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsJonas Björkman
TENNIS PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 231
Kim Joo-hyuk
ACTOR
1972 - 2017
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 232
Werner Schlager
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 233
Angie Harmon
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 234
John Cho
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 235
Alessandro Nivola
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 236
Axel Merckx
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 237
Julia Klöckner
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 238
Serhiy Skachenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 239
Giuseppe Favalli
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 240
Jérôme Le Banner
MARTIAL ARTS
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 241
Sam Houser
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 242
Michael Rosenbaum
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 243
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Axel Merckx ranks 730 out of 1,190. Before him are Philippe Gilbert (1982), Théodore Nouwens (1908), Bernard Lietaer (1942), Theo Custers (1950), Ferdinand Feyerick (1865), and Paul Van Asbroeck (1874). After him are Robert Van de Walle (1954), Henri Cohen (1900), Thomas Meunier (1991), George Koltanowski (1903), Willy De Clercq (1927), and Karel De Gucht (1954).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsPhilippe Gilbert
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 724
Théodore Nouwens
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1974
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 725
Bernard Lietaer
ECONOMIST
1942 - 2019
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 726
Theo Custers
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 727
Ferdinand Feyerick
ATHLETE
1865 - 1920
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 728
Paul Van Asbroeck
ATHLETE
1874 - 1959
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 729
Axel Merckx
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 730
Robert Van de Walle
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 731
Henri Cohen
ATHLETE
1900 - 1930
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 732
Thomas Meunier
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 733
George Koltanowski
CHESS PLAYER
1903 - 2000
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 734
Willy De Clercq
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2011
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 735
Karel De Gucht
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 736
Among WRITERS In Belgium
Among writers born in Belgium, Axel Merckx ranks 48. Before him are Paul van Ostaijen (1896), Jan van Beers (1821), Maurice Carême (1899), Jacob van Maerlant (1235), Herman Teirlinck (1879), and Karel van de Woestijne (1878). After him are Roger Foulon (1923), Tom Lanoye (1958), and Koenraad Elst (1959).
Paul van Ostaijen
1896 - 1928
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 42
Jan van Beers
1821 - 1888
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 43
Maurice Carême
1899 - 1978
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 44
Jacob van Maerlant
1235 - 1300
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 45
Herman Teirlinck
1879 - 1967
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 46
Karel van de Woestijne
1878 - 1929
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 47
Axel Merckx
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 48
Roger Foulon
1923 - 2008
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 49
Tom Lanoye
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 50
Koenraad Elst
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 51