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Dirk Stikker

1897 - 1979

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Dirk Uipko Stikker (5 February 1897 – 23 December 1979) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP), co-founder of the defunct Freedom Party (PvdV) and of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and businessman. Stikker was known for his abilities as a manager and negotiator. Stikker continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until his death. He holds the distinction as the first Secretary General of NATO from the Netherlands. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dirk Stikker is the 8,739th most popular politician (up from 10,204th in 2019), the 353rd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 469th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dirk Stikker ranks 8,739 out of 19,576. Before him are Hu Hanmin, Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jules Armand Dufaure, Poul Hartling, Demetrius of Pharos, and Pythias. After him are Lucius Licinius Lucullus, Gabriel García Moreno, Rafael Grossi, Sengge Rinchen, Walter de Silva, and Leslie Manigat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Dirk Stikker ranks 122. Before him are Fazlollah Zahedi, Eddie Eagan, George Szell, Marian Anderson, Michael Lippert, and Edmund Heines. After him are Peter Högl, J. P. Guilford, Manlio Brosio, Joseph Darnand, Nisargadatta Maharaj, and Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley. Among people deceased in 1979, Dirk Stikker ranks 78. Before him are Elizabeth Bishop, Darryl F. Zanuck, Victoria Ocampo, Henrich Focke, Carlo Abarth, and Joseph Kessel. After him are Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Jan de Klerk, Santos Urdinarán, Jacques Mesrine, Larisa Shepitko, and Helmut Hasse.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Dirk Stikker ranks 353 out of 1,646. Before him are Floris V, Count of Holland (1254), Faas Wilkes (1923), Aletta Jacobs (1854), Dirk Kuyt (1980), John de Mol Jr. (1955), and Jacob Moleschott (1822). After him are Jan Janssen (1940), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490), Allaert van Everdingen (1621), Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467), and Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Dirk Stikker ranks 61. Before him are Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1768), Dirk V, Count of Holland (1053), Joseph Luns (1911), Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743), William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1613), and Floris V, Count of Holland (1254). After him are Floris II, Count of Holland (1091), Gottfried van Swieten (1733), Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1657), Pieter Both (1568), Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau (1634), and Frans Timmermans (1961).

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