WRITER

Hendrik Willem van Loon

1882 - 1944

Hendrik Willem van Loon

Hendrik Willem van Loon (January 14, 1882 – March 11, 1944) was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hendrik Willem van Loon is the 3,355th most popular writer (up from 3,748th in 2019), the 536th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 590th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hendrik Willem van Loon ranks 3,355 out of 7,302. Before him are Mike Mentzer, Alexander Bestuzhev, Begum Rokeya, Olena Teliha, James Rollins, and Lucius Varius Rufus. After him are Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Yulian Semyonov, Ford Madox Ford, Ghada al-Samman, Pierre Benoit, and R. J. Palacio.

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Mike Mentzer
1951 - 2001
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3,349
Alexander Bestuzhev
1797 - 1837
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,350
Begum Rokeya
1880 - 1932
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,351
Olena Teliha
1906 - 1942
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,352
James Rollins
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,353
Lucius Varius Rufus
74 BC - 14 BC
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,354
Hendrik Willem van Loon
1882 - 1944
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,355
Ion Heliade Rădulescu
1802 - 1872
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,356
Yulian Semyonov
1931 - 1993
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,357
Ford Madox Ford
1873 - 1939
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,358
Ghada al-Samman
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,359
Pierre Benoit
1886 - 1962
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,360
R. J. Palacio
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 3,361

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Hendrik Willem van Loon ranks 151. Before him are Arnold Rothstein, Karl Valentin, Kazimierz Bartel, Monteiro Lobato, Louis Pergaud, and Holland Smith. After him are Nicolae Titulescu, Louis St. Laurent, Jenő Fuchs, Johannes Gabriel Granö, Elisabeth Abegg, and Péter Tóth. Among people deceased in 1944, Hendrik Willem van Loon ranks 192. Before him are Hendrikus Colijn, Stefan Rowecki, Liviu Rebreanu, Alexandre Villaplane, Divna Veković, and Mehdi Huseynzade. After him are Georges Mandel, Dénes Kőnig, Patriarch Sergius of Moscow, Hana Brady, Leonid Mandelstam, and Edith Durham.

Others Born in 1882

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Arnold Rothstein
BUSINESSPERSON
1882 - 1928
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 145
Karl Valentin
ACTOR
1882 - 1948
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 146
Kazimierz Bartel
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1941
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 147
Monteiro Lobato
WRITER
1882 - 1948
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 148
Louis Pergaud
WRITER
1882 - 1915
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 149
Holland Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1967
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 150
Hendrik Willem van Loon
WRITER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 151
Nicolae Titulescu
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1941
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 152
Louis St. Laurent
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1973
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 153
Jenő Fuchs
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1955
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 154
Johannes Gabriel Granö
GEOGRAPHER
1882 - 1956
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 155
Elisabeth Abegg
BUSINESSPERSON
1882 - 1974
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 156
Péter Tóth
FENCER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 157

Others Deceased in 1944

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Hendrikus Colijn
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1944
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 186
Stefan Rowecki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1944
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 187
Liviu Rebreanu
WRITER
1885 - 1944
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 188
Alexandre Villaplane
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1944
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 189
Divna Veković
PHYSICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 190
Mehdi Huseynzade
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1944
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 191
Hendrik Willem van Loon
WRITER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 192
Georges Mandel
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1944
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 193
Dénes Kőnig
MATHEMATICIAN
1884 - 1944
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 194
Patriarch Sergius of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1944
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 195
Hana Brady
CELEBRITY
1931 - 1944
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 196
Leonid Mandelstam
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 197
Edith Durham
WRITER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 198

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Hendrik Willem van Loon ranks 536 out of 1,646. Before him are Balthasar Bekker (1634), Dirck Coornhert (1522), Matthias Stom (1600), Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (1612), Joachim Wtewael (1566), and Caesar van Everdingen (1616). After him are Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (1472), Willem Schermerhorn (1894), Wilhem de Haan (1801), Pierre van Hooijdonk (1969), Jan de Vries (1890), and Jan Mostaert (1475).

Others born in Netherlands

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Balthasar Bekker
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1634 - 1698
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 530
Dirck Coornhert
PHILOSOPHER
1522 - 1590
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 531
Matthias Stom
PAINTER
1600 - 1660
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 532
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1640
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 533
Joachim Wtewael
PAINTER
1566 - 1638
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 534
Caesar van Everdingen
PAINTER
1616 - 1678
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 535
Hendrik Willem van Loon
WRITER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 536
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen
PAINTER
1472 - 1533
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 537
Willem Schermerhorn
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1977
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 538
Wilhem de Haan
BIOLOGIST
1801 - 1855
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 539
Pierre van Hooijdonk
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 540
Jan de Vries
LINGUIST
1890 - 1964
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 541
Jan Mostaert
PAINTER
1475 - 1555
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 542