POLITICIAN
Julián Besteiro
1870 - 1940

Julián Besteiro
Julián Besteiro Fernández ([xuˈljam besˈtejɾo], 21 September 1870 – 27 September 1940) was a Spanish socialist politician, elected to the Cortes Generales and in 1931 as Speaker of the Constituent Cortes of the Spanish Republic. He also was elected several times to the town council of Madrid. During the same period, he was a university professor of philosophy and logic, and dean of the department at the University of Madrid. As the leader of the moderate wing of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he unsuccessfully tried to reach an agreement with the nationalist faction during the last year of the Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julián Besteiro is the 15,036th most popular politician (down from 14,410th in 2019), the 1,566th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,492nd in 2019) and the 390th most popular Spanish Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Julián Besteiro ranks 15,036 out of 19,576. Before him are František Ladislav Rieger, Charles Lang, Sakari Tuomioja, Roger B. Taney, Hamilcar I of Carthage, and Laodice II. After him are Phạm Hùng, Bob Dadae, Georg Friedrich von Martens, Hassan Habibi, Athanasios Miaoulis, and Michael Somare.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrantišek Ladislav Rieger
1818 - 1903
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 15,037
Charles Lang
1902 - 1998
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 15,038
Sakari Tuomioja
1911 - 1964
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 15,039
Roger B. Taney
1777 - 1864
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 15,040
Hamilcar I of Carthage
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 15,041
Laodice II
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 15,042
Julián Besteiro
1870 - 1940
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 15,043
Phạm Hùng
1912 - 1988
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 15,044
Bob Dadae
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 15,045
Georg Friedrich von Martens
1756 - 1821
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 15,046
Hassan Habibi
1937 - 2013
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 15,047
Athanasios Miaoulis
1815 - 1867
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 15,048
Michael Somare
1936 - 2021
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 15,049
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1870, Julián Besteiro ranks 138. Before him are R. B. Bennett, José María Moncada, Ivan Perestiani, Hermann Harms, Sascha Schneider, and Frank Norris. After him are Edwin Foster Coddington, DeLisle Stewart, Lloyd Hildebrand, Charles Homer Haskins, John Marin, and Marcus Loew. Among people deceased in 1940, Julián Besteiro ranks 160. Before him are Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Albert Richter, Charley Chase, Wilhelm Anderson, and Agnes Ayres. After him are Georgia Coleman, Alicia Boole Stott, Wilfred Lucas, Kalliroi Parren, Yuly Shokalsky, and Manuel González García.
Others Born in 1870
Go to all RankingsR. B. Bennett
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1947
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 132
José María Moncada
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1945
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 133
Ivan Perestiani
FILM DIRECTOR
1870 - 1959
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 134
Hermann Harms
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1942
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 135
Sascha Schneider
PAINTER
1870 - 1927
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 136
Frank Norris
WRITER
1870 - 1902
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 137
Julián Besteiro
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1940
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 138
Edwin Foster Coddington
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1950
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 139
DeLisle Stewart
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1941
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 140
Lloyd Hildebrand
CYCLIST
1870 - 1924
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 141
Charles Homer Haskins
HISTORIAN
1870 - 1937
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 142
John Marin
PAINTER
1870 - 1953
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 143
Marcus Loew
BUSINESSPERSON
1870 - 1927
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 144
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsKrishna Raja Wadiyar IV
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1940
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 154
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
WRITER
1865 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 155
Albert Richter
CYCLIST
1912 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 156
Charley Chase
ACTOR
1893 - 1940
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 157
Wilhelm Anderson
ASTRONOMER
1880 - 1940
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 158
Agnes Ayres
ACTOR
1898 - 1940
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 159
Julián Besteiro
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1940
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 160
Georgia Coleman
ATHLETE
1912 - 1940
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 161
Alicia Boole Stott
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 162
Wilfred Lucas
ACTOR
1871 - 1940
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 163
Kalliroi Parren
WRITER
1861 - 1940
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 164
Yuly Shokalsky
GEOGRAPHER
1856 - 1940
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 165
Manuel González García
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1940
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 166
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Julián Besteiro ranks 1,566 out of 3,355. Before him are Pedro Solbes (1942), Urbano Navarrete Cortés (1920), Eladio Silvestre (1940), Rosario Flores (1963), Ana Torroja (1959), and Francisco Martínez Soria (1902). After him are Abelardo Fernández (1970), Marcelo González Martín (1918), Maria del Mar Bonet (1947), Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823), Xosé María Díaz Castro (1914), and Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez (1852).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsPedro Solbes
ECONOMIST
1942 - 2023
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 1,560
Urbano Navarrete Cortés
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2010
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 1,561
Eladio Silvestre
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 1,562
Rosario Flores
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,563
Ana Torroja
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 1,564
Francisco Martínez Soria
ACTOR
1902 - 1982
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,565
Julián Besteiro
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1940
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,566
Abelardo Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,567
Marcelo González Martín
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2004
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,568
Maria del Mar Bonet
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,569
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
COMPOSER
1823 - 1894
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 1,570
Xosé María Díaz Castro
WRITER
1914 - 1990
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,571
Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1920
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,572
Among POLITICIANS In Spain
Among politicians born in Spain, Julián Besteiro ranks 390. Before him are Joaquín Sánchez de Toca (1852), Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito (1754), Francisco Silvela (1843), Ernest Lluch (1937), Esperanza Aguirre (1952), and Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols (1872). After him are Maria del Mar Bonet (1947), Teresa Ribera (1969), Ada Colau (1974), Ricardo Samper (1881), Joaquín Chapaprieta (1871), and Fernando de Santiago (1910).
Joaquín Sánchez de Toca
1852 - 1942
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 384
Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito
1754 - 1835
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 385
Francisco Silvela
1843 - 1905
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 386
Ernest Lluch
1937 - 2000
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 387
Esperanza Aguirre
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 388
Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols
1872 - 1949
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 389
Julián Besteiro
1870 - 1940
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 390
Maria del Mar Bonet
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 391
Teresa Ribera
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 392
Ada Colau
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 393
Ricardo Samper
1881 - 1938
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 394
Joaquín Chapaprieta
1871 - 1951
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 395
Fernando de Santiago
1910 - 1994
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 396