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Leo Peelen

1968 - 2017

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Leopoldus Eduardus Theoduris "Leo" Peelen (16 July 1968 – 24 March 2017) was a Dutch track cyclist. He won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in the points race. The following year, he captured a bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships. Peelen became six times Dutch champion on the track (Pointsrace in 1983, 1984, 1985 (winter), Individual Pursuit 1986 and Madison 1987 and 1988). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Leo Peelen is the 17,920th most popular politician (up from 18,430th in 2024), the 1,076th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,212th in 2019) and the 136th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among politicians, Leo Peelen ranks 17,920 out of 19,576. Before him are Isabella Lövin, Steve Beshear, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Giuseppe Pericu, Syarhey Rumas, and Isabelle Faust. After him are Nicholas F. Brady, Peter Eriksson, Francina Armengol, Robert Sobukwe, Filip Dewinter, and Maria Luís Albuquerque.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Leo Peelen ranks 533. Before him are Gheorghe Craioveanu, Ioan Sabău, Olga Shishigina, Nobutoshi Canna, Peter Nielsen, and Kim Thúy. After him are Rena Sofer, Bryan Burk, Ilian Iliev, Camilla Grebe, Anne Nurmi, and Niamh Kavanagh. Among people deceased in 2017, Leo Peelen ranks 612. Before him are Tim Parnell, Stephen Furst, Josip Weber, Milt Schmidt, Denis Johnson, and Nat Hentoff. After him are George Avakian, Muhal Richard Abrams, Geri Allen, Janusz Wójcik, Keely Smith, and Anne Jeffreys.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Leo Peelen ranks 1,076 out of 1,646. Before him are Bert Koenders (1958), Noa Lang (1999), Steven Bergwijn (1997), Anna van der Breggen (1990), Thekla Reuten (1975), and Wim Meutstege (1952). After him are Raimond van der Gouw (1963), André Paus (1965), Mark Jansen (1978), Jeremie Frimpong (2000), Fernando Ricksen (1976), and Sjaak Troost (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Leo Peelen ranks 136. Before him are Hans van Baalen (1960), Ronald Plasterk (1957), Evelyn Wever-Croes (1966), Kajsa Ollongren (1967), Sophie in 't Veld (1963), and Bert Koenders (1958). After him are Caroline van der Plas (1967), Emile Roemer (1962), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (1973), Pieter Omtzigt (1974), Alexander Pechtold (1965), and Wouter Bos (1963).

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