MARTIAL ARTS

Peter Aerts

1970 - Today

Peter Aerts

Peter Aerts (born 25 October 1970) is a Dutch retired kickboxer. Known for his devastating high kicks, which earned him the nickname "The Dutch Lumberjack", he is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time. Born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Aerts began training in Taekwondo at the age of fourteen. He won his first world title when he was nineteen years old in 1990, taking the International Kick Boxing Federation's Heavyweight Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Aerts is the 42nd most popular martial arts (down from 33rd in 2019), the 722nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 672nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Peter Aerts ranks 42 out of 179. Before him are Nate Diaz, Georges St-Pierre, Tony Ferguson, Gozo Shioda, Anderson Silva, and Shoji Nishio. After him are Takayuki Kubota, Rickson Gracie, Royce Gracie, Demetrious Johnson, Takao Kawaguchi, and Islam Makhachev.

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Nate Diaz
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 36
Georges St-Pierre
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 37
Tony Ferguson
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 38
Gozo Shioda
1915 - 1994
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 39
Anderson Silva
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 40
Shoji Nishio
1927 - 2005
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 41
Peter Aerts
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 42
Takayuki Kubota
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 43
Rickson Gracie
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 44
Royce Gracie
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 45
Demetrious Johnson
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 46
Takao Kawaguchi
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 47
Islam Makhachev
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 48

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Peter Aerts ranks 160. Before him are Alain Boghossian, Ted Cruz, Justin Chambers, Oded Fehr, Muhammad Gaddafi, and Saif Ali Khan. After him are Karim Ahmad Khan, Matt Ross, Pedro Diniz, Predrag Danilović, Jia Zhangke, and Gianluca Pessotto.

Others Born in 1970

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Alain Boghossian
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 154
Ted Cruz
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 155
Justin Chambers
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 156
Oded Fehr
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 157
Muhammad Gaddafi
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 158
Saif Ali Khan
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 159
Peter Aerts
MARTIAL ARTS
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 160
Karim Ahmad Khan
LAWYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 161
Matt Ross
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 162
Pedro Diniz
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 163
Predrag Danilović
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 164
Jia Zhangke
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 165
Gianluca Pessotto
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 166

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Peter Aerts ranks 722 out of 1,646. Before him are Janwillem van de Wetering (1931), Cornelis Bloemaert (1603), Sandra Roelofs (1968), William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (1649), Tini Wagner (1919), and Harm Ottenbros (1943). After him are Hendrik Voogd (1768), Mieke Bal (1946), Fred Rutten (1962), Jan Wils (1891), John Bosman (1965), and Jasper Cillessen (1989).

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Janwillem van de Wetering
WRITER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 716
Cornelis Bloemaert
PAINTER
1603 - 1692
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 717
Sandra Roelofs
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 718
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland
NOBLEMAN
1649 - 1709
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 719
Tini Wagner
SWIMMER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 720
Harm Ottenbros
CYCLIST
1943 - 2022
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 721
Peter Aerts
MARTIAL ARTS
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 722
Hendrik Voogd
PAINTER
1768 - 1839
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 723
Mieke Bal
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 724
Fred Rutten
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 725
Jan Wils
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1972
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 726
John Bosman
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 727
Jasper Cillessen
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 728