CYCLIST
Peter Post
1933 - 2011

Peter Post
Peter Post (12 November 1933 – 14 January 2011) was a Dutch professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1956 to 1972. Post competed in road and track racing. As a rider he is best remembered for Six-day racing, having competed in 155 races and won 65. Because of this success he was known as “De Keizer van de Zesdaagse” or “The Emperor of the Six Days”. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Post is the 145th most popular cyclist (down from 114th in 2019), the 659th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 11th most popular Dutch Cyclist.
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Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Peter Post ranks 145 out of 1,613. Before him are Guy Lapébie, Francesco Camusso, Gaetano Belloni, Vicente Trueba, Benoni Beheyt, and Gerrie Knetemann. After him are Delio Rodríguez, Tadej Pogačar, Carlo Oriani, Primož Roglič, Anton Tkáč, and Carlo Galetti.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuy Lapébie
1916 - 2010
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 139
Francesco Camusso
1908 - 1995
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 140
Gaetano Belloni
1892 - 1980
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 141
Vicente Trueba
1905 - 1986
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 142
Benoni Beheyt
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 143
Gerrie Knetemann
1951 - 2004
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 144
Peter Post
1933 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 145
Delio Rodríguez
1916 - 1994
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 146
Tadej Pogačar
1998 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 147
Carlo Oriani
1888 - 1917
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 148
Primož Roglič
1989 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 149
Anton Tkáč
1951 - 2022
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 150
Carlo Galetti
1882 - 1949
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 151
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Peter Post ranks 308. Before him are Georgi Atanasov, Ayako Wakao, William Kahan, József Bencsics, Giuliano Sarti, and Lucian Pintilie. After him are Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Tamás Vásáry, José Sasía, Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, Stanislav Lyubshin, and Sergio Valdés. Among people deceased in 2011, Peter Post ranks 250. Before him are Mario Echandi Jiménez, Kenneth Mars, Mikhail Simonov, Héctor Núñez, Dorian Gray, and Zhanna Prokhorenko. After him are Hans Apel, Henri Chammartin, Daniel Quillen, Scott Columbus, Edward Hardwicke, and Margaret Price.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsGeorgi Atanasov
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 302
Ayako Wakao
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 303
William Kahan
MATHEMATICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 304
József Bencsics
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1995
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 305
Giuliano Sarti
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 306
Lucian Pintilie
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2018
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 307
Peter Post
CYCLIST
1933 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 308
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 309
Tamás Vásáry
MUSICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 310
José Sasía
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1996
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 311
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 312
Stanislav Lyubshin
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 313
Sergio Valdés
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 314
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsMario Echandi Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2011
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 244
Kenneth Mars
ACTOR
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 245
Mikhail Simonov
ENGINEER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 246
Héctor Núñez
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 247
Dorian Gray
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 248
Zhanna Prokhorenko
ACTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 249
Peter Post
CYCLIST
1933 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 250
Hans Apel
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 251
Henri Chammartin
ATHLETE
1918 - 2011
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 252
Daniel Quillen
MATHEMATICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 253
Scott Columbus
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2011
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 254
Edward Hardwicke
ACTOR
1932 - 2011
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 255
Margaret Price
SINGER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 256
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Peter Post ranks 659 out of 1,646. Before him are Neelie Kroes (1941), Paulus Bor (1601), Frederik van Eeden (1860), Willem Roelofs (1822), Gerrie Knetemann (1951), and Dirck Barendsz (1534). After him are Ramon Dekkers (1969), Frans van der Lugt (1938), Willem Johan Kolff (1911), Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau (1770), Gérard Blitz (1901), and Heintje Simons (1955).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsNeelie Kroes
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 653
Paulus Bor
PAINTER
1601 - 1669
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 654
Frederik van Eeden
PSYCHOLOGIST
1860 - 1932
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 655
Willem Roelofs
PAINTER
1822 - 1897
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 656
Gerrie Knetemann
CYCLIST
1951 - 2004
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 657
Dirck Barendsz
PAINTER
1534 - 1592
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 658
Peter Post
CYCLIST
1933 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 659
Ramon Dekkers
POLITICIAN
1969 - 2013
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 660
Frans van der Lugt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 661
Willem Johan Kolff
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 662
Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau
NOBLEMAN
1770 - 1819
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 663
Gérard Blitz
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 664
Heintje Simons
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 665
Among CYCLISTS In Netherlands
Among cyclists born in Netherlands, Peter Post ranks 11. Before him are Jan Raas (1952), Jan de Vries (1944), Arie den Hartog (1941), Gerben Karstens (1942), Bernard Leene (1903), and Gerrie Knetemann (1951). After him are Gerrit Voorting (1923), René Pijnen (1946), Harm Ottenbros (1943), Joseph Bruyère (1948), Jan Pijnenburg (1906), and Steven Rooks (1960).
Jan Raas
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 5
Jan de Vries
1944 - 2021
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 6
Arie den Hartog
1941 - 2018
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 7
Gerben Karstens
1942 - 2022
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 8
Bernard Leene
1903 - 1988
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 9
Gerrie Knetemann
1951 - 2004
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 10
Peter Post
1933 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 11
Gerrit Voorting
1923 - 2015
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 12
René Pijnen
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 13
Harm Ottenbros
1943 - 2022
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 14
Joseph Bruyère
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 15
Jan Pijnenburg
1906 - 1979
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 16
Steven Rooks
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 17