Politician

Peter Stuyvesant

1612 - 1672

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His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Peter Stuyvesant is the 5,269th most popular politician (down from 5,150th in 2024), the 196th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 214th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Dutch Politician.

Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch Director-General of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded to the English in 1664. He was a major figure in the early history of New York City.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 5,269 out of 19,576Before him are Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Bermudo II of León, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Mohamed Abdelaziz, and Étienne Mourrut. After him are Gerberga of Saxony, Franz Seldte, Gaius Marius the Younger, Duke Xiao of Qin, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, and Tughlugh Timur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1612, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 10Before him are Louis Le Vau, Saskia van Uylenburgh, Thomas Fairfax, Pierre Mignard, Antoine Arnauld, and Samuel Butler. After him are Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, Claude Françoise de Lorraine, Margherita de' Medici, Şehzade Bayezid, and Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Among people deceased in 1672, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 5Before him are Heinrich Schütz, John II Casimir Vasa, Johan de Witt, and Franciscus Sylvius. After him are Pedro Calungsod, Al-Rashid of Morocco, John Wilkins, Hümaşah Sultan, Marguerite of Lorraine, Adriaen van de Velde, and Adil Giray.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 196 out of NaNBefore him are C. C. Catch (1964), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Gaius Julius Civilis (25), John II, Count of Holland (1247), Willem Drees (1886), and Anton Mussert (1894). After him are Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976), Willem Mengelberg (1871), Jan Lievens (1607), Antonis Mor (1519), Willem van Aelst (1627), and Jan Ingenhousz (1730).

Among Politicians In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 29Before him are Geert Wilders (1963), Wim Duisenberg (1935), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), John II, Count of Holland (1247), Willem Drees (1886), and Anton Mussert (1894). After him are Abraham Kuyper (1837), William I, Count of Hainaut (1287), Dries van Agt (1931), William I, Count of Holland (1167), Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547), and Princess Sophie of the Netherlands (1824).

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