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Ángel Sanz Briz

1910 - 1980

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Ángel Sanz-Briz (28 September 1910 – 11 June 1980) was a Spanish diplomat and humanitarian. Sanz - Briz is credited with saving more than 5,200 Jews in German-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust in the later stages of World War II. For his actions, Sanz-Briz has been referred to as "the Angel of Budapest" and the "Spanish Schindler". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ángel Sanz Briz is the 59th most popular diplomat (down from 53rd in 2019), the 1,163rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,105th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Diplomat.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Ángel Sanz Briz ranks 59 out of 90. Before him are Selahattin Ülkümen, Roger Casement, Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Adam von Trott zu Solz, Ernest Mason Satow, and Zannanza. After him are Christiana Figueres, Roberto Azevêdo, Jules Cambon, Joseph Grew, Vatslav Vorovsky, and Ri Yong-ho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Ángel Sanz Briz ranks 187. Before him are Paulette Dubost, Ennio Flaiano, José María Guido, Edmund Leach, Olga Bergholz, and Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. After him are Otto Andersson, Else Alfelt, Francisco Coloane, Elmar Klos, Maxim Munzuk, and Edwin O. Reischauer. Among people deceased in 1980, Ángel Sanz Briz ranks 165. Before him are Jan Werich, Dorothy Day, Terence Fisher, Boris Delaunay, Jean Robic, and Katherine Anne Porter. After him are Fatmawati, Rachel Roberts, Pyotr Masherov, Marcel Langiller, Allan Pettersson, and Mantovani.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ángel Sanz Briz ranks 1,163 out of 3,355. Before him are Mariano García Remón (1950), Marisol (1948), Fernando de Herrera (1534), Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (1910), Manolo el del bombo (1949), and Carmen Laforet (1921). After him are Pedro Tafur (1410), Jaime Balmes (1810), Dominicus Gundissalinus (1115), Gonzalo de Berceo (1197), Dani Olmo (1998), and Dominic of Silos (1000).

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Among DIPLOMATS In Spain

Among diplomats born in Spain, Ángel Sanz Briz ranks 1. 

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