Rik Van Looy

Summary

Rik Van Looy is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Grobbendonk^[2]. He was born on +1933-12-20T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Herentals^[4]. He died on +2024-12-17T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a sport cyclist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Grobbendonk^[2], Rik Van Looy…
• Rik Van Looy passed away in Herentals^[4].
• Rik Van Looy was born on +1933-12-20T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Rik Van Looy died on +2024-12-17T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Rik Van Looy held citizenship in Belgium^[8].
• Rik Van Looy worked as a sport cyclist^[6].
• Rik Van Looy received the Belgian National Sports Merit Award^[9].
• Rik Van Looy's image is recorded as Rik van Looy 1962 (cropped).jpg^[10].
• Rik Van Looy is recorded as male^[11].
• Rik Van Looy's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Rik Van Looy's member of sports team is recorded as Faema (cycling team, 1955–1962)^[13].
• Rik Van Looy's member of sports team is recorded as Libertas^[14].
• Rik Van Looy's member of sports team is recorded as Solo-Superia^[15].
• Rik Van Looy's member of sports team is recorded as Willem II-Gazelle^[16].
• Rik Van Looy's member of sports team is recorded as Flandria^[17].
• Rik Van Looy's ISNI is recorded as 000000039137961X^[18].
• Rik Van Looy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 285230724^[19].
• Rik Van Looy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2020047982^[20].
• Rik Van Looy's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1773050^[21].
• Rik Van Looy's Commons category is recorded as Rik Van Looy^[22].
• Rik Van Looy's sport is recorded as road bicycle racing^[23].
• Rik Van Looy's sport is recorded as cycling^[24].
• Rik Van Looy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/062b87^[25].
• Rik Van Looy's family name is recorded as Van Looy^[26].
• Rik Van Looy's given name is recorded as Rik^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Grobbendonk^[2], Rik Van Looy… he was born on +1933-12-20T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Rik Van Looy worked as a sport cyclist^[6].

Recognition

Rik Van Looy received the Belgian National Sports Merit Award^[9].

Death and Burial

Rik Van Looy died on +2024-12-17T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Herentals^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Rik Van Looy include Grote Prijs Rik Van Looy^[28].

Why It Matters

Rik Van Looy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for him include Grote Prijs Rik Van Looy^[28].

FAQs

Where was Rik Van Looy born?

Rik Van Looy's place of birth was Grobbendonk^[2].

Where did Rik Van Looy die?

Rik Van Looy passed away in Herentals^[4].

What did Rik Van Looy do for work?

Rik Van Looy worked as sport cyclist^[6].

What awards did Rik Van Looy receive?

Honors received include Belgian National Sports Merit Award^[9].