211,805 profiles ranked

Joseph Luns

Dutch politician and diplomat (1911-2002) · Netherlands · Politicians · Died at 90

Joseph Luns is read about 84 times a day, in 29 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 15 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns was a Dutch politician, diplomat and jurist who served as the fifth secretary general of NATO from 1971 to 1984, being the longest-serving officeholder since the office was established in 1952. Prior to this, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs, starting in 1956.

A life in dates

2002Died17 July 20021986Atatürk International Peace PrizeAward1984Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1982Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White DecorationAward1967Charlemagne PrizeAward1957Knight Grand Cross of the Order of VasaAward1911Born28 August 1911

Also in Deutsch

Photos 12

United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, Director of the Mutual Security Agency Harold Stassen and Minister for United Nations Affairs Joseph Luns at Airport Schiphol on 6 February 1953United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, Director of the Mutual Security Agency Harold Stassen and Minister for United Nations Affairs Joseph Luns at Airport Schiphol on 6 February 1953Minister of Justice Albert Beerman, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns and Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion at Ypenburg Airport on 22 June 1960Minister of Justice Albert Beerman, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns and Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion at Ypenburg Airport on 22 June 1960Retired United Kingdom Field marshal Bernard Montgomery and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns during a visit at the University of Amsterdam on 9 November 1960Retired United Kingdom Field marshal Bernard Montgomery and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns during a visit at the University of Amsterdam on 9 November 1960United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns during a meeting at the Ministry of General Affairs on 26 February 1962United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns during a meeting at the Ministry of General Affairs on 26 February 1962Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns and President of France Charles de Gaulle at Airport Schiphol on 16 March 1963Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns and President of France Charles de Gaulle at Airport Schiphol on 16 March 1963Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko during a meeting at the Kremlin Senate on 8 July 1964Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko during a meeting at the Kremlin Senate on 8 July 1964Prime Minister of Romania Ion Gheorghe Maurer and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns during a meeting in Bucharest on 13 January 1967Prime Minister of Romania Ion Gheorghe Maurer and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns during a meeting in Bucharest on 13 January 1967

Awards

Atatürk International Peace Prize1986
Presidential Medal of Freedom1984
Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration1982
Charlemagne Prize1967
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa1957
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Companion of Honour
Officer of the Military Order of Christ
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

Family

Parents

Joseph Luns
Is this everyone?

Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.

Correct this family

About this person

Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns was a Dutch politician, diplomat and jurist who served as the fifth secretary general of NATO from 1971 to 1984, being the longest-serving officeholder since the office was established in 1952. Prior to this, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs, starting in 1956. Luns was a member of the now-defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP), later merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Country
Netherlands
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2002 · aged 90

In common with Joseph

Rauf DenktaşBoth received Atatürk International Peace PrizeBernard LewisBoth received Atatürk International Peace PrizeTakahito, Prince MikasaBoth received Atatürk International Peace Prize

Politicians from the Netherlands 3

Eelco Heinen53.1Hans Spekman52.9Caroline van der Plas53.2

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.