1951 - Today
Bartholomew Patrick "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2008, Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997, Tánaiste and Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht from November 1994 to December 1994, Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1992 to 1994, Minister for Industry and Commerce in January 1993, Minister for Finance from 1991 to 1994, Minister for Labour from 1987 to 1991, Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Defence from March 1982 to December 1982 and Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1986 to 1987. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 2011. In 1994, Ahern was elected the sixth Leader of Fianna Fáil. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bertie Ahern has received more than 1,009,922 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Bertie Ahern is the 3,702nd most popular politician (up from 7,187th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 83rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Politician.
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Among politicians, Bertie Ahern ranks 3,702 out of 15,577. Before him are Paul Kagame, Valdemar, King of Sweden, Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Eric XI of Sweden, Al-Muntasir, and Katerina Sakellaropoulou. After him are John Corvinus, Emperor Gong of Song, Latife Uşşaki, Emperor Seimu, Henry V, Duke of Bavaria, and Augustus, Elector of Saxony.
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 3,696
1239 - 1302
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 3,697
1697 - 1764
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 3,698
1216 - 1250
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 3,699
837 - 862
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 3,700
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 3,701
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 3,702
1473 - 1504
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 3,703
1271 - 1323
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 3,704
1898 - 1975
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 3,705
83 - 191
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 3,706
960 - 1026
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 3,707
1526 - 1586
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 3,708
Among people born in 1951, Bertie Ahern ranks 38. Before him are David Coverdale, Jill Biden, Kenny Dalglish, Jaco Pastorius, Blaise Compaoré, and Chesley Sullenberger. After him are Salva Kiir Mayardit, Kevin Keegan, Queen Noor of Jordan, Mark Harmon, Rob Halford, and Elio Di Rupo.
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 32
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 33
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 34
1951 - 1987
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 35
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 36
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 37
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 38
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 39
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 40
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 41
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 42
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 43
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 44
Among people born in Ireland, Bertie Ahern ranks 42 out of 501. Before him are Rory Gallagher (1948), Edmund the Martyr (841), Saint Gall (550), Eileen Gray (1878), Iris Murdoch (1919), and Dolores O'Riordan (1971). After him are Columba (521), Causantín mac Cináeda (836), Brendan Gleeson (1955), Richard Cantillon (1680), Ethel Voynich (1864), and John Tyndall (1820).
1948 - 1995
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 36
841 - 869
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 37
550 - 645
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 38
1878 - 1976
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 39
1919 - 1999
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 40
1971 - 2018
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 41
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 42
521 - 597
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 43
836 - 877
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 44
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 45
1680 - 1734
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 46
1864 - 1960
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 47
1820 - 1893
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 48
Among politicians born in Ireland, Bertie Ahern ranks 7. Before him are Edmund Burke (1729), Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769), Michael Collins (1890), Michael D. Higgins (1941), George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), and Edmund the Martyr (841). After him are Causantín mac Cináeda (836), Harald Gille (1103), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), Brian Cowen (1960), Brian Boru (941), and Mary Robinson (1944).
1729 - 1797
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 1
1769 - 1852
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 2
1890 - 1922
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 3
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 4
1449 - 1478
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 5
841 - 869
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 6
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 7
836 - 877
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 8
1103 - 1136
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 9
954 - 1034
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 10
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 11
941 - 1014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 12
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 13