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Brian Cowen

1960 - Today

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Brian Bernard Cowen (born 10 January 1960) is an Irish former politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 2008 to 2011. Cowen served as a TD for the constituency of Laois–Offaly from 1984 to 2011 and served in a number of ministerial roles between 1992 and 2011, including as Minister for Finance from 2004 to 2008 and Tánaiste from 2007 to 2008. Cowen was elected leader of Fianna Fáil in May 2008, upon the resignation of Bertie Ahern, and was nominated by Dáil Éireann to replace him as Taoiseach. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Cowen has received more than 567,808 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Cowen is the 6,069th most popular politician (down from 5,934th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 68th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Irish Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 23.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Brian Cowen ranks 6,069 out of 15,577. Before him are Miguel, Duke of Braganza, Urus Khan, Al-Aziz Billah, Nana Sahib, Richeza of Lotharingia, and Paul Wolfowitz. After him are John Henry, Margrave of Moravia, Brennus, Khải Định, Anushtegin Gharchai, Sineperver Sultan, and Tervel of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Brian Cowen ranks 63. Before him are Hirohiko Araki, Leos Carax, Gjorge Ivanov, Gary Lineker, John Galliano, and Rafael Benítez. After him are Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, Jeremy Clarkson, Kevin Carter, Simonetta Sommaruga, Pierre Littbarski, and Daryl Hannah.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Brian Cowen ranks 65 out of 501. Before him are Christy Brown (1932), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), James Ussher (1581), George Francis FitzGerald (1851), William C. Campbell (1930), and Brigid of Kildare (451). After him are Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), Brian Boru (941), Sinéad O'Connor (1966), Mary Robinson (1944), Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810), and George Johnstone Stoney (1826).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Brian Cowen ranks 11. Before him are George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Edmund the Martyr (841), Bertie Ahern (1951), Causantín mac Cináeda (836), Harald Gille (1103), and Malcolm II of Scotland (954). After him are Brian Boru (941), Mary Robinson (1944), Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769), Eliza Lynch (1833), Constantine III of Scotland (971), and Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760).

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