1960 - Today
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 was elected to Dáil Éireann in 1984, for the constituency of Laois–Offaly and served in a number of ministerial roles, including Minister for Labour from 1992 to 1993, Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications from 1993 to 1994, Minister for Health and Children from 1997 to 2000, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2004, 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. Weeks after taking office, his administration faced the Irish financial and banking crises. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Cowen has received more than 375,244 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Brian Cowen is the 5,943rd most popular politician (up from 7,075th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 74th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Irish Politician.
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Among politicians, Brian Cowen ranks 5,943 out of 15,710. Before him are Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Zhang Juzheng, Étienne de Silhouette, Amar-Sin, Boris Pugo, and Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia. After him are Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, Petar Stambolić, Luís Cabral, Walter Simons, and Jinpyeong of Silla.
1572 - 1632
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 5,937
1525 - 1582
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 5,938
1709 - 1767
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 5,939
2100 BC - 2100 BC
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 5,940
1937 - 1991
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 5,941
1772 - 1806
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 5,942
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 5,943
1768 - 1810
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 5,944
1608 - 1657
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 5,945
1912 - 2007
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 5,946
1931 - 2009
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 5,947
1861 - 1937
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 5,948
565 - 632
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 5,949
Among people born in 1960, Brian Cowen ranks 50. Before him are Steve Vai, Daryl Hannah, Jeremy Clarkson, Fayez al-Sarraj, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and Neil Gaiman. After him are Sarah Brightman, Rafael Benítez, Hiroyuki Sanada, Barham Salih, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and Anne Parillaud.
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 44
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 45
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 46
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 47
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 48
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 49
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 50
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 51
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 52
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 53
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 54
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 55
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 56
Among people born in Ireland, Brian Cowen ranks 68 out of 460. Before him are Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850), Brian Boru (941), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), Oliver Goldsmith (1728), Edmund the Martyr (841), and Brigid of Kildare (451). After him are George Johnstone Stoney (1826), James Barry (1795), George Francis FitzGerald (1851), Eystein II of Norway (1125), Maureen O'Sullivan (1911), and Kevin Roche (1922).
1850 - 1916
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 62
941 - 1014
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 63
954 - 1034
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 64
1728 - 1774
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 65
841 - 869
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 66
451 - 525
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 67
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 68
1826 - 1911
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 69
1795 - 1865
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 70
1851 - 1901
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 71
1125 - 1157
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 72
1911 - 1998
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 73
1922 - 2019
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 74
Among politicians born in Ireland, Brian Cowen ranks 11. Before him are George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Harald Gille (1103), Causantín mac Cináeda (836), Brian Boru (941), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), and Edmund the Martyr (841). After him are Eystein II of Norway (1125), Mary Robinson (1944), Bertie Ahern (1951), Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769), Grace O'Malley (1530), and Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785).
1449 - 1478
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 5
1103 - 1136
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 6
836 - 877
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 7
941 - 1014
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 8
954 - 1034
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 9
841 - 869
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 10
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 11
1125 - 1157
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 12
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 13
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 14
1769 - 1822
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 15
1530 - 1603
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 16
1785 - 1840
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 17