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Brock Chisholm

1896 - 1971

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George Brock Chisholm (18 May 1896 – 4 February 1971) was a Canadian psychiatrist, medical practitioner, World War I veteran, and the first director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO). He was the 13th Canadian Surgeon General and the recipient of numerous accolades, including Order of Canada, Order of the British Empire, Military Cross, and the military Efficiency Decoration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Brock Chisholm is the 15,251st most popular politician (down from 12,983rd in 2019), the 428th most popular biography from Canada (down from 310th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Brock Chisholm ranks 15,251 out of 19,576. Before him are Ernest Mühlen, Gabriele Zimmer, John W. Snow, Žarko Paspalj, Arthur St. Clair, and Christian Estrosi. After him are Alexandros Diomidis, Moussa Faki, Sin-Eribam, Cyrille Adoula, Juan Bautista de Anza, and Leyla Yunus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Brock Chisholm ranks 219. Before him are Kim Myeong-sun, George Parker, Giuseppe Enrici, Luiz Vinhaes, Enrique Hertzog, and Albert Ball. After him are Blanche Sweet, José Vidal, Heinz Prüfer, Rodolfo Terlizzi, Margarete Adler, and Virgil Thomson. Among people deceased in 1971, Brock Chisholm ranks 189. Before him are Tor Johnson, Dick Tiger, Billy Gilbert, Ciro Verratti, Erik Almlöf, and Hank Mann. After him are Carl Blegen, Wolfgang Krull, Koichi Kudo, Tadas Ivanauskas, James Waddell Alexander II, and Louis Armand.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Brock Chisholm ranks 428 out of 1,622. Before him are Justine Musk (1972), Matt Craven (1956), Tricia Helfer (1974), Marc-André Hamelin (1961), Kevin Durand (1974), and Michael Shanks (1970). After him are Peter Kirby (1931), Jack Kruschen (1922), Robertson Davies (1913), Frank Dixon (1878), Anne Murray (1945), and Roy Dupuis (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Brock Chisholm ranks 33. Before him are Tommy Burns (1881), R. B. Bennett (1870), Julie Payette (1963), Jacques Parizeau (1930), Ted Cruz (1970), and Patricia Jones (1930). After him are Nancy Greene Raine (1943), Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879), François Legault (1957), Pauline Marois (1949), George-Étienne Cartier (1814), and Myrtle Cook (1902).

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