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Charlie McCreevy

1949 - Today

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Charles McCreevy (born 30 September 1949) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services from 2004 to 2010, Minister for Finance from 1997 to 2004, Minister for Tourism and Trade from 1993 to 1994 and Minister for Social Welfare from 1992 to 1993. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare constituency (and later the Kildare North constituency) from 1977 to 2004.When McCreevy resigned his Dáil seat on his appointment to the European Commission, his son, Charlie Jnr, declined the opportunity to be the Fianna Fáil candidate in the resulting by-election. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charlie McCreevy has received more than 102,781 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Charlie McCreevy is the 18,971st most popular politician (down from 17,394th in 2019), the 454th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 432nd in 2019) and the 67th most popular Irish Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 100k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 31.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Charlie McCreevies by language

Over the past year Charlie McCreevy has had the most page views in the with 12,103 views, followed by French (749), and German (598). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (79.15%), Danish (60.11%), and Spanish (37.74%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charlie McCreevy ranks 18,971 out of 19,576. Before him are Jan Lipavský, Marie Lindgren, Veaceslav Gojan, Josh Shapiro, Pat McCrory, and Stavros Lambrinidis. After him are Shaun Donovan, Carolyn Maloney, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Lisa P. Jackson, Andrew McCollum, and Todd Akin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Charlie McCreevy ranks 810. Before him are Janet Maslin, John Sentamu, Tom Cole, J. P. Dutta, Tom Forsyth, and Ian Stewart. After him are Sammy Nelson, Elizabeth Edwards, Ilene Graff, Nancy Hollister, and Dolly Guleria.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Charlie McCreevy ranks 454 out of 549. Before him are Michelle Smith (1969), Christopher Juul-Jensen (1989), Kevin Moran (1956), Keith Wood (1972), Victoria Smurfit (1974), and Matt Doherty (1992). After him are Samantha Mumba (1983), Patrick McCabe (1955), Eamonn Coghlan (1952), Brian O'Driscoll (1979), Daniel O'Donnell (1961), and Troy Parrott (2002).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Charlie McCreevy ranks 67. Before him are Éamonn Ceannt (1881), John Redmond (1856), Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), Michelle O'Neill (1977), Thomas Francis Meagher (1823), and Pierce Butler (1744). After him are Simon Coveney (1972), and Kellie Harrington (1989).

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