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Georges Vanier

1888 - 1967

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Georges-Philias Vanier (23 April 1888 – 5 March 1967) was a Canadian military officer and diplomat who served as governor general of Canada, the first Quebecer and second Canadian-born person to hold the position. Vanier was born and educated in Quebec. In 1906, he was valedictorian when he graduated with a BA from Loyola College. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georges Vanier has received more than 269,470 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Vanier is the 17,416th most popular politician (down from 15,875th in 2019), the 707th most popular biography from Canada (down from 639th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Georges Vanier ranks 17,416 out of 19,576. Before him are S. I. Hayakawa, Barbara Prammer, Désiré Rakotoarijaona, Connie Hedegaard, Süleyman Soylu, and Rick Santorum. After him are Wade Hampton III, Rasmus Paludan, John Bright, Cori Bush, Daniel Williams, and John Ballance.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Georges Vanier ranks 272. Before him are Miles Mander, Miles Malleson, Nils Silfverskiöld, Asaf Ali, Chandrashekhar Agashe, and Monty Woolley. After him are Paul Cavanagh, Marguerite Marsh, Tor Lund, Clemence Dane, Lucien Hubbard, and John Crowe Ransom. Among people deceased in 1967, Georges Vanier ranks 278. Before him are Alice Lake, Alexander Aitken, Grace Cunard, Kaaren Verne, Elmer McCollum, and George E. Stone. After him are Harry Hines Woodring, Patrick Kavanagh, Tom Conway, Stuart Erwin, Constance Titus, and Robert Henry Lawrence Jr..

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Georges Vanier ranks 707 out of 1,622. Before him are Ruby Keeler (1909), Petar Rajič (1959), Chris Taylor (1950), Sid Abel (1918), S. I. Hayakawa (1906), and Dean Crawford (1958). After him are Harold McMunn (1902), Finn Wolfhard (2002), Aaron Ashmore (1979), Jonathan de Guzmán (1987), Torri Higginson (1969), and Daniel Negreanu (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Georges Vanier ranks 63. Before him are Jean Charest (1958), Jack Layton (1950), Chrystia Freeland (1968), Ken Dryden (1947), Hilda Cameron (1912), and S. I. Hayakawa (1906). After him are Beattie Ramsay (1895), Ted Lindsay (1925), Kathleen Wynne (1953), Conrad Black (1944), Hazel McCallion (1921), and Vincent Massey (1887).

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