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Jack Layton

1950 - 2011

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John Gilbert Layton (July 18, 1950 – August 22, 2011) was a Canadian academic and politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on Toronto City Council, occasionally holding the title of acting mayor or deputy mayor of Toronto during his tenure as city councillor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Layton has received more than 1,523,744 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Jack Layton is the 17,145th most popular politician (down from 15,478th in 2019), the 667th most popular biography from Canada (down from 574th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Canadian Politician.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jack Layton ranks 17,145 out of 19,576. Before him are Walden Bello, John Henninger Reagan, Johanna Wanka, Jean Charest, Lagumot Harris, and Drest Gurthinmoch. After him are Margaret Chase Smith, Jon Kyl, Atiku Abubakar, Syarhey Rumas, Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio, and Andrea Nahles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Jack Layton ranks 625. Before him are Bob Kulick, José Marín, Rod Milburn, Branko Babić, Themba Masuku, and David Johansen. After him are Bob Burns, Kabasu Babo, Andy Powell, Maria Ewing, Werewere Liking, and Kenzo Suzuki. Among people deceased in 2011, Jack Layton ranks 451. Before him are Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Dick King-Smith, Khamis Gaddafi, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Doris Belack, and Naoki Matsuda. After him are Elaine Stewart, Bill Hunter, H. R. F. Keating, Kurt Lundquist, John M. Lounge, and Pierre Quinon.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jack Layton ranks 667 out of 1,622. Before him are Karla Homolka (1970), Horace Gwynne (1912), Maureen Forrester (1930), Caterina Scorsone (1981), Jean Charest (1958), and Rick Genest (1985). After him are Jason Reitman (1977), Chrystia Freeland (1968), Frank Saker (1907), Melissa Auf der Maur (1972), Calvin Bricker (1884), and Frank Amyot (1904).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Jack Layton ranks 58. Before him are Charles Tupper (1821), Gilles Duceppe (1947), Stéphane Dion (1955), William Cockburn (1902), Norman Lane (1919), and Jean Charest (1958). After him are Chrystia Freeland (1968), Ken Dryden (1947), Hilda Cameron (1912), S. I. Hayakawa (1906), Georges Vanier (1888), and Beattie Ramsay (1895).

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