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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jacques Plante

1929 - 1986

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Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (French pronunciation: [ʒɑk plɑ̃t]; January 17, 1929 – February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career lasting from 1947 to 1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey. He played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1953 to 1963; during his tenure, the team won the Stanley Cup six times, including five consecutive wins. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Plante has received more than 862,958 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Plante is the 2,273rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,903rd in 2019), the 306th most popular biography from Canada (down from 291st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Religious Figure.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.99

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  • 3.01

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jacques Plante ranks 2,273 out of 2,238Before him are Ursula Ledóchowska, Laurean Rugambwa, Sergio Sebastiani, Francesco Marchisano, Roberto de Nobili, and Nicola Saggio. After him are Conrad Grebel, László Kovács, Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Francesco Coccopalmerio, Mario Zenari, and Robby Müller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Jacques Plante ranks 316Before him are Miyoshi Umeki, Lyubov Kozyreva, Claude Nougaro, Rudi Glöckner, Francesco Marchisano, and Rajkumar. After him are Walter Kempowski, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Chaim Potok, Klara Rumyanova, Héctor Alterio, and Dilara Aliyeva. Among people deceased in 1986, Jacques Plante ranks 168Before him are Hal B. Wallis, Henry Russell, John D. MacDonald, Vilmos Kohut, Hermione Baddeley, and Oldřich Lipský. After him are Tommy Douglas, André Tassin, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Jaroslav Burgr, Ronald McNair, and Thad Jones.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jacques Plante ranks 306 out of 1,350Before him are Pat Patterson (1941), Kevin Durand (1974), Edward Belcher (1799), Bob Rock (1954), Julie Payette (1963), and Kenneth Welsh (1942). After him are Manly P. Hall (1901), Anne Carson (1950), Shyla Stylez (1982), Edward Routh (1831), Brock Chisholm (1896), and Edge (1973).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Canada

Among religious figures born in Canada, Jacques Plante ranks 4Before him are Marc Ouellet (1944), Gaëtan Dugas (1952), and André Bessette (1845). After him are Jean-Claude Turcotte (1936), Gérald Lacroix (1957), Paul Grégoire (1911), Charles Scicluna (1959), Mike Bossy (1957), Charles Coughlin (1891), Thomas Christopher Collins (1947), and Gerald Emmett Carter (1912).