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Jean Chrétien

1934 - Today

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Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (French: [ʒɑ̃ kʁetjɛ̃]; January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Université Laval. A Liberal, he was first elected to the House of Commons in 1963. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Chrétien has received more than 3,048,924 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Jean Chrétien is the 6,971st most popular politician (up from 7,555th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Canada (up from 118th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Canadian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jean Chrétien ranks 6,971 out of 19,576. Before him are Margaret Chan, Kaliman Asen II of Bulgaria, Emperor Mo of Jin, Shutruk-Nakhunte, Penda of Mercia, and Carlos Castillo Armas. After him are Zoltán of Hungary, Richilde of Provence, Rhadamistus, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, Tomás Estrada Palma, and Ivan Vyhovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jean Chrétien ranks 119. Before him are Omar Karami, Kira Muratova, Paul Cohen, Gloria Steinem, Howard Martin Temin, and Wilford Brimley. After him are Dashrath Manjhi, Hank Aaron, William F. Sharpe, Leonard Kleinrock, Claude Berri, and George Segal.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jean Chrétien ranks 108 out of 1,622. Before him are David Morrell (1943), Jacques Villeneuve (1971), Denny Doherty (1940), Justin Bieber (1994), Rachel McAdams (1978), and James Randi (1928). After him are Margot Kidder (1948), Hubert Reeves (1932), Deanna Durbin (1921), Walter Huston (1883), Myron Scholes (1941), and Reginald Fessenden (1866).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Jean Chrétien ranks 6. Before him are Justin Trudeau (1971), Pierre Trudeau (1919), Lester B. Pearson (1897), Bonar Law (1858), and Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880). After him are Paul Martin (1938), Mary Simon (1947), William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874), Louis Riel (1844), Wilfrid Laurier (1841), and Brian Mulroney (1939).

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