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Jean Moulin

1899 - 1943

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Jean Moulin (French: [ʒɑ̃ mu.lɛ̃]; 20 June 1899 – 8 July 1943) was a French civil servant and resistant who succeeded in unifying the main networks of the French Resistance, a unique act in Europe. He served as the first President of the National Council of the Resistance during World War II from 27 May 1943 until his death less than two months later. A prefect in Aveyron (1937–1939) and Eure-et-Loir (1939–1940), he is remembered today as one of the main heroes of the French Resistance and for his efforts to unify it under Charles de Gaulle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Moulin has received more than 814,944 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Jean Moulin is the 2,400th most popular politician (up from 3,264th in 2019), the 809th most popular biography from France (up from 1,094th in 2019) and the 188th most popular French Politician.

Jean Moulin is most famous for his work in the French Resistance during World War II. He was a member of the National Council of the Resistance and became the head of the French Liberation Army.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jean Moulin ranks 2,400 out of 15,577Before him are Huayna Capac, Ariovistus, Maroboduus, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, Clovis IV, and Jules Grévy. After him are Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Paul Reynaud, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Rama I, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, and Midhat Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Jean Moulin ranks 27Before him are Fritz Albert Lipmann, Albert Claude, Paul Hermann Müller, Gloria Swanson, George Cukor, and Cevdet Sunay. After him are Paul-Henri Spaak, Bertil Ohlin, Gustav Heinemann, Max Theiler, Alfred Schütz, and Ferhat Abbas. Among people deceased in 1943, Jean Moulin ranks 22Before him are Nikolai Vavilov, Alexandre Millerand, Max Wertheimer, Władysław Sikorski, Chaim Soutine, and Alexandre Yersin. After him are Julius Fučík, Leslie Howard, Luz Long, Lydia Litvyak, Maurice Denis, and Viktor Lutze.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Moulin ranks 809 out of 6,011Before him are Pierre de Ronsard (1524), Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804), René Coty (1882), Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092), Ariovistus (-101), and Jules Grévy (1807). After him are Paul Reynaud (1878), Emmanuelle Riva (1927), Judith of Bavaria (797), Renée of France (1510), Paul Landowski (1875), and Louis Barthou (1862).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Jean Moulin ranks 188Before him are Émile Loubet (1838), Childebert III (678), René Coty (1882), Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092), Ariovistus (-101), and Jules Grévy (1807). After him are Paul Reynaud (1878), Renée of France (1510), Louis Barthou (1862), Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (1627), Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669), and Guntram (532).