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Jean Moulin

1899 - 1943

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Jean Pierre 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 in World War II, a unique act in Europe. He served as the first President of the National Council of the Resistance from 27 May 1943 until his death less than two months later. A prefect in the Aveyron (1937–1939) and Eure-et-Loir (1939–1940) departments, 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 851,213 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Jean Moulin is the 3,098th most popular politician (down from 2,392nd in 2019), the 1,001st most popular biography from France (down from 807th in 2019) and the 233rd 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 3,098 out of 19,576. Before him are Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, Rafael Correa, Abd al-Mu'min, Stjepan Radić, Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Otto Ernst Remer. After him are Publius Cornelius Scipio, Thessalonike of Macedon, Andreas Papandreou, Amalaric, David of Trebizond, and Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Jean Moulin ranks 35. Before him are Bertil Ohlin, Max Theiler, Alfred Schütz, Gloria Swanson, Charles Laughton, and Ferhat Abbas. After him are Georg von Békésy, Suzanne Lenglen, John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Leo Strauss, Bronislav Kaminski, and Chang Myon. Among people deceased in 1943, Jean Moulin ranks 26. Before him are Alexandre Yersin, Maurice Denis, Julius Fučík, Beatrix Potter, Gustav Vigeland, and Max Reinhardt. After him are Leslie Howard, Etty Hillesum, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, Hans Scholl, Franz Oppenheimer, and Mordechai Anielewicz.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Moulin ranks 1,001 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Casimir-Perier (1847), Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802), Michèle Morgan (1920), Pierre-Charles Villeneuve (1763), Jacques Cassini (1677), and Jacques Hadamard (1865). After him are Georges Brassens (1921), René Girard (1923), Pauline Viardot (1821), Leonard of Noblac (496), Alice Guy-Blaché (1873), and Raymond Poulidor (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Jean Moulin ranks 233. Before him are Cardinal de Rohan (1734), Daniel Cohn-Bendit (1945), Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1486), Augustin Robespierre (1763), Jean Casimir-Perier (1847), and Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802). After him are Claude Louis Hector de Villars (1653), Louis II of Anjou (1377), Agnes of Poitou (1025), Tetricus I (250), Raymond of Poitiers (1115), and Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry (1778).

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