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John Bruton

1947 - 2024

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John Gerard Bruton (18 May 1947 – 6 February 2024) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1994 to 1997 and Leader of Fine Gael from 1990 to 2001. He held cabinet positions between 1981‍ and 1987, including twice as minister for finance. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1990 to 1994 and 1997 to 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Bruton has received more than 448,075 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). John Bruton is the 12,073rd most popular politician (up from 15,978th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Ireland (up from 341st in 2019) and the 27th most popular Irish Politician.

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  • 450k

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  • 51.34

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  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Bruton ranks 12,073 out of 19,576. Before him are Simon Vratsian, Julia Grant, Marcus Cornelius Cethegus, Salahuddin of Selangor, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, and Ankhhaf. After him are Misael Pastrana Borrero, King Yuan of Zhou, Banastre Tarleton, Manuel Estrada Cabrera, Banda Singh Bahadur, and Ur-Ninurta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Bruton ranks 343. Before him are Gérard Collomb, Pete Maravich, Ian Scheckter, René Harris, Alan Lee, and Leszek Balcerowicz. After him are Egberto Gismonti, Omar Larrosa, George Lam, Sammy Hagar, Alain Bashung, and Nobuo Kawakami. Among people deceased in 2024, John Bruton ranks 149. Before him are Eric Carmen, Vladimir Aksyonov, Edward Lowassa, Mykhaylo Fomenko, Roland Dumas, and Stefan Abadzhiev. After him are Muhammed Faris, Paul Alexander, Yukio Kasaya, Damo Suzuki, Jorge Griffa, and Michael Verhoeven.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, John Bruton ranks 141 out of 549. Before him are Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), Yvonne Farrell (1951), Peter Brown (1935), Aphex Twin (1971), John Boyne (1971), and John Sealy Townsend (1868). After him are Kathleen Antonelli (1921), Anne de Mortimer (1390), Moya Brennan (1952), Robbie Keane (1980), Adomnán (624), and Edward Bruce (1275).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, John Bruton ranks 27. Before him are Douglas Hyde (1860), Daniel O'Connell (1775), William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737), Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751), Charles Stewart Parnell (1846), and Pat Cox (1952). After him are Edward Bruce (1275), Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880), Patrick Hillery (1923), Enda Kenny (1951), Seán T. O'Kelly (1882), and Micheál Martin (1960).

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