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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 421,543 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. John Bruton is the 16,036th most popular politician (down from 14,134th in 2019), the 342nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 297th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Bruton ranks 16,036 out of 15,577Before him are Jim Bolger, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Amadou Sanogo, Tulsi Giri, Evans Paul, and Zsolt Baumgartner. After him are Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Marina Solodkin, Naveen Patnaik, Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, and Russell Carpenter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Bruton ranks 707Before him are Babita, Hubert Ingraham, Martyn Poliakoff, Christian Pollas, Ivan Zafirov, and Bruce Golding. After him are Gilles Duceppe, Oliver Friggieri, Carry Geijssen, Ronnie Montrose, James K. Morrow, and Carole Bayer Sager. Among people deceased in 2024, John Bruton ranks 55Before him are Jean Petit, Terry Bisson, Chita Rivera, Christian Oliver, Anatoli Polivoda, and Wayne Kramer. After him are N. Scott Momaday, Edward Lowassa, Luis Tejada, Basdeo Panday, Jean Carnahan, and Toru Kawashima.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, John Bruton ranks 342 out of 501Before him are Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), Seán Lemass (1899), Damien Duff (1979), Mary Proctor (1862), James Cecil Parke (1881), and Nicky Byrne (1978). After him are Edward Carson (1854), Lenny Abrahamson (1966), Seán Brady (1939), Terry Wogan (1938), Jim Corr (1964), and Mark Kelly (1961).

Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, John Bruton ranks 54Before him are Albert Reynolds (1932), Joseph Plunkett (1887), Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), Jack Lynch (1917), Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), and Seán Lemass (1899). After him are Edward Carson (1854), William J. Duane (1780), John Redmond (1856), Leo Varadkar (1979), Éamonn Ceannt (1881), and Phil Hogan (1960).