POLITICIAN

Maurice Thorez

1900 - 1964

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Maurice Thorez (French: [mɔʁis tɔʁɛz, moʁ-]; 28 April 1900 – 11 July 1964) was a French politician and longtime leader of the French Communist Party (PCF) from 1930 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurice Thorez has received more than 251,405 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Maurice Thorez is the 3,928th most popular politician (up from 3,985th in 2019), the 1,214th most popular biography from France (up from 1,274th in 2019) and the 293rd most popular French Politician.

Maurice Thorez was a French politician. He was the General Secretary of the French Communist Party from 1930 to 1964.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maurice Thorez ranks 3,928 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, Antonio Segni, Emperor Sutoku, and Al-Aziz Billah. After him are Nabis, Louis, Count of Évreux, Isabella of Hainault, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Emund the Old, and Plutarco Elías Calles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Maurice Thorez ranks 50. Before him are Howard H. Aiken, Pedro Cea, Raphael Lemkin, Edith Frank, Maria of Yugoslavia, and Zelda Fitzgerald. After him are Jean Negulesco, Nathalie Sarraute, Yves Tanguy, Pridi Banomyong, Evald Aav, and Werner Haase. Among people deceased in 1964, Maurice Thorez ranks 28. Before him are Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Alexandre Koyré, Alexander Archipenko, Emilio Aguinaldo, Otto Wille Kuusinen, and Ernst Kretschmer. After him are Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, Paulino Alcántara, Douglas McGregor, Heinrich Neuhaus, Andriy Melnyk, and Sam Cooke.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Thorez ranks 1,214 out of 6,770. Before him are Georges Duby (1919), Henry, Count of Portugal (1066), Jean Bart (1650), Jean-Louis Tauran (1943), Louis Le Prince (1841), and Louise de Marillac (1591). After him are Louis, Count of Évreux (1276), Isabella of Hainault (1170), Vanessa Paradis (1972), Franck Ribéry (1983), Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), and Sonia Rykiel (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Maurice Thorez ranks 293. Before him are Charibert II (618), Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1930), Francis III, Duke of Brittany (1518), Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (1334), Henry, Count of Portugal (1066), and Jean Bart (1650). After him are Louis, Count of Évreux (1276), Isabella of Hainault (1170), Charles, Duke of Berry (1686), Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (1543), Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (1160), and René II, Duke of Lorraine (1451).

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