1890 - 1922
Michael Collins (Irish: Mícheál Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence. During the War of Independence he was Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and a government minister of the self-declared Irish Republic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Collins has received more than 197,394 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Collins is the 2,157th most popular politician (down from 2,099th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 25th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Politician.
Michael Collins is most famous for his part in the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Irish National Army, and was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Defence Forces.
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Among politicians, Michael Collins ranks 2,157 out of 15,577. Before him are Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Louis, Duke of Orléans, János Áder, Afonso VI of Portugal, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. After him are Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, Charles Martel of Anjou, Peter, King of Hungary, Robert, King of Naples, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, and Alfonso III of Asturias.
1700 - 1739
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 2,151
1703 - 1752
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 2,152
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 2,153
1643 - 1683
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,154
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,155
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,156
1890 - 1922
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,157
1861 - 1951
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,158
1271 - 1295
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,159
1011 - 1050
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2,160
1277 - 1343
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2,161
1860 - 1941
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2,162
848 - 910
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2,163
Among people born in 1890, Michael Collins ranks 30. Before him are Habibullāh Kalakāni, Giorgio Morandi, Victor Lustig, Maria Goretti, Franz Werfel, and Fanny Kaplan. After him are Hermann Joseph Muller, Groucho Marx, Bohuslav Martinů, Rachele Mussolini, Karl Harrer, and Elsa Schiaparelli. Among people deceased in 1922, Michael Collins ranks 17. Before him are Hermann Rorschach, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Georges Sorel, Vittorio Monti, and Ernest Solvay. After him are Nellie Bly, Walther Rathenau, Yamagata Aritomo, Henri Désiré Landru, Andrey Markov, and Rudolf Kjellén.
1890 - 1929
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 24
1890 - 1964
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 25
1890 - 1947
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 26
1890 - 1902
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 27
1890 - 1945
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 28
1890 - 1918
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 29
1890 - 1922
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 30
1890 - 1967
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 31
1890 - 1977
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 32
1890 - 1959
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 33
1890 - 1979
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 34
1890 - 1926
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 35
1890 - 1973
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 36
1884 - 1922
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 11
1848 - 1922
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 12
1858 - 1922
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 13
1847 - 1922
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 14
1868 - 1922
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 15
1838 - 1922
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 16
1890 - 1922
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 17
1864 - 1922
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 18
1867 - 1922
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 19
1838 - 1922
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 20
1869 - 1922
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 21
1856 - 1922
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 22
1864 - 1922
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 23
Among people born in Ireland, Michael Collins ranks 23 out of 501. Before him are Richard Harris (1930), Anne Bonny (1702), W. B. Yeats (1865), Ernest Shackleton (1874), Laurence Sterne (1713), and Enya (1961). After him are Columbanus (540), Michael D. Higgins (1941), John Field (1782), Joseph Murphy (1898), Lola Montez (1821), and George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449).
1930 - 2002
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 17
1702 - 1782
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 18
1865 - 1939
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 19
1874 - 1922
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 20
1713 - 1768
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 21
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 22
1890 - 1922
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 23
540 - 615
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 24
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 25
1782 - 1837
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 26
1898 - 1981
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 27
1821 - 1861
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 28
1449 - 1478
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 29
Among politicians born in Ireland, Michael Collins ranks 3. Before him are Edmund Burke (1729) and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769). After him are Michael D. Higgins (1941), George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Edmund the Martyr (841), Bertie Ahern (1951), Causantín mac Cináeda (836), Harald Gille (1103), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), Brian Cowen (1960), and Brian Boru (941).
1729 - 1797
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 1
1769 - 1852
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 2
1890 - 1922
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 3
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 4
1449 - 1478
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 5
841 - 869
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 6
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 7
836 - 877
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 8
1103 - 1136
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 9
954 - 1034
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 10
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 11
941 - 1014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 12