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Michael Collins

1890 - 1922

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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

Among politicians, Michael Collins ranks 2,157 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Michael Collins ranks 30Before 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 17Before 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.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Michael Collins ranks 23 out of 501Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Michael Collins ranks 3Before 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).