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Michael D. Higgins

1941 - Today

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Michael Daniel Higgins (Irish: Mícheál Dónal Ó hUigínn; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, broadcaster and sociologist who has served as the ninth president of Ireland since 2011. Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he served as a senator from 1973 to 1977 having been nominated by the Taoiseach. Elected in 1981 as a Teachta Dála (TD), he represented the Galway West constituency from 1981 to 1982 and 1987 to 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael D. Higgins has received more than 3,910,071 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Michael D. Higgins is the 2,382nd most popular politician (up from 2,850th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 35th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Politician.

Michael D. Higgins is most famous for being the ninth President of Ireland, serving from 2011 to 2018. He was also a professor of law and government at University College Dublin, and served as a Teachta Dála (member of parliament) for Galway West from 1981 to 2011.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael D. Higgins ranks 2,382 out of 15,577. Before him are Alboin, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Eric I of Denmark, Francesco II Sforza, and Childebert III. After him are Zhang Liang, Jacob Zuma, Mohammad Khatami, Peng Dehuai, Kamala Harris, and René Coty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Michael D. Higgins ranks 50. Before him are Dennis Ritchie, Anne Rice, Jürgen Prochnow, Chick Corea, Bobby Moore, and Ryan O'Neal. After him are Eric Burdon, Ivan Gašparovič, Mahmoud Darwish, Ritchie Valens, Jordi Savall, and Jules A. Hoffmann.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Michael D. Higgins ranks 25 out of 501. Before him are W. B. Yeats (1865), Ernest Shackleton (1874), Laurence Sterne (1713), Enya (1961), Michael Collins (1890), and Columbanus (540). After him are John Field (1782), Joseph Murphy (1898), Lola Montez (1821), George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Francis Beaufort (1774), and Cillian Murphy (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Michael D. Higgins ranks 4. Before him are Edmund Burke (1729), Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769), and Michael Collins (1890). After him are 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).

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