1923 - 2008
Patrick John Hillery (Irish: Pádraig J. Ó hIrghile; 2 May 1923 – 12 April 2008) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the sixth President of Ireland from December 1976 to December 1990. He also served as Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Social Affairs from 1973 to 1976, Minister for External Affairs from 1969 to 1973, Minister for Labour from 1966 to 1969, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1965 to 1969 and Minister for Education from 1959 to 1965. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 1951 to 1973.In 1973, he was appointed Ireland's first European Commissioner, upon Ireland's accession to the European Economic Community, serving until 1976, when he became President of Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Hillery has received more than 306,402 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Patrick Hillery is the 13,107th most popular politician (down from 11,218th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 159th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Irish Politician.
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Among politicians, Patrick Hillery ranks 13,107 out of 15,577. Before him are Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Jubal Early, Christian Lundeberg, Pedro Santana Lopes, Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur, and Vinicio Cerezo. After him are George Sabra, Thaddeus Stevens, Meira Kumar, Nazi-Maruttash, William Davies Evans, and Edgar Lungu.
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 13,101
1816 - 1894
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 13,102
1842 - 1911
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 13,103
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 13,104
1080 - 1143
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 13,105
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 13,106
1923 - 2008
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 13,107
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 13,108
1792 - 1868
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,109
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,110
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,111
1790 - 1872
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,112
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,113
Among people born in 1923, Patrick Hillery ranks 273. Before him are Juan Arza, Netti Witziers-Timmer, Thad Jones, Stefan Bozhkov, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, and Harold Gould. After him are Murray Walker, Eric Sykes, Sara Lidman, Vittorio De Seta, Ivan Gubijan, and Alfredo Nobre da Costa. Among people deceased in 2008, Patrick Hillery ranks 209. Before him are William Gibson, Ricardo Infante, Heinz Kwiatkowski, Rina Zaripova, Sarla Thakral, and Neil Aspinall. After him are Tom Lantos, Ollie Johnston, Mustafa Khalil, Gary Gygax, Nikolai Baibakov, and Dith Pran.
1923 - 2011
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 267
1923 - 2005
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 268
1923 - 1986
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 269
1923 - 2014
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 270
1923 - 2010
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 271
1923 - 2010
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 272
1923 - 2008
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 273
1923 - 2021
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 274
1923 - 2012
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 275
1923 - 2004
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 276
1923 - 2011
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 277
1923 - 2009
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 278
1923 - 1996
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 279
1914 - 2008
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 203
1924 - 2008
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 204
1926 - 2008
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 205
1941 - 2008
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 206
1914 - 2008
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 207
1941 - 2008
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 208
1923 - 2008
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 209
1928 - 2008
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 210
1912 - 2008
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 211
1920 - 2008
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 212
1938 - 2008
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 213
1911 - 2008
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 214
1942 - 2008
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 215
Among people born in Ireland, Patrick Hillery ranks 189 out of 501. Before him are Andrew Scott (1976), Herbert Brenon (1880), Yvonne Farrell (1951), Jane Wilde (1821), Richard Steele (1672), and Tim O'Reilly (1954). After him are William Trevor (1928), Pat McDonald (1878), William Quan Judge (1851), Robbie Keane (1980), Veronica Guerin (1958), and George Moore (1852).
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 183
1880 - 1958
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 184
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 185
1821 - 1896
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 186
1672 - 1729
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 187
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 188
1923 - 2008
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 189
1928 - 2016
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 190
1878 - 1954
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 191
1851 - 1896
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 192
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 193
1958 - 1996
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 194
1852 - 1933
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 195
Among politicians born in Ireland, Patrick Hillery ranks 30. Before him are John Boland (1870), Douglas Hyde (1860), Pat Cox (1952), Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785), Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880), and Micheál Martin (1960). After him are Enda Kenny (1951), Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822), Seán T. O'Kelly (1882), Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911), James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665), and Liam Cosgrave (1920).
1870 - 1958
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 24
1860 - 1949
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 25
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 26
1785 - 1840
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 27
1880 - 1944
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 28
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 29
1923 - 2008
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 30
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 31
1822 - 1872
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 32
1882 - 1966
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 33
1911 - 1978
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 34
1665 - 1745
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 35
1920 - 2017
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 36