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Patrick John

1938 - 2021

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Patrick Roland John (7 January 1938 – 6 July 2021) was the first Prime Minister of Dominica as well as its last Premier. He led Dominica to independence from the United Kingdom. He was leader of the Waterfront and Allied Workers' Union and mayor of Roseau before being elected to the legislature in 1970. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick John has received more than 203,235 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick John is the 18,385th most popular politician (down from 16,637th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Dominica (down from 9th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Dominican Politician.

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  • 15

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  • 1.86

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  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Patrick John ranks 18,385 out of 19,576Before him are Ryszard Wolny, Mark Meadows, Khandu Wangchuk, Marina Logvinenko, José Manuel Soria, and Pete Domenici. After him are Marina Kosheveya, Jacky Rosen, Paul Fannin, Mihai Cioc, Jack Markell, and Mike Braun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Patrick John ranks 615Before him are Jay Arnette, Samuel Bodman, Anne Helm, Ishmael Reed, Bertie Auld, and Bruce Babbitt. After him are Derek Dougan, Shashi Deshpande, Sai Paranjpye, Richard Meade, Frank Kelly, and Paul G. Kirk. Among people deceased in 2021, Patrick John ranks 696Before him are Nanci Griffith, Yury Dokhoian, Johnny Crawford, Shirley Williams, Bertie Auld, and Chris Anker Sørensen. After him are Celso Güity, Mehrdad Minavand, Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, Sean Lock, Biz Markie, and Roberto Hernández.

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In Dominica

Among people born in Dominica, Patrick John ranks 11 out of 11Before him are Eugenia Charles (1919), Sylvanie Burton (1964), Henry Wilcoxon (1905), Roosevelt Skerrit (1972), Patricia Scotland (1955), and Eliud Williams (1948). After him are Thea LaFond (1994), and Dennick Luke (2001).

Among POLITICIANS In Dominica

Among politicians born in Dominica, Patrick John ranks 8Before him are Nicholas Liverpool (1934), Eugenia Charles (1919), Sylvanie Burton (1964), Roosevelt Skerrit (1972), Patricia Scotland (1955), and Eliud Williams (1948).