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Paul Martin

1938 - Today

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Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son of former senator and secretary of state for external affairs Paul Martin Sr., Martin was a lawyer from Ontario before he became president and the chief executive officer of Canada Steamship Lines in 1973. He held that position until his election as a member of Parliament for the Montreal riding of LaSalle—Émard in 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Martin has received more than 1,986,286 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Paul Martin is the 7,592nd most popular politician (up from 7,803rd in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Canada (up from 125th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Canadian Politician.

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  • 5.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul Martin ranks 7,592 out of 19,576Before him are Wo Jia, Ubol Ratana, Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, Alpha Oumar Konaré, Juansher, and Bojang of Goguryeo. After him are Edward the Exile, Józef Cyrankiewicz, Joseph Darnand, Hayam Wuruk, Beatrice of Luxembourg, and Harry Dexter White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Paul Martin ranks 145Before him are Paul Andreu, Jesús María Pereda, Wu Yi, Bernadette Lafont, Philippe Nahon, and David Lane. After him are Omar Abdel-Rahman, Willy Claes, Angelo Amato, Aslan Abashidze, Mohammed Gammoudi, and Lill-Babs.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Paul Martin ranks 115 out of 1,622Before him are Margot Kidder (1948), Hubert Reeves (1932), Deanna Durbin (1921), Walter Huston (1883), Myron Scholes (1941), and Reginald Fessenden (1866). After him are Rick Moranis (1953), Linda Evangelista (1965), Bruce Greenwood (1956), Graham Greene (1952), Florence Lawrence (1886), and Loreena McKennitt (1957).

Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Paul Martin ranks 7Before him are Justin Trudeau (1971), Pierre Trudeau (1919), Lester B. Pearson (1897), Bonar Law (1858), Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880), and Jean Chrétien (1934). After him are Mary Simon (1947), William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874), Louis Riel (1844), Wilfrid Laurier (1841), Brian Mulroney (1939), and Stephen Harper (1959).