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Pierre Laval

1883 - 1945

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Pierre Jean Marie Laval (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ laval]; 28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician. During the Third Republic, he served as Prime Minister of France from 1931 to 1932 and from 1935 to 1936. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Laval has received more than 1,551,555 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Pierre Laval is the 1,391st most popular politician (down from 1,078th in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from France (down from 410th in 2019) and the 119th most popular French Politician.

Pierre Laval was most famous for his involvement in the Vichy government during World War II.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pierre Laval ranks 1,391 out of 15,577Before him are Seongjong of Joseon, Yeonsangun of Joseon, Gülnuş Sultan, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, F. W. de Klerk, and Juan Antonio Samaranch. After him are Albert Lebrun, John IV of Portugal, Miguel Primo de Rivera, Paul Barras, U Thant, and Philip of Swabia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Pierre Laval ranks 23Before him are Morihei Ueshiba, Otto Heinrich Warburg, Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, Mohammed Nadir Shah, Semyon Budyonny, and Theo van Doesburg. After him are Maurice Utrillo, Victor Francis Hess, Johannes Blaskowitz, Celâl Bayar, Andrey Vyshinsky, and Lon Chaney. Among people deceased in 1945, Pierre Laval ranks 33Before him are Vidkun Quisling, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Hermann Fegelein, August von Mackensen, Friedrich Fromm, and Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen. After him are Emil Hácha, Ernst Busch, Robert Ley, Francis William Aston, Hans Krebs, and Oskar Dirlewanger.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Laval ranks 499 out of 6,011Before him are Marius Petipa (1818), André Le Nôtre (1613), Baldwin II of Jerusalem (1060), Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647), Suger (1080), and Urbain Le Verrier (1811). After him are Albert Lebrun (1871), Giambologna (1529), Paul Barras (1755), Lucien Bonaparte (1775), Étienne de La Boétie (1530), and Léon Blum (1872).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Pierre Laval ranks 119Before him are Christine Lagarde (1956), Aristide Briand (1862), Emmanuel Macron (1977), Henri, Count of Chambord (1820), Lothair of France (941), and Baldwin II of Jerusalem (1060). After him are Albert Lebrun (1871), Paul Barras (1755), Léon Blum (1872), Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550), Antoine of Navarre (1518), and Pauline Bonaparte (1780).