1883 - 1945
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, Pierre Laval ranks 1,391 out of 15,577. Before 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.
1457 - 1495
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,385
1476 - 1506
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,386
1642 - 1715
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,387
1220 - 1282
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,388
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,389
1920 - 2010
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,390
1883 - 1945
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 1,391
1871 - 1950
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 1,392
1604 - 1656
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 1,393
1870 - 1930
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,394
1755 - 1829
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,395
1909 - 1974
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 1,396
1177 - 1208
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,397
Among people born in 1883, Pierre Laval ranks 23. Before 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 33. Before 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.
1883 - 1969
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 17
1883 - 1970
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 18
1883 - 1963
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 19
1883 - 1933
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 20
1883 - 1973
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 21
1883 - 1931
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 22
1883 - 1945
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 23
1883 - 1955
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 24
1883 - 1964
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 25
1883 - 1948
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 26
1883 - 1986
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 27
1883 - 1954
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 28
1883 - 1930
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 29
1887 - 1945
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 27
1906 - 1945
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 28
1906 - 1945
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 29
1849 - 1945
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 30
1888 - 1945
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 31
1895 - 1945
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 32
1883 - 1945
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 33
1872 - 1945
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 34
1885 - 1945
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 35
1890 - 1945
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 36
1877 - 1945
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 37
1898 - 1945
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 38
1895 - 1945
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 39
Among people born in France, Pierre Laval ranks 499 out of 6,011. Before 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).
1818 - 1910
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 493
1613 - 1700
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 494
1060 - 1131
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 495
1647 - 1690
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 496
1080 - 1151
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 497
1811 - 1877
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 498
1883 - 1945
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 499
1871 - 1950
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 500
1529 - 1608
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 501
1755 - 1829
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 502
1775 - 1840
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 503
1530 - 1563
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 504
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 505
Among politicians born in France, Pierre Laval ranks 119. Before 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).
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 113
1862 - 1932
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 114
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 115
1820 - 1883
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 116
941 - 986
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 117
1060 - 1131
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 118
1883 - 1945
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 119
1871 - 1950
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 120
1755 - 1829
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 121
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 122
1550 - 1588
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 123
1518 - 1562
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 124
1780 - 1825
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 125