1922 - 1987
René Lévesque ([ʁœne leˈvaɪ̯k] (listen); August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. He was the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to attempt, through a referendum, to negotiate the political independence of Quebec. Starting his career as a reporter, and radio and television host, he later became known for his eminent role in Quebec's nationalization of hydro, and as an ardent defender of Quebec sovereignty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René Lévesque has received more than 488,146 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). René Lévesque is the 9,866th most popular politician (down from 9,545th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Canada (down from 159th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Canadian Politician.
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Among politicians, René Lévesque ranks 9,866 out of 15,710. Before him are Lucius Cassius Longinus, Dean Barrow, Mátyás Szűrös, Tosiwo Nakayama, Arthur Griffith, and Wu Bangguo. After him are Abas I of Armenia, Károly Huszár, Dirk VI, Count of Holland, Petar Stoyanov, Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg, and Raúl Alberto Lastiri.
151 BC - 107 BC
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 9,860
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 9,861
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9,862
1931 - 2007
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9,863
1871 - 1922
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9,864
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9,865
1922 - 1987
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9,866
880 - 953
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9,867
1882 - 1941
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9,868
1114 - 1157
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9,869
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9,870
1861 - 1924
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9,871
1915 - 1978
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9,872
Among people born in 1922, René Lévesque ranks 202. Before him are Carlo Lizzani, Hilarion Capucci, Steven Hill, Władysław Bartoszewski, Hal Clement, and Saad el-Shazly. After him are Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Eusebio Tejera, Yuri Knorozov, John Christopher, Jock Stein, and Juan Carlos Lorenzo. Among people deceased in 1987, René Lévesque ranks 111. Before him are Edgar P. Jacobs, Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean, Bronisława Wajs, Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, James Tiptree Jr., and Adile Naşit. After him are Vicente Calderón, Rashid Karami, Conny Plank, Kishore Kumar, Woody Herman, and Patrick Troughton.
1922 - 2013
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 196
1922 - 2017
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 197
1922 - 2016
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 198
1922 - 2015
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 199
1922 - 2003
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 200
1922 - 2011
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 201
1922 - 1987
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 202
1922 - 2009
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 203
1922 - 2002
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 204
1922 - 1999
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 205
1922 - 2012
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 206
1922 - 1985
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 207
1922 - 2001
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 208
1904 - 1987
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 105
1926 - 1987
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 106
1908 - 1987
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 107
1900 - 1987
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 108
1915 - 1987
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 109
1930 - 1987
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 110
1922 - 1987
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 111
1913 - 1987
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 112
1921 - 1987
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 113
1940 - 1987
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 114
1929 - 1987
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 115
1913 - 1987
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 116
1920 - 1987
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 117
Among people born in Canada, René Lévesque ranks 184 out of 1,130. Before him are Diana Krall (1964), Louis Jolliet (1645), August Schellenberg (1936), Elisha Cuthbert (1982), David Shore (1959), and Jordan Peterson (1962). After him are Naomi Klein (1970), Elliot Page (1987), Ethel Smith (1907), Florence Lawrence (1886), Peter North (1957), and Hayden Christensen (1981).
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 178
1645 - 1700
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 179
1936 - 2013
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 180
1982 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 181
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 182
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 183
1922 - 1987
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 184
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 185
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 186
1907 - 1979
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 187
1886 - 1938
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 188
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 189
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 190
Among politicians born in Canada, René Lévesque ranks 15. Before him are Bonar Law (1858), Louis Riel (1844), David Johnston (1941), Julie Payette (1963), Stephen Harper (1959), and Brian Mulroney (1939). After him are Jean Béliveau (1931), Louis St. Laurent (1882), John Diefenbaker (1895), Joe Clark (1939), Robert Borden (1854), and Terry Sawchuk (1929).
1858 - 1923
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 9
1844 - 1885
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 10
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 11
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 12
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 13
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 14
1922 - 1987
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 15
1931 - 2014
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 16
1882 - 1973
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 17
1895 - 1979
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 18
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 19
1854 - 1937
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 20
1929 - 1970
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 21