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Richard Wagner

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Richard Wagner (French pronunciation: [vaɡnɛʁ]; born April 2, 1957) is a Canadian jurist serving as the 18th and current Chief Justice of Canada since 2017. He previously served as a puisne justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal (2011–2012) and of the Supreme Court of Canada (2012–2017). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Wagner has received more than 9,763,179 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Richard Wagner is the 94th most popular lawyer (down from 75th in 2019), the 598th most popular biography from Canada (up from 613th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Lawyer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Richard Wagner ranks 94 out of 136. Before him are Clara González, Aisha Rateb, Karim Ahmad Khan, Alberto Nisman, Felix Frankfurter, and John Dean. After him are Roscoe Pound, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Irene Khan, Hauwa Ibrahim, Fatimata M'Baye, and Finn Tveter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Richard Wagner ranks 473. Before him are Luigi De Canio, Paul Frommelt, Patriz Ilg, Maurizio Damilano, Saundra Santiago, and Peter Winnen. After him are Pavel Pavel, Ana Pastor Julián, Ayşegül Aldinç, Klaus Lindenberger, Ginni Rometty, and Roberto Visentini.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Richard Wagner ranks 598 out of 1,622. Before him are Enrico Colantoni (1963), Dorothy Brookshaw (1912), Leslie Hope (1965), Barbara Hannigan (1971), Ross Taylor (1902), and Alexander Ludwig (1992). After him are Michael Mando (1981), Gene Lockhart (1891), Melody Anderson (1955), Alberta Watson (1955), Ernie Collett (1895), and Tony Esposito (1943).

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Among LAWYERS In Canada

Among lawyers born in Canada, Richard Wagner ranks 2. Before him are Louise Arbour (1947).

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