POLITICIAN

Seán Lemass

1899 - 1971

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Seán Francis Lemass (born John Francis Lemass; 15 July 1899 – 11 May 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1959 to 1966. He also served as Tánaiste from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954 and 1945 to 1948, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954, 1945 to 1949 and 1932 to 1939 and Minister for Supplies from 1939 to 1945. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seán Lemass has received more than 415,464 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Seán Lemass is the 17,102nd most popular politician (down from 15,910th in 2019), the 337th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 336th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Seán Lemass ranks 17,102 out of 19,576. Before him are Eduardo Paes, Rodney Mullen, Madhav Kumar Nepal, William J. Duane, Tertius Zongo, and Irakli Kobakhidze. After him are William Fox, James Barbour, Vilis Krištopans, Yordanka Fandakova, Bob Tinning, and Beatrix von Storch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Seán Lemass ranks 313. Before him are Carmel Myers, Dwight Frye, Walter Crickmer, Gilbert Colgate, Percy Lavon Julian, and Madge Bellamy. After him are Ezra Taft Benson, George K. Arthur, Jimmie Davis, Paul Kelly, Marie Mosquini, and Clarence Oldfield. Among people deceased in 1971, Seán Lemass ranks 242. Before him are Bill Thompson, Stuart Holmes, Spring Byington, Erwin Keller, Cecil Parker, and Ferenc Erdei. After him are Thomas Gomez, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Walter Byron, John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Ogden Nash, and Edward Andrade.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Seán Lemass ranks 337 out of 549. Before him are William Hobson (1792), Shane Filan (1979), Damien Duff (1979), Roddy Doyle (1958), Andrea Corr (1974), and William J. Duane (1780). After him are Pat O'Callaghan (1906), Frances Power Cobbe (1822), Patricia Collinge (1892), Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848), Terence MacSwiney (1879), and Seán Brady (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Seán Lemass ranks 53. Before him are Albert Reynolds (1932), Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715), Joseph Plunkett (1887), Diarmait Mac Murchada (1110), William Hobson (1792), and William J. Duane (1780). After him are Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), Edward Carson (1854), Mairead McGuinness (1959), Mary Lou McDonald (1969), Phil Hogan (1960), and Henry Grattan (1746).

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