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Tom Clarke

1858 - 1916

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Thomas James Clarke (Irish: Tomás Séamus Ó Cléirigh; 11 March 1858 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish republican and a leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Clarke was arguably the person most responsible for the 1916 Easter Rising. A proponent of armed struggle against British rule in Ireland for most of his life, Clarke spent 15 years in English prisons prior to his role in the Easter Rising and was executed by firing squad after it was defeated. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Clarke is the 17,113th most popular politician (down from 16,191st in 2024), the 5,389th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,695th in 2019) and the 619th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tom Clarke ranks 17,113 out of 19,576. Before him are Fathi Bashagha, Dennis Hastert, Tarō Kōno, Titus Oates, Vitaly Mutko, and Princess Alia bint Hussein. After him are Fabian Picardo, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, Alexey Ulyukaev, Luis de Guindos, Māris Gailis, and Isidore Mvouba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Tom Clarke ranks 144. Before him are Anna J. Cooper, Maurice Prendergast, Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez, Rosa Smith Eigenmann, Katharine Drexel, and Zdenka Braunerová. After him are Charles Eastman, Harry Johnston, George Lyon, and Carter Glass. Among people deceased in 1916, Tom Clarke ranks 148. Before him are Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Charles Ericksen, Guido Gozzano, Alexander Voeikov, Lydia Zvereva, and Hermann Martens. After him are Joseph Plunkett, George Butterworth, Wilhelm Lützow, Seán Mac Diarmada, Thomas MacDonagh, and Éamonn Ceannt.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Clarke ranks 5,391 out of 8,785. Before him are Jackie Burroughs (1939), Titus Oates (1649), Andy King (1988), William Dunbar (1460), Lynne Frederick (1954), and Sylvia Syms (1934). After him are Anne Fine (1947), Henry Tate (1819), Sarah Trimmer (1741), Michael Thomas (1967), Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705), and Gem Archer (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Tom Clarke ranks 619. Before him are Nicola Sturgeon (1970), Frederick Merriman (1873), Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674), Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951), and Titus Oates (1649). After him are Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705), John Swinney (1964), Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790), Herbert Morrison (1888), Michael Portillo (1953), and John Graves Simcoe (1752).

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