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Brock Chisholm

1896 - 1971

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George Brock Chisholm (18 May 1896 – 4 February 1971) was a Canadian psychiatrist, medical practitioner, World War I veteran, and the first director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO). He was the 13th Canadian Surgeon General and the recipient of numerous accolades, including Order of Canada, Order of the British Empire, Military Cross, and the military Efficiency Decoration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brock Chisholm is the 14,678th most popular politician (up from 15,249th in 2019), the 388th most popular biography from Canada (up from 428th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Brock Chisholm ranks 14,678 out of 19,576. Before him are Vlado Bučkovski, Pierre Nord Alexis, Eustace Grenier, Tage Reedtz-Thott, Petre P. Carp, and Marian Lupu. After him are Tom Lantos, Paul Passy, Joaquín Sánchez de Toca, Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans, Hacı Pasha, and Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Brock Chisholm ranks 210. Before him are Eric Backman, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Kostas Karyotakis, Ethel Waters, Mordecai Ardon, and Agustín Sancho. After him are Giuseppe Enrici, Enrique Hertzog, Paul van Ostaijen, Vilho Niittymaa, Nikolai Tikhonov, and Alexander Brailowsky. Among people deceased in 1971, Brock Chisholm ranks 175. Before him are Amado Azar, Martin Benka, Kono Yasui, Gioacchino Guaragna, Ramón Villeda Morales, and Ahmed Bahnini. After him are Wynton Kelly, Fuad Abdurahmanov, Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey, Bobby Jones, Tadas Ivanauskas, and Emmett Toppino.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Brock Chisholm ranks 388 out of 1,622. Before him are Albert W. Tucker (1905), Gordon Lightfoot (1938), Bobby Roode (1977), Kristin Kreuk (1982), Étienne Desmarteau (1873), and Feist (1976). After him are Anna Paquin (1982), Owen Hart (1965), Bob Rock (1954), Donal Logue (1966), Brian Orser (1961), and George London (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Brock Chisholm ranks 40. Before him are Marc Garneau (1949), Robert Borden (1854), Julie Payette (1963), Michael Ignatieff (1947), Arthur Meighen (1874), and Ted Cruz (1970). After him are R. B. Bennett (1870), Myrtle Cook (1902), Jacques Parizeau (1930), Hilda Cameron (1912), Jagmeet Singh (1979), and William Cockburn (1902).

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