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Daniel Cohn-Bendit

1945 - Today

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Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit (French: [danjɛl maʁk kɔn bɛndit]; German: [ˈdaːni̯eːl maʁk koːn ˈbɛndɪt, -ni̯ɛl]; born 4 April 1945) is a French-German politician. Born stateless to a German-Polish Ashkenazi Jewish family, Daniel Cohn-Bendit obtained German citizenship in 1959 and French citizenship in 2015. Cohn-Bendit was a student leader during the unrest of May 1968 in France and was also known during that time as Dany le Rouge (French for "Danny the Red", because of both his politics and the colour of his hair). He was co-president of the group European Greens–European Free Alliance in the European Parliament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Cohn-Bendit is the 3,836th most popular politician (down from 3,025th in 2019), the 1,154th most popular biography from France (down from 984th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular French Politician.

Daniel Cohn-Bendit is most famous for his role in the 1968 student protests in France. He was one of the leaders of the student uprising, and he was the youngest person to be elected to the National Assembly.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Daniel Cohn-Bendit ranks 3,836 out of 19,576. Before him are Amytis of Media, Charles III, Prince of Monaco, Costas Simitis, Deiphobus, Isabella, Queen of Armenia, and Empress Kōgyoku. After him are Tutush I, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Heungseon Daewongun, Mohammad Shah Qajar, Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and Herbert Backe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Daniel Cohn-Bendit ranks 81. Before him are Nikita Mikhalkov, Massimo Moratti, Sam Anderson, Steve Martin, Moncef Marzouki, and Junji Kawano. After him are Tex Watson, Linda Lee Cadwell, Ken Hensley, Haris Silajdžić, Joseph Kosuth, and Dennis Rader.

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In France

Among people born in France, Daniel Cohn-Bendit ranks 1,154 out of 6,770. Before him are André-Jacques Garnerin (1769), Paul Landowski (1875), Balthus (1908), Joachim du Bellay (1522), Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818), and Louis Jacques Thénard (1777). After him are Jean II Le Maingre (1366), Alain Poher (1909), Jean Rochefort (1930), Louise de Marillac (1591), Étienne Bézout (1730), and Jean-Marc Nattier (1685).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Daniel Cohn-Bendit ranks 273. Before him are Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (1895), Charibert II (618), François Leclerc du Tremblay (1577), Hugh of Italy (880), James II of Majorca (1243), and Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818). After him are Alain Poher (1909), Lionel Jospin (1937), Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611), Richard III, Duke of Normandy (1001), Robert I, Count of Artois (1216), and Ferdinand Buisson (1841).

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