POLITICIAN
Gus Dillon
1881 - 1952

Gus Dillon
Augustus Frederick Dillon (1881 – 19 September 1952) was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian team, which won the gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gus Dillon is the 15,934th most popular politician (up from 16,412th in 2024), the 508th most popular biography from Canada (up from 564th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Canadian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Gus Dillon ranks 15,934 out of 19,576. Before him are John Boehner, James Soong, Wilhelmina Drucker, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Franklin Farrell, and Abdulbaset Sieda. After him are Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, Bob Ehrlich, Muhammad Sakizli, Oleksiy Honcharuk, and Dimitris Koutsoumpas.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Boehner
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 15,935
James Soong
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 15,936
Wilhelmina Drucker
1847 - 1925
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 15,937
Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola
1888 - 1952
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 15,938
Franklin Farrell
1908 - 2003
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 15,939
Abdulbaset Sieda
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 15,940
Gus Dillon
1881 - 1952
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 15,941
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 15,942
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
1946 - 2021
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 15,943
Bob Ehrlich
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 15,944
Muhammad Sakizli
1892 - 1976
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 15,945
Oleksiy Honcharuk
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 15,946
Dimitris Koutsoumpas
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 15,947
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1881, Gus Dillon ranks 202. Before him are Jetze Doorman, Alice Catherine Evans, Aleksandr Gerasimov, Alfredo Gollini, Élie Blanchard, and Delfina Bunge. After him are Valerian Albanov, Lou Tellegen, Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh, Henryk Grossman, George Mehnert, and Panagiotis Poulitsas. Among people deceased in 1952, Gus Dillon ranks 161. Before him are François Gagnepain, Francis Pegahmagabow, Curly Howard, Frank Kugler, Delfina Bunge, and Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola. After him are Alan Noble, Frederic G. Kenyon, Miina Sillanpää, George Cornet, Frances Benjamin Johnston, and Helge Liljebjörn.
Others Born in 1881
Go to all RankingsJetze Doorman
FENCER
1881 - 1931
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 196
Alice Catherine Evans
BIOLOGIST
1881 - 1975
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 197
Aleksandr Gerasimov
PAINTER
1881 - 1963
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 198
Alfredo Gollini
GYMNAST
1881 - 1957
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 199
Élie Blanchard
WRITER
1881 - 1941
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 200
Delfina Bunge
WRITER
1881 - 1952
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 201
Gus Dillon
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1952
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 202
Valerian Albanov
EXPLORER
1881 - 1919
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 203
Lou Tellegen
ACTOR
1881 - 1934
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 204
Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh
WRITER
1881 - 1936
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 205
Henryk Grossman
ECONOMIST
1881 - 1950
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 206
George Mehnert
WRESTLER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 207
Panagiotis Poulitsas
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1968
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 208
Others Deceased in 1952
Go to all RankingsFrançois Gagnepain
BIOLOGIST
1866 - 1952
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 155
Francis Pegahmagabow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1952
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 156
Curly Howard
ACTOR
1903 - 1952
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 157
Frank Kugler
ATHLETE
1879 - 1952
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 158
Delfina Bunge
WRITER
1881 - 1952
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 159
Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1952
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 160
Gus Dillon
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1952
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 161
Alan Noble
HOCKEY PLAYER
1885 - 1952
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 162
Frederic G. Kenyon
HISTORIAN
1863 - 1952
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 163
Miina Sillanpää
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1952
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 164
George Cornet
ATHLETE
1877 - 1952
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 165
Frances Benjamin Johnston
JOURNALIST
1864 - 1952
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 166
Helge Liljebjörn
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1952
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 167
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Gus Dillon ranks 508 out of 1,622. Before him are Anne Heggtveit (1939), François Legault (1957), Jack Cameron (1900), Jacob Viner (1892), Sarah Chalke (1976), and John Emery (1932). After him are John Howe (1957), John Stanley Plaskett (1865), Guy Gavriel Kay (1954), Paul Grégoire (1911), Frank Fisher (1901), and Hilda Strike (1910).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsAnne Heggtveit
SKIER
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 502
François Legault
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 503
Jack Cameron
ATHLETE
1900 - 1981
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 504
Jacob Viner
ECONOMIST
1892 - 1970
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 505
Sarah Chalke
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 506
John Emery
ATHLETE
1932 - 2022
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 507
Gus Dillon
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1952
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 508
John Howe
ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 509
John Stanley Plaskett
ASTRONOMER
1865 - 1941
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 510
Guy Gavriel Kay
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 511
Paul Grégoire
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 1993
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 512
Frank Fisher
ATHLETE
1901 - 1984
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 513
Hilda Strike
ATHLETE
1910 - 1989
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 514
Among POLITICIANS In Canada
Among politicians born in Canada, Gus Dillon ranks 50. Before him are Hilda Cameron (1912), Jagmeet Singh (1979), William Cockburn (1902), Pauline Marois (1949), Georges Vanier (1888), and François Legault (1957). After him are Gaétan Boucher (1958), Ian Millar (1947), Jeanne Sauvé (1922), George-Étienne Cartier (1814), Marie Yovanovitch (1958), and Jack Layton (1950).
Hilda Cameron
1912 - 2001
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 44
Jagmeet Singh
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 45
William Cockburn
1902 - 1975
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 46
Pauline Marois
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 47
Georges Vanier
1888 - 1967
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 48
François Legault
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 49
Gus Dillon
1881 - 1952
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 50
Gaétan Boucher
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 51
Ian Millar
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 52
Jeanne Sauvé
1922 - 1993
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 53
George-Étienne Cartier
1814 - 1873
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 54
Marie Yovanovitch
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 55
Jack Layton
1950 - 2011
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 56

























































