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Jean-Marie Le Pen

1928 - 2025

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Jean Louis Marie Le Pen (20 June 1928 – 7 January 2025), commonly known as Jean-Marie Le Pen (French: [ʒɑ̃maʁi lə pɛn]), was a French politician, lawyer and activist. He founded the far-right National Front (now National Rally) party and served as the party's president from 1972 to 2011 and as its honorary president from 2011 to 2015. He focused on issues related to immigration to France, the European Union, traditional culture and values, law and order, and France's high rate of unemployment. His progression in the 1980s is known as the "lepénisation of minds" due to its noticeable effect on mainstream political opinion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Marie Le Pen is the 563rd most popular politician (up from 1,370th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from France (up from 494th in 2019) and the 54th most popular French Politician.

Jean-Marie Le Pen is most famous for being the founder of the far-right National Front Party in France. He was also the leader of the party from 1972 to 2011.

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Among politicians, Jean-Marie Le Pen ranks 563 out of 19,576. Before him are Zenobia, Frederick William IV of Prussia, Ashraf Ghani, Sargon of Akkad, Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem, and Yoon Suk Yeol. After him are Christian VIII of Denmark, Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Rüstem Pasha, Charles IV of France, Aurelian, and Hafsa Sultan.

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Among people born in 1928, Jean-Marie Le Pen ranks 11. Before him are Hosni Mubarak, Ennio Morricone, Stanley Kubrick, Ariel Sharon, Noam Chomsky, and Eduard Shevardnadze. After him are Chinghiz Aitmatov, Serge Gainsbourg, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Joe Jackson, Didi, and Philip K. Dick. Among people deceased in 2025, Jean-Marie Le Pen ranks 7. Before him are Pope Francis, David Lynch, José Mujica, Gene Hackman, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Marianne Faithfull. After him are Boris Spassky, Richard Chamberlain, Val Kilmer, Brian Wilson, Sebastião Salgado, and Leo Beenhakker.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Marie Le Pen ranks 208 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Bodin (1530), Stéphane Mallarmé (1842), Philip VI of France (1293), Charles Gounod (1818), Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754), and Zinedine Zidane (1972). After him are Charles IV of France (1294), Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810), Petronius (27), Erik Satie (1866), and Pope Sylvester II (938).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Jean-Marie Le Pen ranks 54. Before him are Louis VIII of France (1187), Georges Danton (1759), Louis VII of France (1120), Henry II of England (1133), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), and Philip VI of France (1293). After him are Charles IV of France (1294), Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810), Louis XI of France (1423), Carloman I (751), Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661), and Richard II of England (1367).

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