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Jean Béliveau

1931 - 2014

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Joseph Jean Arthur Béliveau (August 31, 1931 – December 2, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Montreal Canadiens from 1950 to 1971. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972, "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau is widely regarded as one of the ten greatest NHL players of all time. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Béliveau first played professionally in the Quebec Major Hockey League (QMHL). He made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in 1950, but chose to remain in the QMHL full-time until 1953. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Béliveau is the 11,564th most popular politician, the 202nd most popular biography from Canada and the 15th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among politicians, Jean Béliveau ranks 11,564 out of 19,576. Before him are Cædwalla of Wessex, Sayed Morad Khan, Meskalamdug, Avetis Aharonian, Isaac Komnenos, and Margaritus of Brindisi. After him are Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, Tallis Obed Moses, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, Park Won-soon, and Polydorus of Sparta.

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Among people born in 1931, Jean Béliveau ranks 248. Before him are Ingvar Wixell, Dino da Costa, Moira Orfei, Nílton de Sordi, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, and Lê Khả Phiêu. After him are Ruy Guerra, Bernard Francis Law, Bruno Mattei, David Eddings, Hana Brady, and Tosiwo Nakayama. Among people deceased in 2014, Jean Béliveau ranks 174. Before him are Michael Sata, Carmelo Simeone, Josep Seguer, Sulejman Tihić, Marinho Chagas, and Valeriya Novodvorskaya. After him are Ante Žanetić, Paul Mazursky, On Kawara, Harun Farocki, Pierre Bec, and Christophe de Margerie.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jean Béliveau ranks 202 out of 1,622. Before him are Oliver Platt (1960), René Lévesque (1922), Cindy Breakspeare (1954), Harold Innis (1894), Tommy Chong (1938), and Peter North (1957). After him are Maud Menten (1879), Chris Benoit (1967), Henry Clinton (1730), Philip Guston (1913), Joanna Shimkus (1943), and Ethel Smith (1907).

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