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John A. Costello

1891 - 1976

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John Aloysius Costello (20 June 1891 – 5 January 1976) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1948 to 1951 and from 1954 to 1957. He was leader of the opposition from 1951 to 1954 and from 1957 to 1959 and attorney general from 1926 to 1932. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1933 to 1943 and from 1944 to 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John A. Costello is the 16,406th most popular politician (down from 16,104th in 2019), the 288th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 282nd in 2019) and the 46th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John A. Costello ranks 16,406 out of 19,576. Before him are John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Janez Evangelist Krek, Janez Potočnik, Albert Hyzler, Peter Struck, and Roberto Fiore. After him are Miguel de San Román, Nabu-apla-iddina, Cory Booker, Ahmed al-Senussi, Georg Leber, and Nora Astorga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, John A. Costello ranks 258. Before him are Riccardo Bacchelli, Leo Burnett, Hans Liesche, Alfred Lane, Harry Hebner, and Zofia Stryjeńska. After him are Oliverio Girondo, Martti Nieminen, Josef Šroubek, Nella Larsen, Petras Klimas, and Norman Taber. Among people deceased in 1976, John A. Costello ranks 249. Before him are Francisco Pagazaurtundúa, Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, Antoni Słonimski, James Wong Howe, Jimmy Garrison, and Zofia Stryjeńska. After him are Franciszek Szymczyk, Andrei Fayt, Walter Janssen, Carlo Mattrel, Lucie Mannheim, and Justin McCarthy.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, John A. Costello ranks 288 out of 549. Before him are Stephen Hunt (1981), Milo O'Shea (1926), Mabel Cahill (1863), Eoin O'Duffy (1890), Nora Barnacle (1884), and Brian Downey (1951). After him are Jack Lynch (1917), Gary Kelly (1974), John Connolly (1968), Michael Scott (1959), Tom Crean (1877), and Charlie McGettigan (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, John A. Costello ranks 46. Before him are John Bruton (1947), Garret FitzGerald (1926), Charles Haughey (1925), W. T. Cosgrave (1880), James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665), and Cathal Brugha (1874). After him are Jack Lynch (1917), Albert Reynolds (1932), Peter Sutherland (1946), Thomas Fitzsimons (1741), William Hobson (1792), and Richard Mulcahy (1886).

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