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Joseph Plunkett

1887 - 1916

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Joseph Plunkett (Irish: Seosamh Máire Pluincéid; 21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish republican, poet and journalist. As a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, he was one of the seven signatories to the Proclamation of the Irish Republic. Plunkett married Grace Gifford in 1916, seven hours before his execution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Plunkett is the 17,457th most popular politician (down from 16,778th in 2019), the 356th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 316th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Plunkett ranks 17,457 out of 19,576. Before him are Jim Bunning, Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Krystyna Bochenek, Zhan Videnov, Robert M. T. Hunter, and Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey. After him are Henry Puna, Jaak Aab, Sean Chen, Ludwik Dorn, A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, and Elyes Fakhfakh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Joseph Plunkett ranks 284. Before him are Carl-Friedrich Freiherr von Langen, Vincenzo Cardarelli, Clive Brook, Hedwig Kohn, Sigurd Jørgensen, and Roland Young. After him are Ralph Ince, Harold Lockwood, Walter Connolly, Billy Bevan, Gertrude Astor, and Harry Hines Woodring. Among people deceased in 1916, Joseph Plunkett ranks 149. Before him are Charles Ericksen, Guido Gozzano, Alexander Voeikov, Lydia Zvereva, Hermann Martens, and Tom Clarke. After him are George Butterworth, Wilhelm Lützow, Seán Mac Diarmada, Thomas MacDonagh, Éamonn Ceannt, and Inez Milholland.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Joseph Plunkett ranks 356 out of 549. Before him are William J. Duane (1780), Johnny Giles (1940), Paul McShane (1986), William Smith O'Brien (1803), Johnny Carey (1919), and Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822). After him are Sally Rooney (1991), Dave Allen (1936), Denis Irwin (1965), Seán Lemass (1899), Frank Harris (1856), and Cecelia Ahern (1981).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Joseph Plunkett ranks 55. Before him are Peter Sutherland (1946), Thomas Fitzsimons (1741), William Hobson (1792), Richard Mulcahy (1886), William J. Duane (1780), and Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822). After him are Seán Lemass (1899), Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), Leo Varadkar (1979), Henry Grattan (1746), Éamonn Ceannt (1881), and John Redmond (1856).

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