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Leon Brittan

1939 - 2015

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Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne, (25 September 1939 – 21 January 2015) was a British Conservative politician and barrister who served as a European Commissioner from 1989 to 1999. As a member of Parliament from 1974 to 1988, he served several ministerial roles in Margaret Thatcher's government, including Home Secretary from 1983 to 1985. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Leon Brittan is the 18,048th most popular politician (down from 17,686th in 2024), the 6,279th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,005th in 2019) and the 679th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Leon Brittan ranks 18,048 out of 19,576. Before him are Felice Mariani, Kathleen Blanco, Jon Corzine, Marsha Blackburn, Tibor Navracsics, and Figen Yüksekdağ. After him are Wayne Allard, Katalin Szili, Badra Gunba, Al D'Amato, Hassan Abshir Farah, and Yevgeny Zinichev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Leon Brittan ranks 623. Before him are Barry Cunliffe, David Allan Coe, BarBara Luna, José Fernández, Ernie Davis, and Lino Brocka. After him are Tom Harkin, George M. Whitesides, Peter Radford, John A. Russo, John H. Sununu, and D. C. Fontana. Among people deceased in 2015, Leon Brittan ranks 524. Before him are Philip Levine, George Clayton Johnson, Maria Radner, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Alberto Nisman, and Lucjan Lis. After him are Eugenie Clark, Alexander Melentyev, Svetlana Kitova, Bud Yorkin, Andraé Crouch, and Bob Johnston.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Leon Brittan ranks 6,281 out of 8,785. Before him are James Kelman (1946), Nick Aldis (1986), George Formby (1904), Peter Beardsley (1961), Katie Price (1978), and Brooklyn Beckham (1999). After him are Sara Ahmed (1969), C. H. Douglas (1879), Peter Serafinowicz (1972), Stephen Hough (1961), Frank Adams (1930), and William Regal (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Leon Brittan ranks 679. Before him are Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (1748), David Amess (1952), Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (1947), David Kelly (1944), James Cleverly (1969), and David Lammy (1972). After him are Tom Tugendhat (1973), Graham Brady (1967), Button Gwinnett (1735), John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (1947), Nicky Morgan (1972), and Rebecca Long-Bailey (1979).

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