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Lester B. Pearson

1897 - 1972

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Lester Bowles Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was the 14th prime minister of Canada, serving from 1963 to 1968. He also served as leader of the Liberal party from 1958 to 1968 and as leader of the Official Opposition from 1958 to 1963. Born in Newtonbrook, Ontario (now part of Toronto), Pearson pursued a career in the Department of External Affairs and served as the Canadian ambassador to the United States from 1944 to 1946. He entered politics in 1948 as Secretary of State for External Affairs, serving in that position until 1957 in the governments of William Lyon Mackenzie King and Louis St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lester B. Pearson is the 5,728th most popular politician (down from 4,689th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Canada (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lester B. Pearson ranks 5,728 out of 19,576. Before him are Haakon Ericsson, Rama II of Siam, Aymon, Count of Savoy, Charlotte Bonaparte, Gia Long, and Pietro II Orseolo. After him are Eleanor of Alburquerque, Imi Lichtenfeld, Boyko Borisov, Otto V, Duke of Bavaria, Stepan Shaumian, and Murad Bey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Lester B. Pearson ranks 77. Before him are Marcel Petiot, Karl Löwith, Bernard Lyot, Sidney Bechet, Philippe Soupault, and Ana Aslan. After him are Jean Epstein, Tarjei Vesaas, Rouben Mamoulian, Douglas Sirk, Carl Oberg, and Judith Anderson. Among people deceased in 1972, Lester B. Pearson ranks 52. Before him are Natalie Clifford Barney, Eugène Tisserant, Fredric Brown, Bronislava Nijinska, Akim Tamiroff, and Jo Bonnier. After him are Harlow Shapley, Martiros Saryan, Ettore Bastico, Mahalia Jackson, Hans Scharoun, and Karl Silberbauer.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Lester B. Pearson ranks 87 out of 1,622. Before him are Paul Watson (1950), David Easton (1917), Mylène Farmer (1961), Mack Sennett (1880), A. E. van Vogt (1912), and Charles Taylor (1931). After him are Julia (null), Conrad Bain (1923), Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880), Pat Patterson (1941), Donald O. Hebb (1904), and Grimes (1988).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Lester B. Pearson ranks 8. Before him are Mary Simon (1947), Pierre Trudeau (1919), David Johnston (1941), John Sparrow David Thompson (1845), Charles Tupper (1821), and Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879). After him are Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880), Mark Carney (1965), Jean Chrétien (1934), Bonar Law (1858), Tommy Burns (1881), and Louis Riel (1844).

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