POLITICIAN
Lionel Zinsou
1953 - Today

Lionel Zinsou
Lionel Zinsou (born 23 October 1953) is a French–Beninese economist and investment banker who was Prime Minister of Benin from 2015 to 2016. Since June 2017, he has been the president of Terra Nova, a centre-left French think tank. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lionel Zinsou is the 17,739th most popular politician (down from 17,216th in 2024), the 5,343rd most popular biography from France (down from 5,279th in 2019) and the 929th most popular French Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Lionel Zinsou ranks 17,739 out of 19,576. Before him are Marin Raykov, Peter Welch, Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jr., Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Eadberht of Northumbria, and Maria Elena Boschi. After him are Kinzang Dorji, Dominique Voynet, Debbie Stabenow, Giorgi Ugulava, Manohar Lal Khattar, and Hiram Fong.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarin Raykov
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 17,740
Peter Welch
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 17,741
Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jr.
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 17,742
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 17,743
Eadberht of Northumbria
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 17,744
Maria Elena Boschi
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 17,745
Lionel Zinsou
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 17,746
Kinzang Dorji
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 17,747
Dominique Voynet
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 17,748
Debbie Stabenow
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 17,749
Giorgi Ugulava
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 17,750
Manohar Lal Khattar
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 17,751
Hiram Fong
1906 - 2004
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 17,752
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Lionel Zinsou ranks 599. Before him are Jochen Danneberg, Tomasz Wójtowicz, Julien Temple, Ian Mosley, Jürgen Straub, and Helmut Roleder. After him are Phil Davis, Ignacio Flores, Bess Armstrong, Tatyana Providokhina, Gerhard Thiele, and Jeff Kober.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsJochen Danneberg
SKIER
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 593
Tomasz Wójtowicz
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1953 - 2022
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 594
Julien Temple
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 595
Ian Mosley
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 596
Jürgen Straub
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 597
Helmut Roleder
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 598
Lionel Zinsou
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 599
Phil Davis
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 600
Ignacio Flores
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2011
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 601
Bess Armstrong
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 602
Tatyana Providokhina
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 603
Gerhard Thiele
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 604
Jeff Kober
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 605
In France
Among people born in France, Lionel Zinsou ranks 5,343 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-François Copé (1964), Éric Caritoux (1960), Yannick Bolasie (1989), Patricia Petibon (1970), Vincent Collet (1963), and Pascal Jolyot (1958). After him are Dominique Voynet (1958), Grégory Lemarchal (1983), Éric Poulat (1963), Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960), DJ Snake (1986), and Benoît Potier (1957).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean-François Copé
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 5,337
Éric Caritoux
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 5,338
Yannick Bolasie
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 5,339
Patricia Petibon
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 5,340
Vincent Collet
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 5,341
Pascal Jolyot
FENCER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 5,342
Lionel Zinsou
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 5,343
Dominique Voynet
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 5,344
Grégory Lemarchal
SINGER
1983 - 2007
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 5,345
Éric Poulat
REFEREE
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 5,346
Didier Van Cauwelaert
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5,347
DJ Snake
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5,348
Benoît Potier
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 5,349
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Lionel Zinsou ranks 929. Before him are Stéphane Séjourné (1985), Olivier Faure (1968), Claude Onesta (1957), Jean-Pierre Bel (1951), Harlem Désir (1959), and Jean-François Copé (1964). After him are Dominique Voynet (1958), Corinne Lepage (1951), Xavier Bertrand (1965), Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon (1986), Hervé Morin (1961), and Marion Maréchal (1989).
Stéphane Séjourné
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 923
Olivier Faure
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 924
Claude Onesta
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 925
Jean-Pierre Bel
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 926
Harlem Désir
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 927
Jean-François Copé
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 928
Lionel Zinsou
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 929
Dominique Voynet
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 930
Corinne Lepage
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 931
Xavier Bertrand
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 932
Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 933
Hervé Morin
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 934
Marion Maréchal
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 935













































