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Michael Collins

1890 - 1922

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Michael Collins (Irish: Mícheál Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence. During the War of Independence he was Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and a government minister of the self-declared Irish Republic. He was then Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State from January 1922 and commander-in-chief of the National Army from July until his death in an ambush in August 1922, during the Civil War. Collins was born in Woodfield, County Cork, the youngest of eight children. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Collins is the 3,592nd most popular politician (down from 2,048th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 25th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Irish Politician.

Michael Collins is most famous for his part in the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Irish National Army, and was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Defence Forces.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael Collins ranks 3,592 out of 19,576. Before him are Choummaly Sayasone, Paul Kruger, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Boris Nemtsov, and Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. After him are Postumus, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Isser Harel, László Sólyom, Rumen Radev, and Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Michael Collins ranks 40. Before him are Fanny Kaplan, Karl Harrer, Ronald Fisher, Elsa Schiaparelli, Rachele Mussolini, and Anthony Fokker. After him are Beniamino Gigli, Hans-Valentin Hube, Nikolai Trubetzkoy, Groucho Marx, Jacques Ibert, and Alfredo Ottaviani. Among people deceased in 1922, Michael Collins ranks 22. Before him are Ernest Solvay, Georges Sorel, Vittorio Monti, Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton, Andrey Markov, and Paul Deschanel. After him are Léon Bonnat, Rudolf Kjellén, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Nellie Bly, Gabriel Narutowicz, and Camille Jordan.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Michael Collins ranks 50 out of 549. Before him are John Boland (1870), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Cillian Murphy (1976), Francis Beaufort (1774), Causantín mac Cináeda (836), and Gabriel Byrne (1950). After him are Brendan Gleeson (1955), Brian Cowen (1960), John Flanagan (1873), Ernest Walton (1903), Turlough O'Carolan (1670), and Columba (521).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Michael Collins ranks 9. Before him are Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769), Michael D. Higgins (1941), Bertie Ahern (1951), Harald Gille (1103), John Boland (1870), and Causantín mac Cináeda (836). After him are Brian Cowen (1960), Mary Robinson (1944), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), Diarmait Mac Murchada (1110), Brian Boru (941), and Edward Carson (1854).

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