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Michael Ignatieff

1947 - Today

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Michael Grant Ignatieff ( ig-NAT-ee-ef; born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for his work as a historian, Ignatieff has held senior academic posts at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, and Toronto. Most recently, he was rector and president of Central European University; he held this position from 2016 to 2021. While living in the United Kingdom from 1978 to 2000, Ignatieff became well known as a television and radio broadcaster and as an editorial columnist for The Observer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Ignatieff is the 14,076th most popular politician (down from 13,541st in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Canada (down from 299th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael Ignatieff ranks 14,076 out of 19,576. Before him are Huang Hua, Jubal Early, Malcolm Fraser, Cai Xiang, Fastida, and Eurymedon. After him are Centwine of Wessex, Juraj Dobrila, Hartmann, Count of Württemberg, Harry Cohn, William Davies Evans, and Arthur Meighen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Michael Ignatieff ranks 461. Before him are Pia Kjærsgaard, Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, Ilanit, Ephraïm Inoni, Nina Matviienko, and John Aston Jr.. After him are Jude Ciccolella, Michèle Pierre-Louis, Peter Riegert, William Bonin, Kathy Acker, and Rita Kühne.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Michael Ignatieff ranks 347 out of 1,622. Before him are Louise Penny (1958), Gaëtan Dugas (1952), Pom Klementieff (1986), Julie Payette (1963), Georges St-Pierre (1981), and James LaBrie (1963). After him are Arthur Meighen (1874), John McCrae (1872), Kevin Owens (1984), Dan Levy (1983), Harriet Brooks (1876), and August Schellenberg (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Michael Ignatieff ranks 37. Before him are John Abbott (1821), John Diefenbaker (1895), Patricia Jones (1930), Marc Garneau (1949), Robert Borden (1854), and Julie Payette (1963). After him are Arthur Meighen (1874), Ted Cruz (1970), Brock Chisholm (1896), R. B. Bennett (1870), Myrtle Cook (1902), and Jacques Parizeau (1930).

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