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Peter Šťastný

1956 - Today

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Peter Šťastný (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpeter ˈʂcastniː]; born 18 September 1956), also known colloquially as "Peter the Great" and "Stosh", is a Slovak-Canadian former professional ice hockey player and politician who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 1995. Šťastný is the second-highest scorer of the 1980s, after Wayne Gretzky. During his time with the Quebec Nordiques, Šťastný became a Canadian citizen. From 2004 to 2014, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for Slovakia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Šťastný is the 12,983rd most popular politician (up from 13,706th in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 156th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Slovak Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter Šťastný ranks 12,983 out of 19,576Before him are Atifete Jahjaga, Joaquín Mosquera, Elie Saab, Tamir Pardo, Hans Furler, and Fujiwara no Mototsune. After him are Eugen Suchoň, Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen, Hadadezer, Joan Martí i Alanis, Gary Hocking, and Rain-in-the-Face.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Peter Šťastný ranks 228Before him are Laura Morante, Michael Angelo Batio, Masafumi Yokoyama, Paulo Autuori, Sharon Jones, and Carlo Urbani. After him are Nathan Lane, Martin Jol, Mark Rolston, Meral Akşener, Elizabeth Strout, and Gary Cole.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Peter Šťastný ranks 137 out of 418Before him are Anna Kolesárová (1928), Jaromil Jireš (1935), Ján Čarnogurský (1944), Miloslav Mečíř (1964), Lya De Putti (1897), and Vasiľ Biľak (1917). After him are Eugen Suchoň (1908), Roland Jacobi (1893), Ignatz Kolisch (1837), Ján Kozák (1954), Ladislav Petráš (1946), and Hana Hegerová (1931).

Among POLITICIANS In Slovakia

Among politicians born in Slovakia, Peter Šťastný ranks 43Before him are Miroslav Lajčák (1963), Artúr Görgei (1818), Maroš Šefčovič (1966), Viliam Široký (1902), Ján Čarnogurský (1944), and Vasiľ Biľak (1917). After him are Eugen Suchoň (1908), János Hadik (1863), Igor Matovič (1973), Jozef Moravčík (1945), Margit Slachta (1884), and Eduard Kukan (1939).