POLITICIAN
Philippe Douste-Blazy
1953 - Today

Philippe Douste-Blazy
Philippe Douste-Blazy (French pronunciation: [filip dust blazi]; born 1 January 1953) is a French United Nations official and former centre-right politician. Over the course of his career, he served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Adviser on Innovative Financing for Development in the UN and chairman of UNITAID. He previously served as French Minister for Health (1993–1995 and 2004–2005), Minister of Culture (1995–1997) and as Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Dominique de Villepin (2005–2007). He was mayor of Lourdes 1989–2000 and mayor of Toulouse 2001–2004. Originally a member of the Centre of Social Democrats (CDS), the Christian Democrat component of the Union for French Democracy (UDF) party, he later joined the Union for a Popular Movement. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Philippe Douste-Blazy is the 16,685th most popular politician (down from 16,620th in 2024), the 5,054th most popular biography from France (up from 5,106th in 2019) and the 903rd most popular French Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Philippe Douste-Blazy ranks 16,685 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip Schuyler, Henry Jarvis Raymond, Milton Margai, William Paterson, Kalyan Singh, and Shelly Yachimovich. After him are Rashidi Kawawa, Marcia Fudge, Sergei Ponomarenko, Murat Zyazikov, Miriam A. Ferguson, and Boubou Cissé.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPhilip Schuyler
1733 - 1804
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 16,686
Henry Jarvis Raymond
1820 - 1869
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 16,687
Milton Margai
1895 - 1964
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 16,688
William Paterson
1745 - 1806
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 16,689
Kalyan Singh
1932 - 2021
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 16,690
Shelly Yachimovich
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 16,691
Philippe Douste-Blazy
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 16,692
Rashidi Kawawa
1926 - 2009
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 16,693
Marcia Fudge
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 16,694
Sergei Ponomarenko
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 16,695
Murat Zyazikov
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 16,696
Miriam A. Ferguson
1875 - 1961
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 16,697
Boubou Cissé
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 16,698
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Philippe Douste-Blazy ranks 471. Before him are Ellen S. Baker, Mehmed Uzun, Colin Hay, Jay O. Sanders, Geoffrey Oryema, and Ronald Worm. After him are Pavol Biroš, Ludo Peeters, Irene Rosenfeld, Baaba Maal, Franco Selvaggi, and Gianbattista Baronchelli.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsEllen S. Baker
PHYSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 465
Mehmed Uzun
WRITER
1953 - 2007
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 466
Colin Hay
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 467
Jay O. Sanders
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 468
Geoffrey Oryema
SINGER
1953 - 2018
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 469
Ronald Worm
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 470
Philippe Douste-Blazy
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 471
Pavol Biroš
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2020
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 472
Ludo Peeters
CYCLIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 473
Irene Rosenfeld
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 474
Baaba Maal
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 475
Franco Selvaggi
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 476
Gianbattista Baronchelli
CYCLIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 477
In France
Among people born in France, Philippe Douste-Blazy ranks 5,051 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Miller (1931), Alexandre Schaumasse (1882), and Sami Bouajila (1966). After him are Claire Voisin (1962), Dayot Upamecano (1998), Jean Rouaud (1952), Jean-Marc Gounon (1963), François Nourissier (1927), Éric Boullier (1973), Michel Giacobini (1873), Georges Grignard (1905), and Dominique Baudis (1947).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJacques Miller
BIOLOGIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 5,048
Alexandre Schaumasse
ASTRONOMER
1882 - 1958
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,049
Sami Bouajila
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,050
Philippe Douste-Blazy
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,051
Claire Voisin
MATHEMATICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 5,052
Dayot Upamecano
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 5,053
Jean Rouaud
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 5,054
Jean-Marc Gounon
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 5,055
François Nourissier
WRITER
1927 - 2011
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 5,056
Éric Boullier
BUSINESSPERSON
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 5,057
Michel Giacobini
ASTRONOMER
1873 - 1938
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 5,058
Georges Grignard
RACING DRIVER
1905 - 1977
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 5,059
Dominique Baudis
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2014
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 5,060
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Philippe Douste-Blazy ranks 903. Before him are Benoît Hamon (1967), Éric Dupond-Moretti (1961), Xavier Darcos (1947), Pierre Joxe (1934), Florence Parly (1963), and Nicolas Hulot (1955). After him are Dominique Baudis (1947), Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (1961), James Goldsmith (1933), Arnaud Montebourg (1962), Philippe Riboud (1957), and Karan Singh (1931).
Benoît Hamon
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 897
Éric Dupond-Moretti
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 898
Xavier Darcos
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 899
Pierre Joxe
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 900
Florence Parly
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 901
Nicolas Hulot
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 902
Philippe Douste-Blazy
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 903
Dominique Baudis
1947 - 2014
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 904
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 905
James Goldsmith
1933 - 1997
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 906
Arnaud Montebourg
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 907
Philippe Riboud
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 908
Karan Singh
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 909















































