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Rob Ford

1969 - 2016

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Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North. He was first elected to Toronto City Council in the 2000 municipal election, before being re-elected to his council seat twice. His political career, particularly his mayoralty, saw a number of personal and work-related controversies and legal proceedings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rob Ford is the 18,155th most popular politician (up from 18,782nd in 2019), the 855th most popular biography from Canada (up from 1,046th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among politicians, Rob Ford ranks 18,155 out of 19,576. Before him are Jack Valenti, Sam Nunn, Børge Brende, Anna Diamantopoulou, Steve Daines, and J. Donald Cameron. After him are Ebba Busch Thor, Holger Apfel, George Stephanopoulos, Mario Díaz-Balart, John Garamendi, and Paul Kaba Thieba.

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Among people born in 1969, Rob Ford ranks 652. Before him are Alex Webster, Simona Păucă, Éliette Abécassis, Christian Laettner, Tetsuya, and Sergio Berti. After him are Lucas Radebe, Valerio Fiori, Susan Williams, Dave England, Marie Darrieussecq, and Gintaras Staučė. Among people deceased in 2016, Rob Ford ranks 579. Before him are Viktor Gavrikov, Theresa Saldana, Aleš Debeljak, Susan Lindquist, Mel Charles, and Mike Oxley. After him are Janet Waldo, Dale Bumpers, Filipe Machado, Guy Clark, Nahed Hattar, and Maurice G. Dantec.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Rob Ford ranks 856 out of 1,622. Before him are Bruce LaBruce (1964), Deborah Ellis (1960), Eric Johnson (1979), George Lyon (1858), Peter Outerbridge (1966), and Luke Ford (1981). After him are Lindy Booth (1979), Marc-André Fleury (1984), Mark Lee (1999), Jonathan Cherry (1977), Emily Hampshire (1981), and Allen Berg (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Rob Ford ranks 74. Before him are Gilles Duceppe (1947), Beattie Ramsay (1895), S. I. Hayakawa (1906), Hazel McCallion (1921), Joseph Albert Sullivan (1901), and Nellie McClung (1873). After him are Edward Schreyer (1935), Jayna Hefford (1977), Mélanie Joly (1979), François-Philippe Champagne (1970), Kathleen Wynne (1953), and André Boisclair (1966).

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