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Stephen Harper
1959 - Today

Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. He is to date the only prime minister to have come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, serving as the party's first leader from 2004 to 2015. Since 2018, he has also been the chairman of the International Democracy Union. Harper studied economics, earning a bachelor's degree in 1985 and a master's degree in 1991 at the University of Calgary. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Harper is the 8,202nd most popular politician (up from 10,122nd in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 165th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Canadian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Stephen Harper ranks 8,202 out of 19,576. Before him are Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut, András Hegedüs, Anthemius, Frederick I, Elector Palatine, Infante Alfonso of Spain, and Fazlollah Zahedi. After him are Ziyad al-Nakhalah, Nguyễn Minh Triết, Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken, Fatma Sultan, and Deng Yingchao.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut
1294 - 1342
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 8,200
András Hegedüs
1922 - 1999
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 8,201
Anthemius
400 - 500
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 8,202
Frederick I, Elector Palatine
1425 - 1476
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 8,203
Infante Alfonso of Spain
1941 - 1956
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 8,204
Fazlollah Zahedi
1897 - 1963
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 8,205
Stephen Harper
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 8,206
Ziyad al-Nakhalah
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 8,207
Nguyễn Minh Triết
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 8,208
Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1762 - 1825
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 8,209
Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken
1670 - 1731
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 8,210
Fatma Sultan
1548 - 1559
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 8,211
Deng Yingchao
1904 - 1992
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 8,212
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Stephen Harper ranks 108. Before him are Marcia Gay Harden, Juha Kankkunen, Michael P. Anderson, Richie Sambora, Paul McGrath, and Thomas F. Wilson. After him are Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Helmuth Duckadam, Majed Abdullah, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Patricia Clarkson, and László Kövér.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsMarcia Gay Harden
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 102
Juha Kankkunen
RACING DRIVER
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 103
Michael P. Anderson
ASTRONAUT
1959 - 2003
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 104
Richie Sambora
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 105
Paul McGrath
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 106
Thomas F. Wilson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 107
Stephen Harper
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 108
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2010
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 109
Helmuth Duckadam
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2024
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 110
Majed Abdullah
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 111
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
LAWYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 112
Patricia Clarkson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 113
László Kövér
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 114
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Stephen Harper ranks 142 out of 1,622. Before him are Rocky Johnson (1944), Tommy Burns (1881), William Osler (1849), Louis Riel (1844), Ryan Gosling (1980), and Rachel McAdams (1978). After him are Paul Martin (1938), William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874), Robin Sharma (1965), Denys Arcand (1941), Brian Tracy (1944), and Antonine Maillet (1929).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsRocky Johnson
WRESTLER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 136
Tommy Burns
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1955
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 137
William Osler
PHYSICIAN
1849 - 1919
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 138
Louis Riel
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1885
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 139
Ryan Gosling
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 140
Rachel McAdams
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 141
Stephen Harper
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 142
Paul Martin
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 143
William Lyon Mackenzie King
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1950
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 144
Robin Sharma
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 145
Denys Arcand
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 146
Brian Tracy
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 147
Antonine Maillet
WRITER
1929 - 2025
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 148
Among POLITICIANS In Canada
Among politicians born in Canada, Stephen Harper ranks 15. Before him are Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880), Mark Carney (1965), Jean Chrétien (1934), Bonar Law (1858), Tommy Burns (1881), and Louis Riel (1844). After him are Paul Martin (1938), William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874), Nancy Greene Raine (1943), Brian Mulroney (1939), Wilfrid Laurier (1841), and Kim Campbell (1947).
Marie-Louise Meilleur
1880 - 1998
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 9
Mark Carney
1965 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 10
Jean Chrétien
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 11
Bonar Law
1858 - 1923
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 12
Tommy Burns
1881 - 1955
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 13
Louis Riel
1844 - 1885
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 14
Stephen Harper
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 15
Paul Martin
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 16
William Lyon Mackenzie King
1874 - 1950
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 17
Nancy Greene Raine
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 18
Brian Mulroney
1939 - 2024
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 19
Wilfrid Laurier
1841 - 1919
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 20
Kim Campbell
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 21