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Édith Cresson

1934 - Today

Édith Cresson

Édith Jeanne Thérèse Cresson (French: [edit kʁɛsɔ̃]; née Campion; born 27 January 1934) is a French politician of the Socialist Party. She served as Prime Minister of France from 1991 to 1992, the first woman to do so and only woman until Élisabeth Borne's appointment in 2022. Her political career ended in scandal as a result of corruption charges dating from her tenure as European Commissioner for Research, Science and Technology. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Édith Cresson is the 36th most popular diplomat (down from 27th in 2019), the 1,500th most popular biography from France (down from 1,179th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Diplomat.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Édith Cresson ranks 36 out of 90. Before her are Thomas Klestil, Irina Bokova, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, J. Christopher Stevens, Giovanni Villani, and Hans Blix. After her are George Blake, Yukiya Amano, Dean Acheson, Porfirio Rubirosa, Mikhail Borodin, and Richard Holbrooke.

Most Popular Diplomats in Wikipedia

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Thomas Klestil
1932 - 2004
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 30
Irina Bokova
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 31
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
1864 - 1958
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 32
J. Christopher Stevens
1960 - 2012
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 33
Giovanni Villani
1276 - 1348
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 34
Hans Blix
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 35
Édith Cresson
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 36
George Blake
1922 - 2020
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 37
Yukiya Amano
1947 - 2019
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 38
Dean Acheson
1893 - 1971
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 39
Porfirio Rubirosa
1909 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 40
Mikhail Borodin
1884 - 1951
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 41
Richard Holbrooke
1941 - 2010
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 42

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Édith Cresson ranks 95. Before her are Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Ingvar Carlsson, Otar Iosseliani, Marty Feldman, Leonid Rogozov, and Georges Wolinski. After her are Pedro Pires, Clive Granger, Franc Rode, Valery Bykovsky, Zurab Tsereteli, and Rossana Podestà.

Others Born in 1934

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Mohamed Farrah Aidid
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1996
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 89
Ingvar Carlsson
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 90
Otar Iosseliani
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 91
Marty Feldman
ACTOR
1934 - 1982
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 92
Leonid Rogozov
PHYSICIAN
1934 - 2000
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 93
Georges Wolinski
COMIC ARTIST
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 94
Édith Cresson
DIPLOMAT
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 95
Pedro Pires
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 96
Clive Granger
ECONOMIST
1934 - 2009
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 97
Franc Rode
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 98
Valery Bykovsky
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2019
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 99
Zurab Tsereteli
PAINTER
1934 - 2025
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 100
Rossana Podestà
ACTOR
1934 - 2013
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 101

In France

Among people born in France, Édith Cresson ranks 1,500 out of 6,770. Before her are Victor Cousin (1792), Theobald V, Count of Blois (1130), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), Patrick Dewaere (1947), Chilperic of Aquitaine (600), and Georges Bidault (1899). After her are Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1187), Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705), Auguste Charlois (1864), Louis Paul Cailletet (1832), Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857), and Eugène Atget (1857).

Others born in France

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Victor Cousin
PHILOSOPHER
1792 - 1867
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 1,494
Theobald V, Count of Blois
NOBLEMAN
1130 - 1191
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 1,495
Marie-Louise O'Murphy
SINGER
1737 - 1814
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 1,496
Patrick Dewaere
ACTOR
1947 - 1982
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1,497
Chilperic of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
600 - 632
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,498
Georges Bidault
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1983
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,499
Édith Cresson
DIPLOMAT
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,500
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1187 - 1203
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,501
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
EXPLORER
1705 - 1786
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,502
Auguste Charlois
ASTRONOMER
1864 - 1910
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,503
Louis Paul Cailletet
PHYSICIST
1832 - 1913
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,504
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1904
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,505
Eugène Atget
PAINTER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,506