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Douglas Hyde

  • Castlerea: January 17, 1860 celebration
  • Dublin: July 12, 1949 celebration
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  • account_circle Username

    Douglas Hyde  

  • flag Country

    Ireland, Irish Free State, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland  

  • wc Gender

    Male  

  • badge Full Name

    Douglas Hyde

  • assignment_ind Surname

    Douglas Ross Hyde  

  • tv_signin Nickname

     

  • identity_platform Alias

     

  • celebration Date of birth

    Castlerea: January 17, 1860  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Dublin: July 12, 1949  

  • language Official Website

     

  • groups Political Party

    1. Sinn Féin
     

  • verified Position Held

    1. President of Ireland
    2. president
    3. founder
    4. senator of Ireland
     

  • school Education

    1. Trinity College Dublin
    2. Royal University of Ireland
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. honorary citizenship (1906)
    2. honorary citizenship (1909)
    3. honorary citizen of Dublin (1906)
    4. Doctor of Letters (1906)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

     
  • first President of Ireland; historian, poet, and folklorist (1860-1949) | honorary citizenship (1906), honorary citizenship (1909), honorary citizen of Dublin

1. Levan Varshalomidze

  • Batumi: January 17, 1972 celebration

Georgian politician | Presidential Order of Excellence, Order of David Agmashenebeli | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | Batumi: January 17, 1972

2. Rafał Trzaskowski (Rafal Trzaskowski)

  • Warsaw: January 17, 1972 celebration

Polish politician, Mayor of Warsaw since 2018, presidential candidate for Poland in 2020 and 2025 | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2017) | College of Europe

3. Michelle Obama

  • Chicago: January 17, 1964 celebration

lawyer and former First Lady of the United States | National Women's Hall of Fame (2022), Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording

4. István Bajkai (Istvan Bajkai)

  • Budapest: January 17, 1964 celebration
  • Budapest: April 22, 2023 deceased

Hungarian jurist, politician | Laurus award (2017) | Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest: January 17, 1964 - Budapest: April 22, 2023 | István Bajkai

5. Georges Dallemagne

  • Fataki: January 17, 1958 celebration

Belgian politician | Université catholique de Louvain | Fataki: January 17, 1958 - Yalta: April 8, 1918 | Georges Dallemagne | Fataki: January 17, 1958

6. Audronius Ažubalis (Audronius Azubalis)

  • Vilnius: January 17, 1958 celebration

Lithuanian journalist and politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Vilnius University | Vilnius: January 17, 1958 - Donostia-San Sebastián: May 28, 1939

7. Bob Jones

  • Wolverhampton: January 17, 1955 celebration
  • Wolverhampton: July 1, 2014 deceased

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands Police (1955-2014) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | University of Nottingham | Wolverhampton

8. Manasseh Sogavare

  • Popondetta: January 17, 1955 celebration

Solomon Islander politician (1955–), prime minister of the Solomon Islands (2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2014–2017, 2019–2024) | Order of Brilliant Star

9. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  • Washington, D.C.: January 17, 1954 celebration

American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954) | American Book Awards (2005) | Ring of Fire | Millbrook

10. Alexei Arbatov

  • Moscow: January 17, 1951 celebration

Russian politician | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour, Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of mass media

11. Sandra Mason

  • Saint Philip: January 17, 1949 celebration

president of Barbados since 2021 | Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (2018), Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (2018)

12. Davíð Oddsson (David Oddsson)

  • Reykjavík: January 17, 1948 celebration

Icelandic politician | Decoration for Exceptional Merits (2006) | University of Iceland | Reykjavík: January 17, 1948 - Des Moines: January 4, 1958 | Davíð

13. James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie

  • January 17, 1948 celebration

British land-owner and nobleman (born 1948) | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order | Ampleforth College | January 17, 1948 - Toulon: July 14, 1889

14. Vyacheslav Lyubimov

  • Morshansky District: January 17, 1947 celebration

Soviet politician | Order of Honour, Order of the Badge of Honour | Nizhny Novgorod Management University, Ryazan State Agrotechnological University

15. Dale McCormick

  • New York City: January 17, 1947 celebration

American politician | Maine Women's Hall of Fame (2007) | University of Iowa | New York City: January 17, 1947 - Rome: February 15, 1939 | Dale McCormick | New

16. Javed Akhtar

  • Khairabad: January 17, 1945 celebration

Indian writer, poet and lyricist | National Film Award for Best Lyrics (2003), Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu (2013), National Film Award for Best Lyrics

17. Claude Guéant (Claude Gueant)

  • Vimy: January 17, 1945 celebration

French politician and official | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit (1995)

18. Viktor Yerin

  • Kazan: January 17, 1944 celebration
  • Moscow: March 20, 2018 deceased

Russian general and politician (1944–2018) | Hero of the Russian Federation (1993), Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Medal "For

19. Denis Tunnicliffe, Baron Tunnicliffe

  • January 17, 1943 celebration

British pilot and railwayman (born 1943) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | University College London | January 17, 1943 - Helsinki: September 22, 1979

20. René Préval (Rene Preval)

  • Marmelade: January 17, 1943 celebration
  • Port-au-Prince: March 3, 2017 deceased

Ex-President of Haiti (1943-2017) | Order of José Martí | Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech | Marmelade: January 17, 1943 - Port-au-Prince: March 3, 2017 | René

21. Roberto Abugattás (Roberto Abugattas)

  • Mollendo: January 17, 1943 celebration
  • Lima: January 10, 2024 deceased

Peruvian high jumper (1943–2024) | Medal of Honor of the Congress of the Republic of Peru | School Saint Francis of Assisi | Mollendo: January 17, 1943

22. Karel Van Miert

  • Oud-Turnhout: January 17, 1942 celebration
  • Beersel: June 22, 2009 deceased

Belgian politician (1942-2009) | Gouden Penning (2001), European handicraft prize (1998), Ludwig Erhard Prize for Publications in Economics (1998), Vlerick Award

23. Mechai Viravaidya

  • Bangkok: January 17, 1941 celebration

Thai activist | Ramon Magsaysay Award (1994), Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (1995), Prince Mahidol Award (2009) | Geelong Grammar School, Trinity College

24. Mircea Snegur

  • Trifănești: January 17, 1940 celebration
  • Chișinău: September 13, 2023 deceased

Moldovan politician | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order for Merits to Lithuania, Order of the Republic (2000), Medal "For Labour Valour" | State Agrarian

25. Bohumil Doležal (Bohumil Dolezal)

  • Prague: January 17, 1940 celebration

Czech literary critic and politician | Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2001), Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic

26. Anson Chan

  • Shanghai: January 17, 1940 celebration

Hong Kong politician | honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong, Grand Bauhinia Medal, Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

27. Rosa Posada

  • Madrid: January 17, 1940 celebration
  • Madrid: October 29, 2014 deceased

Spanish lawyer and politician | Grand Cross of the Order of the Second of May (2009) | University of Strasbourg | Madrid: January 17, 1940 - Madrid: October 29, 2014

28. Tabaré Vázquez (Tabare Vazquez)

  • Montevideo: January 17, 1940 celebration
  • Montevideo: December 6, 2020 deceased

President of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020 | National Order of San Lorenzo, Medal of Military Merit (2011), honorary doctorate of the

29. Volodymyr Horbulin

  • Zaporizhzhia: January 17, 1939 celebration

Ukrainian statesman | Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1982), Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class (2009), Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian

30. Valery Kechkin

  • January 17, 1939 celebration
  • Saransk: February 18, 2010 deceased

Russian politician | Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Order of Friendship, Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 2nd class, Order of the Badge of Honour

31. Tang Jiaxuan

  • Dantu District: January 17, 1938 celebration

Chinese diplomat and politician | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude, Dostyk Order of grade II | Fudan University, Peking University

32. Ruth Ann Minner

  • Milford: January 17, 1935 celebration
  • Milford: November 4, 2021 deceased

American politician and businesswoman (1935–2021) | Hall of Fame of Delaware Women (1995) | Delaware Technical Community College | Milford: January 17, 1935

33. Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan

  • Neuilly-sur-Seine: January 17, 1933 celebration
  • Boston: May 12, 2003 deceased

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (1933-2003) | honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1988), Freedom Award (1989), Fellow of the

34. Takao Fujimoto

  • Takamatsu: January 17, 1931 celebration

Japanese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | University of Tokyo | Takamatsu: January 17, 1931 - December 19, 1938 | Takao Fujimoto | Takamatsu

35. Douglas Wilder

  • Richmond: January 17, 1931 celebration

American politician | Bronze Star Medal, honorary degree (2004), Spingarn Medal (1990), Phoenix Award (1990), Phoenix Award (1987) | Virginia Union University

36. Nicholas Katzenbach

  • Philadelphia: January 17, 1922 celebration
  • Skillman: May 8, 2012 deceased

American lawyer (1922–2012) | Rhodes Scholarship (1947), Henry Allen Moe Prize (1988) | Balliol College, Princeton University, Phillips Exeter Academy

37. Luis Echeverría (Luis Echeverria)

  • Mexico City: January 17, 1922 celebration
  • Cuernavaca: July 8, 2022 deceased

57th President of Mexico | Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Order of Jamaica, Grand Star of the Decoration for

38. Joseph W. Barr

  • Bicknell: January 17, 1918 celebration
  • Playa del Carmen: February 23, 1996 deceased

American politician (1918-1996) | Bronze Star Medal | Harvard University, DePauw University | Bicknell: January 17, 1918 - Playa del Carmen: February 23, 1996

39. M. G. Ramachandran

  • Kandy: January 17, 1917 celebration
  • Chennai: December 24, 1987 deceased

film actor, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1917 – 1987) | Bharat Ratna (1988), National Film Award for Best Actor (1972), Filmfare Special Award – South (1965)

40. Ma Shitu

  • Zhong County: January 17, 1915 celebration
  • March 28, 2024 deceased

Chinese writer and politician | National Central University (Nanjing), National Southwestern Associated University | Zhong County: January 17, 1915 - March 28, 2024

41. Sen'ichirō Uemura (Sen'ichiro Uemura)

  • Fukue-chō, Tahara: January 17, 1912 celebration
  • March 19, 1991 deceased

Japanese politician and lawyer | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | Waseda University | Fukue-chō, Tahara: January 17, 1912 - March 19, 1991 | Sen'ichirō

42. Shakuntala Paranjpye

  • January 17, 1906 celebration
  • May 3, 2000 deceased

Indian actress (1906-2000) | Padma Bhushan | Newnham College | January 17, 1906 - May 3, 2000 | Shakuntala Paranjpye | January 17, 1906 - May 3, 2000 | Padma Bhushan

43. Boris Ponomarev

  • Zaraysk: January 17, 1905 celebration
  • Moscow: December 21, 1995 deceased

Soviet historian and politician (1905-1995) | Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War

44. Jack Acland

  • Christchurch: January 17, 1904 celebration
  • January 26, 1981 deceased

New Zealand politician | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Christ's College, Christchurch | Christchurch: January 17, 1904 - January 26, 1981

45. Colin Campbell

  • Shedden: January 17, 1901 celebration
  • December 25, 1978 deceased

Ontario politician, born 1901 | Member of the Order of the British Empire | Queen's University | Shedden: January 17, 1901 - December 25, 1978 | Colin Campbell

46. István Szőnyi (Istvan Szonyi)

  • Újpest: January 17, 1894 celebration
  • Zebegény: August 30, 1960 deceased

Hungarian painter (1894–1960) | Righteous Among the Nations (1984), Kossuth Prize (1949) | Hungarian University of Fine Arts | Újpest: January 17, 1894

47. Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley

  • Kent: January 17, 1891 celebration
  • January 9, 1965 deceased

English lawyer and politician (1891-1965) | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

48. Shūji Masutani (Shuji Masutani)

  • Noto: January 17, 1888 celebration
  • August 18, 1973 deceased

Japanese politician and lawyer (1888–1973) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | Kyoto University | Noto: January 17, 1888 - August 18, 1973 | Shūji

49. Vilho Annala

  • Lapua: January 17, 1888 celebration
  • Helsinki: July 28, 1960 deceased

Finnish politician (1888–1960) | Memorial medal of the Winter War, Cross of Liberty, 1st Class (1942), Cross of Liberty, 4th Class (1941), Order of the

50. Chu Minyi

  • Wuxing District: January 17, 1884 celebration
  • Suzhou: August 23, 1946 deceased

Chinese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | University of Strasbourg | Wuxing District: January 17, 1884 - Suzhou: August 23, 1946 | Chu Minyi

51. Compton Mackenzie

  • West Hartlepool: January 17, 1883 celebration
  • Edinburgh: November 30, 1972 deceased

Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist (1883-1972) | Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor | St Paul's School

52. David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

  • County Wexford: January 17, 1871 celebration
  • London: March 11, 1936 deceased

Royal Navy officer (1871-1936) | Order of the Star of Romania, Cross of Liberty, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the

53. Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger

  • Hazerswoude: January 17, 1867 celebration
  • Scheveningen: March 19, 1951 deceased

Dutch politician (1867-1951) | Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

54. Kōjirō Matsukata (Kojiro Matsukata)

  • Kagoshima: January 17, 1865 celebration
  • June 24, 1950 deceased

Japanese businessman (1865–1950) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class | Rutgers Preparatory School, Yale University, Rutgers University, Kōgyokujuku

55. Pavel Kurlov

  • January 17, 1860 celebration
  • June 20, 1923 deceased

Russian politician (1860–1923) | Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class | Alexander Military Law Academy, Nikolaevskaya Cavalry School

56. Douglas Hyde

  • Castlerea: January 17, 1860 celebration
  • Dublin: July 12, 1949 deceased

first President of Ireland; historian, poet, and folklorist (1860-1949) | honorary citizenship (1906), honorary citizenship (1909), honorary citizen of Dublin

57. Jens Bratlie

  • Nordre Land Municipality: January 17, 1856 celebration
  • Oslo: September 15, 1939 deceased

13th Prime Minister of Norway (1856–1939) | Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav (1910), Royal

58. Alexis Gripenberg

  • Hamina: January 17, 1852 celebration
  • Helsinki: March 10, 1927 deceased

Finnish politician (1852–1927) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, officier d'académie, Iron Cross 2nd Class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of

59. Józef Sebastian Pelczar (Jozef Sebastian Pelczar)

  • Korczyna: January 17, 1842 celebration
  • Przemyśl: March 27, 1924 deceased

Polish bishop, saint of the Catholic Church (1842-1924) | Knight Commander of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), Commander with Star of the Order of

60. Édouard Barrera (Edouard Barrera)

  • Perpignan: January 17, 1836 celebration
  • Saint-Martin-Vésubie: July 27, 1903 deceased

French politician | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour | École Navale | Perpignan: January 17, 1836 - Saint-Martin-Vésubie: July 27, 1903 | Édouard

61. Pavel Zelenoy

  • January 17, 1833 celebration
  • Odesa: January 10, 1909 deceased

Russian admiral (1833–1909) | Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog

62. Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: January 17, 1832 celebration
  • March 16, 1909 deceased

British politician (1832-1909) | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries | Christ Church, Eton College | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: January 17

63. Antoine-Aimé Dorion (Antoine-Aime Dorion)

  • Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade: January 17, 1818 celebration
  • Montreal: May 31, 1891 deceased

Canadian politician and judge (1818-1891) | Knight Bachelor, honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1880) | Séminaire de Nicolet

64. Jean-Baptiste Krantz

  • Arches: January 17, 1817 celebration
  • rue La Bruyère: March 16, 1899 deceased

French politician and engineer (1817–1899) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1867), Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1878), Commander of the Legion of

65. Caleb Cushing

  • Salisbury: January 17, 1800 celebration
  • Newburyport: January 2, 1879 deceased

American politician (1800-1879) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard University | Salisbury: January 17, 1800 - Newburyport: January 2, 1879

66. Charles Monnard

  • Bern: January 17, 1790 celebration
  • Bonn: January 13, 1865 deceased

Swiss historian (1790-1865) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | University of Lausanne | Bern: January 17, 1790 - Bonn: January 13, 1865 | Charles Monnard

67. Magnus Friedrich von Bassewitz

  • Schönhof: January 17, 1773 celebration
  • Berlin: January 14, 1858 deceased

German politician (1773-1858) | honorary citizen of Potsdam (1835), honorary citizen of Berlin (1842) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University

68. Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet

  • East Lothian: January 17, 1761 celebration
  • Edinburgh: June 23, 1832 deceased

Scottish geologist and politician (1761-1832) | Fellow of the Royal Society, baronet | Christ's College | East Lothian: January 17, 1761 - Edinburgh: June 23, 1832

69. Benjamin Franklin

  • Boston: January 17, 1706 celebration
  • Philadelphia: April 17, 1790 deceased

American polymath and statesman (1706–1790) | honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews, Copley Medal (1753), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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