Michael Ignatieff

Michael Grant Ignatieff is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for his work as a historian, Ignatieff has held senior academic posts at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, and Toronto. Most recently, he was rector and President of Central European University; he held this position from 2016 until July 2021.

12 May 1947

Born on the same birth day (12 May): Augustus II the Strong • Bill Shorten • Brett Gurewitz • Clemens von Pirquet • Felipe Alou • Florence Nightingale • Gabriel Fauré • Giovanni Battista Viotti • Guillermo Endara • J. E. H. MacDonald • Jiddu Krishnamurti • Joachim von Sandrart • Justus von Liebig • Kostas Tsimikas • Lance Lynn • Mary Reibey • Norman Whitfield • Roy Salvadori • Samantha Mathis

Born in the same month (May 1947): Bill Champlin • Butch Trucks • Glenn Turner • Graeham Goble • Greg Dyke • Lynn Johnston • Paul Brady • Riivo Sinijärv • Zahi Hawass