Politician
Gough Whitlam
Australian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia
1916 - 2014
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Gough Whitlam
His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia. Gough Whitlam is the 832nd most popular politician (up from 1,049th in 2024), the 3rd most popular biography from Australia (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Australian Politician.
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76.74
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
#3 / 1,678
Gough Whitlam ranks #3 among 1,678 people in Pantheon born in Australia, inside the top 1% of that group.
+699
Gough Whitlam climbed 699 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #3,424 to #2,725.
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Gough Whitlam's biography appears in 55 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 92% of all Politicians.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Gough Whitlam ranks 832 out of 20,022. Before him are Romanos IV Diogenes, Björn Ironside, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Yuan Shikai, Nadezhda Krupskaya, and Smenkhkare. After him are Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Leopold III of Belgium, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Frederick V of the Palatinate, Charles IX of Sweden, and Ferdinand I of Romania.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Romanos IV Diogenes
1030 - 1072
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 826
Björn Ironside
800 - 876
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 827
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
580 - 641
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 828
Yuan Shikai
1859 - 1916
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 829
Nadezhda Krupskaya
1869 - 1939
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 830
Smenkhkare
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 831
Gough Whitlam
1916 - 2014
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 832
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
1882 - 1951
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 833
Leopold III of Belgium
1901 - 1983
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 834
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
1956 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 835
Frederick V of the Palatinate
1596 - 1632
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 836
Charles IX of Sweden
1550 - 1611
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 837
Ferdinand I of Romania
1865 - 1927
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 838
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Gough Whitlam ranks 9. Before him are Herbert A. Simon, Robert McNamara, Kirk Douglas, Ferruccio Lamborghini, Gregory Peck, and Aldo Moro. After him are Elena Ceaușescu, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Francis Crick, Roald Dahl, and Ahmed Ben Bella. Among people deceased in 2014, Gough Whitlam ranks 8. Before him are Alfredo Di Stéfano, Robin Williams, Eusébio, Ariel Sharon, Eduard Shevardnadze, and Hiroo Onoda. After him are Claudio Abbado, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Nadine Gordimer, Eli Wallach, Joe Cocker, and Luis Aragonés.
Others Born in 1916
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Herbert A. Simon
ECONOMIST
1916 - 2001
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 3
Robert McNamara
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2009
HPI: 79.30
Rank: 4
Kirk Douglas
ACTOR
1916 - 2020
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 5
Ferruccio Lamborghini
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 1993
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 6
Gregory Peck
ACTOR
1916 - 2003
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 7
Aldo Moro
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1978
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 8
Gough Whitlam
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 9
Elena Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 10
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1982
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 11
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1974
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 12
Francis Crick
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 13
Roald Dahl
WRITER
1916 - 1990
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 14
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 2014
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Alfredo Di Stéfano
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 2
Robin Williams
COMEDIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 3
Eusébio
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 4
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 5
Eduard Shevardnadze
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 6
Hiroo Onoda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2014
HPI: 77.98
Rank: 7
Gough Whitlam
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 8
Claudio Abbado
CONDUCTOR
1933 - 2014
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 9
Wojciech Jaruzelski
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 10
Nadine Gordimer
WRITER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 11
Eli Wallach
ACTOR
1915 - 2014
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 12
Joe Cocker
SINGER
1944 - 2014
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 13
Luis Aragonés
COACH
1938 - 2014
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 14
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Gough Whitlam ranks 3 out of 1,678. Before him are Lawrence Bragg (1890), and Macfarlane Burnet (1899). After him are Don Bradman (1908), Peter C. Doherty (1940), George Miller (1945), Geoffrey Rush (1951), Tamam Shud case (1903), Sia (1975), John Cornforth (1917), Elizabeth Blackburn (1948), and Cate Blanchett (1969).
Others born in Australia
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Lawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 1
Macfarlane Burnet
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 2
Gough Whitlam
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 3
Don Bradman
CRICKETER
1908 - 2001
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 4
Peter C. Doherty
PHYSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 5
George Miller
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 6
Geoffrey Rush
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 7
Tamam Shud case
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1948
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 8
Sia
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 9
John Cornforth
CHEMIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 10
Elizabeth Blackburn
BIOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 11
Cate Blanchett
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 12
Among Politicians In Australia
Among politicians born in Australia, Gough Whitlam ranks 1. After him are Scott Morrison (1968), Michael Jeffery (1937), Harold Holt (1908), Bob Brown (1944), John Howard (1939), Anthony Albanese (1963), Edmund Barton (1849), Kevin Rudd (1957), John Curtin (1885), Alfred Deakin (1856), and Robert Menzies (1894).
Gough Whitlam
1916 - 2014
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 1
Scott Morrison
1968 - Present
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 2
Michael Jeffery
1937 - 2020
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 3
Harold Holt
1908 - 1967
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 4
Bob Brown
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 5
John Howard
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 6
Anthony Albanese
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 7
Edmund Barton
1849 - 1920
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 8
Kevin Rudd
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 9
John Curtin
1885 - 1945
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 10
Alfred Deakin
1856 - 1919
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 11
Robert Menzies
1894 - 1978
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 12
