Politician
Michael Portillo
British Former Conservative politician, journalist and broadcaster
1953 - today
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Michael Portillo
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Michael Portillo is the 17,291st most popular politician (down from 15,898th in 2024), the 5,457th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,492nd in 2019) and the 621st most popular British Politician.
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500k
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Past 12 months
51.41
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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May 26
Michael Portillo shares a May 26 birthday with Pope Clement VII, Alexander Pushkin, and Mary of Teck.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Michael Portillo ranks 17,284 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz Fischler, Levi Woodbury, Lilia Podkopayeva, Lynden Pindling, Vere Bird, and Marina Kaljurand. After him are Zbigniew Rau, Samvel Babayan, Segerseni, Adam Schiff, Moshe Feiglin, and Ivan Bakanov.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Franz Fischler
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 17,285
Levi Woodbury
1789 - 1851
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 17,286
Lilia Podkopayeva
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 17,287
Lynden Pindling
1930 - 2000
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 17,288
Vere Bird
1910 - 1999
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 17,289
Marina Kaljurand
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 17,290
Michael Portillo
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 17,291
Zbigniew Rau
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 17,292
Samvel Babayan
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 17,293
Segerseni
2000 BC - 1990 BC
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 17,294
Adam Schiff
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 17,295
Moshe Feiglin
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 17,296
Ivan Bakanov
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 17,297
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Michael Portillo ranks 547. Before him are Béla Várady, Abderraouf Ben Aziza, Curtis Armstrong, Keith Allen, Peter-Michael Kolbe, and Mazarópi. After him are Anna Komorowska, Kevin Nealon, Peter Mandelson, Yahya Ould Hademine, Willy Rampf, and Gus Williams.
Others Born in 1953
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Béla Várady
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2014
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 541
Abderraouf Ben Aziza
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 542
Curtis Armstrong
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 543
Keith Allen
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 544
Peter-Michael Kolbe
ATHLETE
1953 - 2023
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 545
Mazarópi
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 546
Michael Portillo
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 547
Anna Komorowska
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 548
Kevin Nealon
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 549
Peter Mandelson
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 550
Yahya Ould Hademine
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 551
Willy Rampf
ENGINEER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 552
Gus Williams
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - 2025
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 553
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Portillo ranks 5,457 out of 8,785. Before him are Naomi Scott (1993), Jilly Cooper (1937), Chris Dreja (1945), Sandra Chick (1947), Valerie Davies (1912), and John Aitken (1839). After him are Ian Wallace (1946), Hubert Gough (1870), Trevor Goddard (1962), John Lynch (1961), John Graves Simcoe (1752), and Ron Flowers (1934).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Naomi Scott
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 5,451
Jilly Cooper
WRITER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 5,452
Chris Dreja
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2025
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 5,453
Sandra Chick
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 5,454
Valerie Davies
SWIMMER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 5,455
John Aitken
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1919
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 5,456
Michael Portillo
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 5,457
Ian Wallace
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2007
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 5,458
Hubert Gough
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1963
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 5,459
Trevor Goddard
ACTOR
1962 - 2003
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 5,460
John Lynch
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 5,461
John Graves Simcoe
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1806
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 5,462
Ron Flowers
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 5,463
Among Politicians In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Michael Portillo ranks 621. Before him are Titus Oates (1649), Tom Clarke (1858), Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705), John Swinney (1964), Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790), and Herbert Morrison (1888). After him are John Graves Simcoe (1752), Peter Mandelson (1953), Denis Healey (1917), Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742), John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811), and Malcolm MacDonald (1901).
Titus Oates
1649 - 1705
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 615
Tom Clarke
1858 - 1916
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 616
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
1705 - 1781
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 617
John Swinney
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 618
Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
1790 - 1871
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 619
Herbert Morrison
1888 - 1965
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 620
Michael Portillo
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 621
John Graves Simcoe
1752 - 1806
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 622
Peter Mandelson
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 623
Denis Healey
1917 - 2015
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 624
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
1742 - 1811
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 625
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
1811 - 1879
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 626
Malcolm MacDonald
1901 - 1981
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 627
