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Alan Johnson

1950 - Today

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Alan Arthur Johnson (born 17 May 1950) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2006 to 2007, Secretary of State for Health from 2007 to 2009, Home Secretary from 2009 to 2010, and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Labour Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle from 1997 to 2017. Johnson served in the Cabinet during both the Tony Blair government and that of Gordon Brown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Johnson has received more than 1,297,717 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Alan Johnson is the 18,486th most popular politician (down from 16,859th in 2019), the 6,647th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,006th in 2019) and the 691st most popular British Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alan Johnson ranks 18,486 out of 19,576. Before him are Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, John Chafee, Renuka Chowdhury, Shukria Barakzai, Ann Widdecombe, and Irakli Alasania. After him are Ronna McDaniel, Søren Pape Poulsen, Giorgio Petrosyan, Tammy Duckworth, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, and Abir Al-Sahlani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Alan Johnson ranks 741. Before him are Goutam Ghose, Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, Winston E. Scott, Charles Frazier, Rodney Crowell, and Mary Tamm. After him are Jimmie Wilson, Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, David Frawley, Charlie George, Sheila Jackson Lee, and Ann Jillian.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Johnson ranks 6,647 out of 8,785. Before him are Nigel Martyn (1966), Carlton Myers (1971), Alice Oseman (1994), Gemma Whelan (1981), Layla El (1977), and Chuba Akpom (1995). After him are Michaela Tabb (1967), Trevor Cherry (1948), James MacMillan (1959), Paul Arthurs (1965), Ronnie Moran (1934), and Bella Ramsey (2003).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Alan Johnson ranks 691. Before him are Michael Gove (1967), George Osborne (1971), Amber Rudd (1963), Jacob Rees-Mogg (1969), Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945), and Ann Widdecombe (1947). After him are Charles Kennedy (1959), Menzies Campbell (1941), Terence O'Neill (1914), David Blunkett (1947), Nadine Dorries (1957), and Sally Jewell (1956).

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