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Alexander Downer

1951 - Today

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Alexander John Gosse Downer (born 9 September 1951) is an Australian former politician and diplomat who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1994 to 1995, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 2007, and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2018. Downer was born in Adelaide, the son of Sir Alick Downer and the grandson of Sir John Downer. After periods working for the Bank of New South Wales and with the diplomatic service, he was appointed executive director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Downer has received more than 513,245 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Downer is the 17,506th most popular politician, the 649th most popular biography from Australia and the 44th most popular Australian Politician.

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  • 510k

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  • 27.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander Downer ranks 17,506 out of 15,577Before him are Yulia Managarova, Spencer Bachus, Chris Grayling, Val Demings, Trine Skei Grande, and Stephanie Grisham. After him are Patrizia Kummer, Earl Blumenauer, Bill Ritter, Bob Ehrlich, Mimoza Kusari-Lila, and Josh Hawley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Alexander Downer ranks 644Before him are Stephen S. Oswald, Raelene Boyle, Ed Royce, Mike Thompson, Joe Sestak, and Jim Holton. After him are Sidney M. Gutierrez, Paula Vogel, Jim Douglas, and Meena Alexander.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Alexander Downer ranks 649 out of 925Before him are Matthew Mitcham (1988), Aleks Marić (1984), James Troisi (1988), Sally Pearson (1986), Steve Hooker (1982), and Vanessa Amorosi (1981). After him are Rennae Stubbs (1971), Mark Knowles (1984), Jamie Dwyer (1979), Elizabeth Smylie (1963), Brett Aitken (1971), and Jordan Kerr (1979).

Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Alexander Downer ranks 44Before him are Ben Williams (1977), H. V. Evatt (1894), Anthony Albanese (1963), Gladys Berejiklian (1970), Marise Payne (1964), and Bob Carr (1947). After him are Bill Shorten (1967), Peter Dutton (1970), Natalie Bennett (1966), Barnaby Joyce (1967), Erin Densham (1985), and Tess Coady (2000).