POLITICIAN

Barbara Castle

1910 - 2002

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Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, (née Betts; 6 October 1910 – 3 May 2002) was a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1979, making her one of the longest-serving female MPs in British history. Regarded as one of the most significant Labour Party politicians, Castle developed a close political partnership with Prime Minister Harold Wilson and held several roles in the Cabinet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barbara Castle has received more than 884,981 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Barbara Castle is the 17,851st most popular politician, the 6,134th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 666th most popular British Politician.

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  • 880k

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  • 38.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Barbara Castle ranks 17,851 out of 19,576. Before her are Marit Nybakk, Jack Valenti, Kofi Abrefa Busia, Mel Martínez, Ruben Kun, and Albert Gore Sr.. After her are Harry F. Byrd, Tom Perez, Dalton Tagelagi, Joseph Jouthe, Holger Apfel, and Martinho Ndafa Kabi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Barbara Castle ranks 411. Before her are Aileen Meagher, Ruthie Tompson, Marguerite Churchill, Nicholas Monsarrat, Károly Takács, and Jacquetta Hawkes. After her are Mary Haas, Josephine McKim, Dick Foran, Jack Mercer, Marion Roper, and Pauli Murray. Among people deceased in 2002, Barbara Castle ranks 346. Before her are Rusty Wailes, Larry Rivers, Jerry Heidenreich, Ernesto Díaz, Julia Phillips, and Adele Jergens. After her are Irene Worth, Dolores Gray, Hocine Soltani, Virginia Hamilton, Jim Crawford, and Patsy Mink.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Barbara Castle ranks 6,134 out of 8,785. Before her are Nicholas Monsarrat (1910), Elizabeth Carter (1717), Cheryl (1983), Henry Banks (1913), Josh O'Connor (1990), and Jacquetta Hawkes (1910). After her are John Spencer (1935), Jack O'Connell (1990), John Keble (1792), John Rennie the Elder (1761), William Alwyn (1905), and Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Barbara Castle ranks 666. Before her are William Dod (1867), Edward Dickinson Baker (1811), Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe (1899), Iain Duncan Smith (1954), Eoin MacNeill (1867), and Jacqui Smith (1962). After her are Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon (1907), Don McKinnon (1939), Diane Abbott (1953), Penny Mordaunt (1973), Michael Fallon (1952), and Grant Shapps (1968).

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