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Ben Chifley

1885 - 1951

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Joseph Benedict Chifley (; 22 September 1885 – 13 June 1951) was an Australian politician and train driver who served as the 16th prime minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), and was notable for defining Australia's post-war reconstruction efforts, enacting social and immigration reform and advancing the nationalisation of essential industries. Chifley was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, and joined the New South Wales Government Railways after leaving school, eventually qualifying as an engine driver. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Chifley has received more than 573,966 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ben Chifley is the 16,133rd most popular politician (down from 15,379th in 2019), the 292nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 286th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ben Chifley ranks 16,133 out of 19,576. Before him are David Lange, Hugo Black, David Choquehuanca, Cevdet Yılmaz, Naim Talu, and Justiniano Borgoño. After him are Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, Aristides Royo, Herman Gref, Bärbel Bas, Xiang Jingyu, and Jean-Louis Borloo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Ben Chifley ranks 242. Before him are Frank Hurley, Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa, Julio Lozano Díaz, Adela Pankhurst, Frederick Holman, and Mário de Noronha. After him are James Scott, Herbert Stothart, Erik Algot Fredriksson, Enrico Mizzi, C. J. Hambro, and Charles Rosher. Among people deceased in 1951, Ben Chifley ranks 167. Before him are Jacques Cariou, Sigmund Romberg, Harold Kitson, Harry Blackstaffe, Timrava, and Simon Barere. After him are Herbert Lindström, Polydore Veirman, Nellie McClung, Gordon Hodgson, Thomas Blamey, and Tom Kiely.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Ben Chifley ranks 292 out of 1,143. Before him are Kyrie Irving (1992), Cathy Freeman (1973), Lenka (1978), Andrew Lesnie (1956), John Devitt (1937), and Simone Young (1961). After him are Joseph Lyons (1879), Mary MacKillop (1842), Michael Jeffery (1937), Edgar Moon (1904), Helen Gourlay (1946), and Arthur Fadden (1894).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Ben Chifley ranks 28. Before him are William Deane (1931), Gregory Mathews (1876), Peter Garrett (1953), Stanley Bruce (1883), Earle Page (1880), and Andrew Lesnie (1956). After him are Joseph Lyons (1879), Michael Jeffery (1937), Arthur Fadden (1894), James Scullin (1876), John McEwen (1900), and Frank Forde (1890).

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