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Bill Hayden

1933 - 2023

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William George Hayden (23 January 1933 – 21 October 2023) was an Australian politician who served as the 21st governor-general of Australia from 1989 to 1996. He was Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1977 to 1983, and served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1983 to 1988 under Bob Hawke and as Treasurer of Australia in 1975 under Gough Whitlam. Hayden was born in Brisbane, Queensland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Hayden has received more than 396,646 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Hayden is the 16,163rd most popular politician (down from 14,515th in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from Australia (down from 364th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Australian Politician.

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  • 400k

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  • 38.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bill Hayden ranks 16,163 out of 15,577Before him are Ivar Lykke, J. Donald Cameron, Buta Singh, Barbara Prammer, Zhantoro Satybaldiyev, and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. After him are Michael Fallon, Amy Coney Barrett, Mercedes Cabrera, Jury Chechi, Jimmie Åkesson, and Chris Dodd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Bill Hayden ranks 469Before him are Milt Campbell, Hayes Alan Jenkins, Madhur Jaffrey, Peter Broadbent, Caroll Spinney, and Floyd Cramer. After him are Patricia Blair, Nate Brooks, Heather Armitage, Pat Crowley, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, and Zoe Caldwell. Among people deceased in 2023, Bill Hayden ranks 377Before him are Annie Wersching, Tim Keller, Gil de Ferran, Coco Lee, Inga Swenson, and Richard G. Hovannisian. After him are Odd Børre, Terry McDermott, Heath, Dick Savitt, François Bracci, and Bert I. Gordon.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Bill Hayden ranks 366 out of 925Before him are Mark Bresciano (1980), Peter Sculthorpe (1929), Michael Joseph Savage (1872), Arthur Streeton (1867), Luke Mitchell (1985), and Ken Fletcher (1940). After him are Norman Thomas Gilroy (1896), Frank Farina (1964), Ned Zelic (1971), Richard Flanagan (1961), Billy Bevan (1887), and Dave Power (1928).

Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Bill Hayden ranks 33Before him are Joseph Lyons (1879), Arthur Fadden (1894), Gregory Mathews (1876), Frank Forde (1890), James Scullin (1876), and Michael Joseph Savage (1872). After him are Joan Hartigan (1912), Edith Cowan (1861), Bob Brown (1944), Julie Bishop (1956), Ben Williams (1977), and H. V. Evatt (1894).