POLITICIAN
David Blunkett
1947 - Today
David Blunkett
David Blunkett, Baron Blunkett, (born 6 June 1947) is a British Labour Party politician who has been a member of the House of Lords since 2015, and previously served as the member of parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough from 1987 to 2015, when he stood down. Blind since birth, and coming from a poor family in one of Sheffield's most deprived districts, he rose to become education and employment secretary, home secretary and work and pensions secretary in Tony Blair's Cabinet following Labour's victory in the 1997 general election. Following the 2001 general election, he was promoted to home secretary, a position he held until 2004, when he resigned following publicity about his personal life. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Blunkett has received more than 1,231,949 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). David Blunkett is the 18,606th most popular politician (down from 17,094th in 2019), the 6,754th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,195th in 2019) and the 695th most popular British Politician.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
34.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
1.16
Effective Languages (L*)
3.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, David Blunkett ranks 18,606 out of 19,576. Before him are Olivier Véran, Robert C. O'Brien, Pierce Butler, Tom Emmer, Spencer Abraham, and Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. After him are Thom Tillis, Charles Rangel, Nadine Dorries, Andreas Scheuer, José Guirao, and Tom Adams.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOlivier Véran
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 18,600
Robert C. O'Brien
1966 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 18,601
Pierce Butler
1744 - 1822
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 18,602
Tom Emmer
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 18,603
Spencer Abraham
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 18,604
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 18,605
David Blunkett
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 18,606
Thom Tillis
1960 - Present
HPI: 34.92
Rank: 18,607
Charles Rangel
1930 - Present
HPI: 34.92
Rank: 18,608
Nadine Dorries
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 18,609
Andreas Scheuer
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 18,610
José Guirao
1959 - 2022
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 18,611
Tom Adams
1931 - 1985
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 18,612
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, David Blunkett ranks 882. Before him are Ann Widdecombe, Haley Barbour, Judd Gregg, Alan Pascoe, Bev Perdue, and Peter Wilson. After him are P. J. O'Rourke, Lamar Smith, Glen Morgan, John Kitzhaber, Tessa Jowell, and Larry Kudlow.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsAnn Widdecombe
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 876
Haley Barbour
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 877
Judd Gregg
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.63
Rank: 878
Alan Pascoe
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.44
Rank: 879
Bev Perdue
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 880
Peter Wilson
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 881
David Blunkett
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 882
P. J. O'Rourke
WRITER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 883
Lamar Smith
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.75
Rank: 884
Glen Morgan
PRODUCER
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 885
John Kitzhaber
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 886
Tessa Jowell
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 34.28
Rank: 887
Larry Kudlow
JOURNALIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.12
Rank: 888
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Blunkett ranks 6,754 out of 8,785. Before him are Tom Riley (1981), Bradley Walsh (1960), Ivan Toney (1996), Jenny Saville (1970), Duncan Ferguson (1971), and Des Walker (1965). After him are Pippa Norris (1953), Finn Cole (1995), Sarbel (1981), Mike Phelan (1962), Nellee Hooper (1963), and Nadine Dorries (1957).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsTom Riley
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 6,748
Bradley Walsh
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 6,749
Ivan Toney
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 6,750
Jenny Saville
PAINTER
1970 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 6,751
Duncan Ferguson
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 6,752
Des Walker
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 6,753
David Blunkett
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 6,754
Pippa Norris
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 34.92
Rank: 6,755
Finn Cole
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 34.91
Rank: 6,756
Sarbel
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.91
Rank: 6,757
Mike Phelan
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 34.91
Rank: 6,758
Nellee Hooper
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 6,759
Nadine Dorries
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 6,760
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, David Blunkett ranks 695. Before him are Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945), Ann Widdecombe (1947), Alan Johnson (1950), Charles Kennedy (1959), Menzies Campbell (1941), and Terence O'Neill (1914). After him are Nadine Dorries (1957), Sally Jewell (1956), Liam Fox (1961), Andrea Leadsom (1963), Tessa Jowell (1947), and Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986).
Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn
1945 - 2018
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 689
Ann Widdecombe
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 690
Alan Johnson
1950 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 691
Charles Kennedy
1959 - 2015
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 692
Menzies Campbell
1941 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 693
Terence O'Neill
1914 - 1990
HPI: 35.28
Rank: 694
David Blunkett
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 695
Nadine Dorries
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 696
Sally Jewell
1956 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 697
Liam Fox
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 698
Andrea Leadsom
1963 - Present
HPI: 34.63
Rank: 699
Tessa Jowell
1947 - 2018
HPI: 34.28
Rank: 700
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.15
Rank: 701