POLITICIAN

David Lange

1942 - 2005

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David Russell Lange ( LONG-ee; 4 August 1942 – 13 August 2005) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 32nd prime minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. A member of the New Zealand Labour Party, Lange was also the minister of Education and the minister of Foreign Affairs alongside his term as prime minister. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Lange has received more than 509,278 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). David Lange is the 16,127th most popular politician (down from 14,727th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 67th in 2019) and the 12th most popular New Zealander Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

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  • 44.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David Lange ranks 16,127 out of 19,576. Before him are James M. Cox, Alfredo Copello, Erra-imitti, Kristina Šmigun-Vähi, William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, and Chokri Belaid. After him are Hugo Black, David Choquehuanca, Cevdet Yılmaz, Naim Talu, Justiniano Borgoño, and Ben Chifley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, David Lange ranks 595. Before him are Michele Lee, Molly Peters, Neil Kinnock, Eddie Kramer, Honorino Landa, and Ion Drîmbă. After him are Rolando García, Dan Haggerty, Allen Daviau, Liu Qi, Gideon Toury, and Walter Rodney. Among people deceased in 2005, David Lange ranks 296. Before him are Ruth Hussey, Sheree North, Misael Escuti, Kay Stammers, M. Scott Peck, and James Stockdale. After him are Keith Andes, Long John Baldry, Bruno Manser, John N. Bahcall, Paul Halla, and Derek Bailey.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, David Lange ranks 77 out of 303. Before him are Margaret Mahy (1936), Neil Finn (1958), John Nicholson (1941), Lawrence Makoare (1968), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), and Peter Hambleton (1960). After him are Melanie Lynskey (1977), Geoff Murphy (1938), Keri Hulme (1947), Keith Park (1892), Anand Satyanand (1944), and Jemaine Clement (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, David Lange ranks 12. Before him are Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Michael Hardie Boys (1931), John Key (1961), John Gorton (1911), Silvia Cartwright (1943), and Te Atairangikaahu (1931). After him are Anand Satyanand (1944), Juliet Mitchell (1940), Bill Pickering (1910), Jenny Shipley (1952), Chris Hipkins (1978), and Bill English (1961).

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