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David Marshall

1908 - 1995

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David Saul Marshall (12 March 1908 – 12 December 1995), born David Saul Mashal, was a Singaporean barrister and statesman who served as the inaugural Chief Minister of Singapore from 1955 to 1956. He resigned after just over a year at the helm after his delegation to London regarding negotiations for complete home rule and eventual independence of Singapore was initially rejected by the British. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Marshall has received more than 43,783 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. David Marshall is the 17,162nd most popular politician (down from 15,748th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Singapore (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Singaporean Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David Marshall ranks 17,162 out of 19,576. Before him are Georgi Bliznashki, Chrystia Freeland, Doris Bures, Franca Falcucci, Parviz Davoodi, and Ilan Gilon. After him are Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Neville Cenac, Mike Gravel, Gaylord Nelson, and Bakhytzhan Sagintayev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, David Marshall ranks 406. Before him are Billy Gonsalves, Kathleen Raine, Robert O'Brien, Franklin Farrell, Alan Baxter, and Willi Eichhorn. After him are Antony Tudor, Cecilia Seghizzi, Imogene Coca, Max Abramovitz, Bram Fischer, and Harry Blackmun. Among people deceased in 1995, David Marshall ranks 311. Before him are Burton Jastram, Ed Flanders, Iqbal Masih, Harry Golombek, Terry Southern, and Margaret Chase Smith. After him are Einari Teräsvirta, Johnny Carey, Vivian Blaine, Art Taylor, Odette Hallowes, and Charlie Rich.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, David Marshall ranks 25 out of 42. Before him are Edward Craven Walker (1918), Abu Bakar of Johor (1833), Fann Wong (1971), Annabel Chong (1972), Jackson Rathbone (1984), and Kygo (1991). After him are JJ Lin (1981), Stefanie Sun (1978), William Goh (1957), Chin Han (1969), Kaylani Lei (1980), and Fandi Ahmad (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In Singapore

Among politicians born in Singapore, David Marshall ranks 14. Before him are Wee Kim Wee (1915), Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (1952), Ho Ching (1953), Benjamin Sheares (1907), and Abu Bakar of Johor (1833).

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