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Des Browne

1952 - Today

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Desmond Henry Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton, (born 22 March 1952) is a Scottish politician who served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as Secretary of State for Defence 2006 to 2008 and Secretary of State for Scotland from 2007 to 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Des Browne has received more than 153,015 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Des Browne is the 17,462nd most popular politician (down from 15,382nd in 2019), the 6,602nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,767th in 2019) and the 668th most popular British Politician.

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  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 28.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Des Browne ranks 17,462 out of 15,577Before him are Benjamin Darbelet, Tim Pawlenty, John Ratcliffe, Kelly Loeffler, David Lidington, and Gordon H. Smith. After him are Xing Huina, Gojko Pijetlović, Mike Thompson, Peter Sunde, Zeynep Sever, and Stine Lise Hattestad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Des Browne ranks 687Before him are Earl Ray Tomblin, Terence T. Henricks, Christine Prinsloo, Urvashi Butalia, David Jenkins, and Gordon H. Smith. After him are Pat Summitt, Eamonn Coghlan, Maleeha Lodhi, and Dave Loebsack.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Des Browne ranks 6,602 out of 7,765Before him are Jem (1975), David Lidington (1956), Milind Soman (1965), Jessie Ware (1984), Andrew Simpson (1976), and George Burley (1956). After him are Paul Manning (1974), Andrew Buchan (1979), David Narey (1956), Darcey Bussell (1969), Steven Fletcher (1987), and Juliet Rylance (1979).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Des Browne ranks 668Before him are Penny Mordaunt (1973), Damian Green (1956), Jack McConnell (1960), Zac Goldsmith (1975), Nadine Dorries (1957), and David Lidington (1956). After him are Chris Grayling (1962), Geoff Hoon (1953), Matt Hancock (1978), Eve Muirhead (1990), Theresa Villiers (1968), and Ian Blackford (1961).