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Ellen Wilkinson

1891 - 1947

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Ellen Cicely Wilkinson (8 October 1891 – 6 February 1947) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Minister of Education from July 1945 until her death. Earlier in her career, as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow, she became a national figure when she played a prominent role in the 1936 Jarrow March of the town's unemployed to London to petition for the right to work. Although unsuccessful at that time, the March provided an iconic image for the 1930s and helped to form post-Second World War attitudes to unemployment and social justice. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ellen Wilkinson has received more than 408,925 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ellen Wilkinson is the 18,206th most popular politician (down from 14,526th in 2019), the 6,418th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,114th in 2019) and the 677th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ellen Wilkinson ranks 18,206 out of 19,576. Before her are Sam Brownback, Linda Lingle, Katja Kipping, Tahir Elçi, Manny Villar, and Barney Frank. After her are Jen Psaki, Sorin Cîmpeanu, John Tower, Tom Mulcair, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, and A. B. Bardhan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Ellen Wilkinson ranks 295. Before her are Robert Frazer, Ann Little, Tim McCoy, Irving Small, Buck Jones, and Henry O'Neill. After her is Stanley Andrews. Among people deceased in 1947, Ellen Wilkinson ranks 219. Before her are Albert Ireton, Adrienne Ames, Meredith Colket, K. L. Saigal, Walter Donaldson, and George Forbes. After her is Alfred Bowerman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ellen Wilkinson ranks 6,418 out of 8,785. Before her are Charles Holden (1875), John Newman (1990), Lou Macari (1949), Alison Goldfrapp (1966), Phil Jagielka (1982), and Josh Herdman (1987). After her are Barry Adamson (1958), Christopher Smart (1722), Craig Harrison (1974), Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880), Matt Haig (1975), and Ben Chilwell (1996).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Ellen Wilkinson ranks 677. Before her are Michael Fallon (1952), Grant Shapps (1968), Sophia Duleep Singh (1876), Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford (1960), David Thompson (1961), and Walter Nash (1882). After her are Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880), Graham Watson (1956), Malcolm Rifkind (1946), David Miliband (1965), John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (1947), and Norman Lamont (1942).

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