POLITICIAN
Geoffrey Palmer
1942 - Today
Geoffrey Palmer
Sir Geoffrey Winston Russell Palmer (born 21 April 1942) is a New Zealand lawyer, legal academic, and former politician, who was a member of Parliament from 1979 to 1990. He served as the 33rd prime minister of New Zealand for a little over a year, from August 1989 until September 1990, leading the Fourth Labour Government. As minister of justice from 1984 to 1989, Palmer was responsible for considerable reforms of the country's legal and constitutional framework, such as the creation of the Constitution Act 1986, New Zealand Bill of Rights, Imperial Laws Application Act, and the State Sector Act. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geoffrey Palmer has received more than 28,366 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Geoffrey Palmer is the 17,601st most popular politician (down from 16,228th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 110th in 2019) and the 27th most popular New Zealander Politician.
Memorability Metrics
28k
Page Views (PV)
40.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Geoffrey Palmers by language
Over the past year Geoffrey Palmer has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 1,777 views, followed by Chinese (1,708), and Italian (1,414). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (129.38%), Simple English (111.78%), and Ido (56.60%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 17,601 out of 19,576. Before him are Gabriel Moore, Sangay Ngedup, Sergei Furgal, Andrea Bargnani, Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, and Muriel Humphrey Brown. After him are Greg Gianforte, Oksana Markarova, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, Margaret Alva, Amy Coney Barrett, and Violeta Bulc.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGabriel Moore
1785 - 1845
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 17,595
Sangay Ngedup
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 17,596
Sergei Furgal
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 17,597
Andrea Bargnani
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 17,598
Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 17,599
Muriel Humphrey Brown
1912 - 1998
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 17,600
Geoffrey Palmer
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 17,601
Greg Gianforte
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 17,602
Oksana Markarova
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 17,603
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 17,604
Margaret Alva
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 17,605
Amy Coney Barrett
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 17,606
Violeta Bulc
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 17,607
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 684. Before him are Jan Halvarsson, Alevtina Olyunina, Lynn Davies, Paul Hinder, Anthony W. England, and Jean-Claude Rudaz. After him are Margaret Alva, Butch Otter, Kathleen Blanco, Joe Boyd, Robin Widdows, and Nathan Deal.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsJan Halvarsson
SKIER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 678
Alevtina Olyunina
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 679
Lynn Davies
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 680
Paul Hinder
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 681
Anthony W. England
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 682
Jean-Claude Rudaz
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 683
Geoffrey Palmer
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 684
Margaret Alva
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 685
Butch Otter
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 686
Kathleen Blanco
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2019
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 687
Joe Boyd
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 688
Robin Widdows
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 689
Nathan Deal
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 690
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 124 out of 303. Before him are Andrew Dominik (1967), John Walker (1952), Dudley Storey (1939), Mike Thackwell (1961), Simon Dickie (1951), and Archie Thompson (1978). After him are Robert Muldoon (1921), Dean O'Gorman (1976), Warren Cole (1940), Chris Rankin (1983), Lisa Chappell (1968), and Tim Bevan (1957).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsAndrew Dominik
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 118
John Walker
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 119
Dudley Storey
ATHLETE
1939 - 2017
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 120
Mike Thackwell
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 121
Simon Dickie
ATHLETE
1951 - 2017
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 122
Archie Thompson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 123
Geoffrey Palmer
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 124
Robert Muldoon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 125
Dean O'Gorman
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 126
Warren Cole
ATHLETE
1940 - 2019
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 127
Chris Rankin
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 128
Lisa Chappell
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 129
Tim Bevan
PRODUCER
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 130
Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand
Among politicians born in New Zealand, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 27. Before him are Catherine Tizard (1931), Winston Peters (1945), Jerry Mateparae (1954), Keith Holyoake (1904), Jim Bolger (1935), and Georgina Beyer (1957). After him are Robert Muldoon (1921), Christopher Luxon (1970), Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900), Norman Kirk (1923), George Forbes (1869), and Bill Rowling (1927).
Catherine Tizard
1931 - 2021
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 21
Winston Peters
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 22
Jerry Mateparae
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 23
Keith Holyoake
1904 - 1983
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 24
Jim Bolger
1935 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 25
Georgina Beyer
1957 - 2023
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 26
Geoffrey Palmer
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 27
Robert Muldoon
1921 - 1992
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 28
Christopher Luxon
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 29
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
1900 - 1994
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 30
Norman Kirk
1923 - 1974
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 31
George Forbes
1869 - 1947
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 32
Bill Rowling
1927 - 1995
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 33