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Harold Wilson

1916 - 1995

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James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British statesman and Labour politician who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 1963 to 1976, Leader of the Opposition twice from 1963 to 1964 and again from 1970 to 1974, and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harold Wilson has received more than 13,628,327 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Harold Wilson is the 1,389th most popular politician (down from 954th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 237th in 2019) and the 58th most popular British Politician.

Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976. He is most famous for his term as Prime Minister from 1964 to 1970, during which he oversaw the UK's entry into the European Economic Community, a precursor to the European Union.

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  • 6.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harold Wilson ranks 1,389 out of 19,576. Before him are Arghun, Henry I, Duke of Guise, Gyeongjong of Joseon, Omar Bongo, An Lushan, and Teti. After him are Ezer Weizman, Nuon Chea, Psamtik I, Abel, King of Denmark, Aristide Briand, and Stjepan Mesić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Harold Wilson ranks 18. Before him are Gough Whitlam, Claude Shannon, João Havelange, Ahmed Ben Bella, Olivia de Havilland, and Ruth Handler. After him are Yehudi Menuhin, Herbert A. Simon, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Hans Eysenck, Maurice Wilkins, and Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Among people deceased in 1995, Harold Wilson ranks 13. Before him are Mikhail Botvinnik, Emmanuel Levinas, Adolf Butenandt, Gunnar Nordahl, Konrad Zuse, and Dean Martin. After him are Anatoly Dyatlov, Maurizio Gucci, Patricia Highsmith, Hannes Alfvén, Teresa Teng, and Gerald Durrell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harold Wilson ranks 308 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Sellers (1925), Rod Stewart (1945), Harold Macmillan (1894), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), John Herschel (1792), and Thomas Becket (1119). After him are Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486), Mary of Teck (1867), Robert Fripp (1946), Elizabeth Woodville (1437), Vivienne Westwood (1941), and Frederick Sanger (1918).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Harold Wilson ranks 58. Before him are Liz Truss (1975), Richard Cromwell (1626), Æthelred the Unready (968), Randal Cremer (1828), Harold Macmillan (1894), and Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884). After him are Edmund Ironside (993), Edmund I (921), James V of Scotland (1512), Halford Mackinder (1861), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), and Theresa May (1956).

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