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Iain Duncan Smith

1954 - Today

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Sir George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British politician who was Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. He was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Chingford and Woodford Green, formerly Chingford, since 1992. The son of W. G. G. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Iain Duncan Smith has received more than 2,480,579 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Iain Duncan Smith is the 17,809th most popular politician (down from 16,139th in 2019), the 6,089th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,397th in 2019) and the 663rd most popular British Politician.

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  • 39.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Iain Duncan Smith ranks 17,809 out of 19,576. Before him are Dominique Voynet, Newton D. Baker, Denis Voronenkov, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, Kailash Purryag, and Mara Carfagna. After him are José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Jane Dee Hull, Dolkun Isa, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Debbie Stabenow, and Michelle O'Neill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Iain Duncan Smith ranks 648. Before him are Mohamed Kedir, Katharine Jefferts Schori, Manuel Rojas, Manohar Lal Khattar, Lindiwe Sisulu, and Phil Thompson. After him are Jeffrey Ashby, Jill Abramson, Rodney Brooks, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Andrea Gyarmati, and Robert W. McElroy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Iain Duncan Smith ranks 6,089 out of 8,785. Before him are Mel Charles (1935), Bill Aston (1900), Alexander Keith Johnston (1804), Nick Moran (1969), Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe (1899), and Max Irons (1985). After him are Ted Ditchburn (1921), George MacKay (1992), Taio Cruz (1980), Peter Safran (1965), Freya Allan (2001), and Allan Clarke (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Iain Duncan Smith ranks 663. Before him are Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (1947), Vince Cable (1943), Frederick Merriman (1873), William Dod (1867), Edward Dickinson Baker (1811), and Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe (1899). After him are Eoin MacNeill (1867), Jacqui Smith (1962), Barbara Castle (1910), Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon (1907), Don McKinnon (1939), and Diane Abbott (1953).

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