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Jim Bolger

1935 - Today

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James Brendan Bolger ( BOL-jər; born 31 May 1935), affectionately called The Great Helmsman, is a New Zealand retired politician of the National Party who was the 35th prime minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997. Bolger was born in Ōpunake, Taranaki, to Irish immigrants. Before entering politics, he farmed in Waikato, and was involved in Federated Farmers – a nationwide agricultural association. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Bolger has received more than 387,506 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Jim Bolger is the 17,329th most popular politician (down from 15,972nd in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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  • 41.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jim Bolger ranks 17,329 out of 19,576. Before him are Nick Clegg, Guntars Krasts, Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, Doug Burgum, Edward Carson, and Nika Gilauri. After him are Walter Forward, Georgina Beyer, Asaf Ali, Rivo Rakotovao, Zambiya, and Rustem Khamitov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Jim Bolger ranks 515. Before him are Ron Springett, Mary Berry, Imre Farkas, Don Howe, Antonio Jasso, and Stevie Chalmers. After him are Peter Hollingworth, Cliff Jones, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Erich Kunzel, Laurent Robuschi, and Daniel Williams.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Jim Bolger ranks 115 out of 303. Before him are Richard Pearse (1877), Winston Peters (1945), Kerry Fox (1966), Jerry Mateparae (1954), Trevor Coker (1949), and Keith Holyoake (1904). After him are Georgina Beyer (1957), Walter Buller (1838), Andrew Dominik (1967), John Walker (1952), Dudley Storey (1939), and Mike Thackwell (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Jim Bolger ranks 25. Before him are Tūheitia Paki (1955), Mike Moore (1949), Catherine Tizard (1931), Winston Peters (1945), Jerry Mateparae (1954), and Keith Holyoake (1904). After him are Georgina Beyer (1957), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Robert Muldoon (1921), Christopher Luxon (1970), Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900), and Norman Kirk (1923).

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