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John Compton

1925 - 2007

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Sir John George Melvin Compton, (29 April 1925 – 7 September 2007) was a Saint Lucian politician who became the first prime minister upon independence in February 1979. Having led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, Compton served as prime minister three times: briefly in 1979, again from 1982 to 1996, and from 2006 until his death in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Compton has received more than 152,437 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Compton is the 17,608th most popular politician (down from 16,173rd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Saint Vincentian Politician.

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  • 40.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Compton ranks 17,608 out of 19,576. Before him are Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, Margaret Alva, Amy Coney Barrett, Violeta Bulc, Robert M. T. Hunter, and Ruth Metzler. After him are Irakli Okruashvili, Ulamburiash, Hichem Mechichi, Joe Borg, David Davis, and Robert Smalls.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, John Compton ranks 516. Before him are George MacDonald Fraser, Ted Lindsay, Morgan Woodward, Virginia Capers, Jimmy Dickinson, and Peggy Cummins. After him are Dickie Moore, Frank Borghi, Bill Eckersley, Frank Kameny, Nat Hentoff, and Philip Carey. Among people deceased in 2007, John Compton ranks 401. Before him are Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Richard Jeni, Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, Murat Nasyrov, Tony Wilson, and Kelly Johnson. After him are Dorrit Hoffleit, Willye White, John Woodruff, Ian Porterfield, Phil O'Donnell, and Janet Blair.

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In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Among people born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, John Compton ranks 4 out of 5. Before him are Ralph Gonsalves (1946), Frederick Ballantyne (1936), and Susan Dougan (1955). After him are Adonal Foyle (1975), and Shane Cadogan (2001).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Among politicians born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, John Compton ranks 3. Before him are Ralph Gonsalves (1946), and Frederick Ballantyne (1936).

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