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John Kerr

1914 - 1991

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Sir John Robert Kerr, (24 September 1914 – 24 March 1991) was an Australian barrister and judge who served as the 18th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1974 to 1977. He is primarily known for his involvement in the 1975 constitutional crisis, which culminated in his decision to dismiss the incumbent prime minister Gough Whitlam and appoint Malcolm Fraser as his replacement, which led to unprecedented actions in Australian federal politics. Kerr was born in Sydney to working-class parents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Kerr has received more than 44,467 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). John Kerr is the 111th most popular lawyer (down from 78th in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from Australia (down from 340th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Lawyer.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, John Kerr ranks 111 out of 136. Before him are Belva Ann Lockwood, Olivér Várhelyi, Seyran Ateş, Griffin Bell, Hanna Maliar, and Dario Franceschini. After him are Bryan Stevenson, Carla Anderson Hills, William O. Douglas, Robert Bork, Amy Chua, and Philippe Sands.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, John Kerr ranks 400. Before him are Clayton Moore, Richard Denning, Einari Teräsvirta, Wayne Morris, Larry Parks, and Mack Robinson. After him are Zachary Scott, Paul Russo, Reidar Kvammen, Joan Marsh, B. R. Chopra, and Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth. Among people deceased in 1991, John Kerr ranks 277. Before him are Charles Manring, Joan Caulfield, Angus Wilson, Mudashiru Lawal, Lino Brocka, and William Penney, Baron Penney. After him are Lilian Bond, Abel Kiviat, Carl Shy, Durga Khote, Natalie Kingston, and John Sherman Cooper.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Kerr ranks 429 out of 1,143. Before him are Billy Bevan (1887), Mick Harvey (1958), Nick Kyrgios (1995), Paul England (1929), Shiori Kutsuna (1992), and Johnny Warren (1943). After him are Adelaide Kane (1990), Alycia Debnam-Carey (1993), Mark Woodforde (1965), John Pyper-Ferguson (1964), Josephine Langford (1997), and Delta Goodrem (1984).

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Among LAWYERS In Australia

Among lawyers born in Australia, John Kerr ranks 1. 

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