POLITICIAN

John Key

1961 - Today

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Sir John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) is a New Zealand retired politician who served as the 38th prime minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016 and as leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2016. Following his father's death when he was eight, Key was raised by his single mother in a state-house in the Christchurch suburb of Bryndwr. He attended the University of Canterbury and graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Commerce. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Key has received more than 1,653,297 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). John Key is the 15,758th most popular politician (down from 14,457th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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  • 1.7M

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  • 52.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Key ranks 15,758 out of 19,576. Before him are Guido Crosetto, Barbara Boxer, Amina J. Mohammed, Jorge Córdova, Kliment of Tarnovo, and Camilo Ponce Enríquez. After him are Karolina Widerström, Lisa Murkowski, Uri Lupolianski, Moaz al-Khatib, Reinhold Mitterlehner, and Antonio Saca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, John Key ranks 335. Before him are Patricia Urquiola, Guru, Jon Secada, Mary Barra, József Szájer, and Amina J. Mohammed. After him are Fabio Biondi, Arunachalam Muruganantham, Aram Sargsyan, Omar Razzaz, Toni Nadal, and Luigi De Agostini.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, John Key ranks 67 out of 303. Before him are John Dew (1948), Martin Henderson (1974), Murray Halberg (1933), Michael Hardie Boys (1931), Yvette Williams (1929), and Jed Brophy (1963). After him are Andrew Adamson (1966), Hugh Walpole (1884), John Gorton (1911), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Margaret Mahy (1936), and Neil Finn (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, John Key ranks 8. Before him are Burt Munro (1899), Jacinda Ardern (1980), Jean Batten (1909), Patsy Reddy (1954), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), and Michael Hardie Boys (1931). After him are John Gorton (1911), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), David Lange (1942), Anand Satyanand (1944), and Juliet Mitchell (1940).

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