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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 New Zealand National Party from 2006 to 2016. After resigning from both posts in December 2016 and leaving politics, Key was appointed to the board of directors and role of chairman in several New Zealand corporations. After his father died when he was eight, Key was raised by his single mother in a state-house in the Christchurch suburb of Bryndwr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Key has received more than 1,573,555 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). John Key is the 14,506th most popular politician (down from 13,024th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 58th in 2019) and the 8th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Key ranks 14,506 out of 15,577. Before him are Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Lin Chuan, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, and Bronislovas Lubys. After him are Alphonso Taft, Daniel Oduber Quirós, Moshe Sanbar, Silbannacus, Ricardo Samper, and Alfonso Portillo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, John Key ranks 291. Before him are Piotr Ugrumov, Manuel Estiarte, Can Dündar, Sally Yeh, Ann Coulter, and Gilda. After him are Yannick Dalmas, Simone Young, Guru, Martín Lasarte, Wally Pfister, and Dan Marino.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, John Key ranks 63 out of 248. Before him are Melanie Lynskey (1977), Vaughan Jones (1952), Yvette Williams (1929), Anthony Wilding (1883), Rupert Julian (1879), and Margaret Mahy (1936). After him are Terence Bayler (1930), Bill English (1961), Lawrence Makoare (1968), David Lange (1942), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), and Andrew Adamson (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, John Key ranks 8. Before him are Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Jacinda Ardern (1980), Helen Clark (1950), Patsy Reddy (1954), Catherine Tizard (1931), and Jean Batten (1909). After him are Bill English (1961), David Lange (1942), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), John Gorton (1911), Anand Satyanand (1944), and Juliet Mitchell (1940).

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