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John Major

1943 - Today

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Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British retired politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. Following his defeat to Tony Blair's Labour Party in the 1997 general election, he became Leader of the Opposition, serving in this role from May to June 1997. He previously held Cabinet positions under Margaret Thatcher, his last as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1989 to 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Major has received more than 11,139,331 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 86 in 2019). John Major is the 133rd most popular politician (up from 145th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 51st in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Politician.

John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997. He is most famous for his role in the Northern Ireland peace process.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Major ranks 133 out of 19,576. Before him are Cyrus the Great, Philip II of Macedon, Hermann Göring, Philip IV of France, Clovis I, and Murad I. After him are Herod the Great, Isabella I of Castile, Murad II, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, David Ben-Gurion, and Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, John Major ranks 4. Before him are Mick Jagger, Robert De Niro, and Janis Joplin. After him are Lech Wałęsa, Toto Cutugno, Julio Iglesias, Catherine Deneuve, Jim Morrison, George Harrison, Bobby Fischer, and Queen Silvia of Sweden.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Major ranks 42 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Hooke (1635), David Hume (1711), Mary I of England (1516), John Maynard Keynes (1883), Alfred Hitchcock (1899), and John Lennon (1940). After him are John Dalton (1766), Bertrand Russell (1872), Arthur Conan Doyle (1859), David Ricardo (1772), Cecil Rhodes (1853), and Richard Burton (1925).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Major ranks 10. Before him are William IV of the United Kingdom (1765), Queen Victoria (1819), Richard I of England (1157), Mary II of England (1662), Margaret Thatcher (1925), and Mary I of England (1516). After him are Mary, Queen of Scots (1542), Oliver Cromwell (1599), Olav V of Norway (1903), Edward Heath (1916), George III of the United Kingdom (1738), and Alfred the Great (849).

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