1943 - Today
Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He previously held Cabinet positions under prime minister Margaret Thatcher, his last as chancellor of the Exchequer from 1989 to 1990. Major was Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon, formerly Huntingdonshire, from 1979 to 2001. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Major has received more than 10,116,593 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2019). John Major is the 145th most popular politician (up from 3,425th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 786th 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, John Major ranks 145 out of 15,577. Before him are Augusto Pinochet, Hulagu Khan, Richard Nixon, Osman II, Vespasian, and Joseph Goebbels. After him are Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Oliver Cromwell, Simón Bolívar, Cardinal Richelieu, Lech Wałęsa, and Maximilien Robespierre.
1915 - 2006
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 139
1217 - 1265
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 140
1913 - 1994
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 141
1604 - 1622
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 142
9 - 79
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 143
1897 - 1945
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 144
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 145
1503 - 1564
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 146
1599 - 1658
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 147
1783 - 1830
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 148
1585 - 1642
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 149
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 150
1758 - 1794
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 151
Among people born in 1943, John Major ranks 3. Before him are Robert De Niro and Janis Joplin. After him are Lech Wałęsa, Julio Iglesias, Jim Morrison, Catherine Deneuve, Sharon Tate, Mick Jagger, Bobby Fischer, Queen Silvia of Sweden, and George Harrison.
1943 - Present
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 1
1943 - 1970
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 2
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 3
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 4
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 5
1943 - 1971
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 6
1943 - Present
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 7
1943 - 1969
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 8
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 9
1943 - 2008
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 10
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 11
1943 - 2001
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Major ranks 51 out of 7,765. Before him are Sean Connery (1930), Francis Drake (1540), Daniel Defoe (1660), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), David Ricardo (1772), and Charles, Prince of Wales (1948). After him are Oliver Cromwell (1599), Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), Alfred the Great (849), Cecil Rhodes (1853), John Stuart Mill (1806), and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930).
1930 - 2020
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 45
1540 - 1596
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 46
1660 - 1731
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 47
1900 - 2002
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 48
1772 - 1823
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 49
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 50
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 51
1599 - 1658
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 52
1766 - 1834
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 53
849 - 899
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 54
1853 - 1902
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 55
1806 - 1873
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 56
1930 - 2002
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 57
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Major ranks 10. Before him are Richard III of England (1452), Margaret Thatcher (1925), Mary I of England (1516), Richard I of England (1157), Mary, Queen of Scots (1542), and Mary II of England (1662). After him are Oliver Cromwell (1599), Alfred the Great (849), Henry VII of England (1457), George VI (1895), Edward VI of England (1537), and James VI and I (1566).
1452 - 1485
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 4
1925 - 2013
HPI: 83.20
Rank: 5
1516 - 1558
HPI: 82.97
Rank: 6
1157 - 1199
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 7
1542 - 1587
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 8
1662 - 1694
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 9
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 10
1599 - 1658
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 11
849 - 899
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 12
1457 - 1509
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 13
1895 - 1952
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 14
1537 - 1553
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 15
1566 - 1625
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 16