1915 - 2006
John Dennis Profumo ( prə-FEW-moh; 30 January 1915 – 9 March 2006) was a British politician whose career ended in 1963 after a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler in 1961. The scandal, which became known as the Profumo affair, led to his resignation from the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan. After his resignation Profumo worked as a volunteer at Toynbee Hall, a charity in East London, and became its chief fundraiser. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Profumo has received more than 2,344,616 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 26 in 2019). John Profumo is the 9,588th most popular politician (down from 6,912th in 2019), the 2,034th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,503rd in 2019) and the 319th most popular British Politician.
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Among politicians, John Profumo ranks 9,588 out of 15,577. Before him are Gagik II of Armenia, Yves Leterme, Stanisław Mikołajczyk, Georges Marchais, Hadadezer, and Igor Moiseyev. After him are Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Constance of France, Princess of Antioch, Cuilén, Tiridates II of Parthia, Nebettawy, and Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera.
1024 - 1076
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 9,582
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 9,583
1901 - 1966
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 9,584
1920 - 1997
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 9,585
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 9,586
1906 - 2007
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 9,587
1915 - 2006
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 9,588
1809 - 1876
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 9,589
1078 - 1126
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 9,590
954 - 971
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 9,591
100 BC - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 9,592
1250 BC - 1250 BC
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 9,593
1155 - 1211
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 9,594
Among people born in 1915, John Profumo ranks 105. Before him are Evgeny Lifshitz, André Frossard, Marais Viljoen, Jo Van Fleet, Robert Monroe, and Mariano Rumor. After him are Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Ken Aston, James Tiptree Jr., Albert O. Hirschman, Henry Kuttner, and Caterina Boratto. Among people deceased in 2006, John Profumo ranks 135. Before him are Ahmet Ertegun, Richard Bright, Dennis Weaver, Mickey Spillane, Ferenc Szusza, and George Koval. After him are Johannes Willebrands, W. Montgomery Watt, Peter Boyle, Paul Gleason, Rudi Carrell, and Gerard Reve.
1915 - 1985
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 99
1915 - 1995
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 100
1915 - 2007
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 101
1915 - 1996
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 102
1915 - 1995
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 103
1915 - 1990
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 104
1915 - 2006
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 105
1915 - 1973
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 106
1915 - 2001
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 107
1915 - 1987
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 108
1915 - 2012
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 109
1915 - 1958
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 110
1915 - 2010
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 111
1923 - 2006
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 129
1937 - 2006
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 130
1924 - 2006
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 131
1918 - 2006
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 132
1923 - 2006
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 133
1913 - 2006
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 134
1915 - 2006
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 135
1909 - 2006
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 136
1909 - 2006
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 137
1935 - 2006
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 138
1939 - 2006
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 139
1934 - 2006
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 140
1923 - 2006
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 141
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Profumo ranks 2,034 out of 7,765. Before him are Thomas Arnold (1795), Billy Wright (1924), Frederick Abberline (1843), George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (1946), Saint Alban (300), and Lily Collins (1989). After him are Arthur Sullivan (1842), G. M. B. Dobson (1889), Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777), Liam Payne (1993), John Maynard Smith (1920), and Cecil Beaton (1904).
1795 - 1842
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 2,028
1924 - 1994
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 2,029
1843 - 1929
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 2,030
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 2,031
300 - 305
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 2,032
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 2,033
1915 - 2006
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 2,034
1842 - 1900
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 2,035
1889 - 1975
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 2,036
1777 - 1848
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 2,037
1993 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 2,038
1920 - 2004
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 2,039
1904 - 1980
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,040
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Profumo ranks 319. Before him are Margaret of England (1240), William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773), Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (1640), Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924), Frederick Abberline (1843), and George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (1946). After him are Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777), Charlie Whiting (1952), Andrew Bertie (1929), William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759), Æthelfrith (600), and James Harrington (1611).
1240 - 1275
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 313
1773 - 1857
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 314
1640 - 1709
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 315
1924 - 2016
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 316
1843 - 1929
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 317
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 318
1915 - 2006
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 319
1777 - 1848
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 320
1952 - 2019
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 321
1929 - 2008
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 322
1759 - 1834
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 323
600 - 616
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 324
1611 - 1677
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 325