Politician

John Vorster

1915 - 1983

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John Vorster

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). John Vorster is the 1,790th most popular politician (up from 9,165th in 2024), the 14th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Politician.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, John Vorster ranks 1,789 out of 19,576. Before him are Tvrtko I of Bosnia, Heinz Fischer, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Berengar I of Italy, Valentinian II, and Emperor Suizei. After him are Nahum, Alexander Mackenzie, Edward, King of Portugal, Anitta, Æthelred the Unready, and Lü Buwei.

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Tvrtko I of Bosnia
1338 - 1391
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 1,784
Heinz Fischer
1938 - Present
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 1,785
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 1,786
Berengar I of Italy
850 - 924
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 1,787
Valentinian II
371 - 392
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 1,788
Emperor Suizei
669 BC - 548 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 1,789
John Vorster
1915 - 1983
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 1,790
Nahum
600 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 1,791
Alexander Mackenzie
1822 - 1892
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 1,792
Edward, King of Portugal
1391 - 1438
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 1,793
Anitta
1700 BC - 1740 BC
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 1,794
Æthelred the Unready
968 - 1016
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 1,795
Lü Buwei
291 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 1,796

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, John Vorster ranks 23. Before him are Yitzhak Shamir, Paul Samuelson, Clifford Shull, Billie Holiday, Hu Yaobang, and Sviatoslav Richter. After him are Saul Bellow, Aung San, Robert A. Dahl, Joachim Peiper, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., and Jerome Bruner. Among people deceased in 1983, John Vorster ranks 13. Before him are Leopold III of Belgium, Hergé, Albert Claude, Felix Bloch, Idris of Libya, and Jon Brower Minnoch. After him are Tennessee Williams, Benigno Aquino Jr., David Niven, Arthur Koestler, Nikolai Podgorny, and Roy Sullivan.

Others Born in 1915

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Yitzhak Shamir
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 17
Paul Samuelson
ECONOMIST
1915 - 2009
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 18
Clifford Shull
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 19
Billie Holiday
SINGER
1915 - 1959
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 20
Hu Yaobang
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1989
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 21
Sviatoslav Richter
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 22
John Vorster
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1983
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 23
Saul Bellow
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 24
Aung San
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1947
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 25
Robert A. Dahl
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1915 - 2014
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 26
Joachim Peiper
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1976
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 27
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1944
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 28
Jerome Bruner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1915 - 2016
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 29