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John Whittingdale

1959 - Today

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Sir John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale (born 16 October 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maldon (and its predecessors) since 1992 and Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care since July 2024. He previously served as Culture Secretary from 2015 to 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Whittingdale has received more than 430,850 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Whittingdale is the 19,296th most popular politician (down from 17,589th in 2019), the 7,688th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,951st in 2019) and the 734th most popular British Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 26.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Whittingdale ranks 19,296 out of 19,576. Before him are Carla MacLeod, Rob Bishop, Doug LaMalfa, Dana Perino, Biplab Kumar Deb, and Justine Greening. After him are Dominique Maltais, Tamara Tansykkuzhina, Kelly Ayotte, Neera Tanden, Michael C. Burgess, and Diana DeGette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, John Whittingdale ranks 801. Before him are Lynette Woodard, Lester Holt, Mary Roach, Shubha Mudgal, Wendy Smith-Sly, and Yvonne Cagle. After him are Jo Bonner, Ellen Roberts, and Robin Hanson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Whittingdale ranks 7,688 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexandra Dowling (1990), Dave McPherson (1964), Justine Greening (1969), Nichola Burley (1986), Adam Smith (1991), and James Vaughan (1988). After him are Graham Alexander (1971), Jobe Bellingham (2005), Marcus Gayle (1970), Ian Poulter (1976), Max Kilman (1997), and Liam Rosenior (1984).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Whittingdale ranks 734. Before him are Omar Abdullah (1970), Kemi Badenoch (1980), Esther McVey (1967), Oliver Letwin (1956), Alan Duncan (1957), and Justine Greening (1969). After him are Dan Crenshaw (1984), Ed Balls (1967), Robert Buckland (1968), Yvette Cooper (1969), Maria Miller (1964), and Gavin Williamson (1976).

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