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Kenneth Clarke

1940 - Today

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Kenneth Harry Clarke, Baron Clarke of Nottingham, (born 2 July 1940), is a British politician who served as Home Secretary from 1992 to 1993 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1993 to 1997. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Rushcliffe from 1970 to 2019, serving as Father of the House of Commons between 2017 and 2019. Clarke served in the Cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1987 to 1988, Health Secretary from 1988 to 1990, and Education Secretary from 1990 to 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenneth Clarke has received more than 2,368,498 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Kenneth Clarke is the 17,341st most popular politician (down from 15,915th in 2019), the 5,653rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,214th in 2019) and the 626th most popular British Politician.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kenneth Clarke ranks 17,341 out of 19,576. Before him are Rustem Khamitov, Alan Gagloev, Mike DeWine, Philip Francis Thomas, Hubert Ingraham, and Farooq Abdullah. After him are John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Mark Parkinson, Cristina Cifuentes, Aureliu Ciocoi, Khil Raj Regmi, and Robert Biedroń.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Kenneth Clarke ranks 571. Before him are Joanna Miles, Silvia Torres-Peimbert, John Hagee, Kiyoshi Tanabe, Miguel Ángel Loayza, and Fontella Bass. After him are James Burrows, Phil Lesh, Otacílio Gonçalves, Carole Ann Ford, Billy Fury, and Mike Melvill.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kenneth Clarke ranks 5,653 out of 8,785. Before him are Tasmin Archer (1963), James Maddison (1996), Arnold Wolfendale (1927), David Oyelowo (1976), Dan McKenzie (1942), and Andrew Ng (1976). After him are Cliff Jones (1935), Ann Oakley (1944), Sean Biggerstaff (1983), Marc Warren (1967), William Dunbar (1460), and Ivor Broadis (1922).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Kenneth Clarke ranks 626. Before him are Abraham Beame (1906), Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851), David Kelly (1944), Ben Wallace (1970), Shashi Tharoor (1956), and Nick Clegg (1967). After him are William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw (1918), Harry Atkinson (1831), Richard Seddon (1845), Suella Braverman (1980), Peter Fraser (1884), and John Bright (1811).

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