Politician
Michael Hardie Boys
17th Governor-General of New Zealand
1931 - 2023
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Michael Hardie Boys
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Hardie Boys is the 18,191st most popular politician (down from 15,571st in 2024), the 139th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular New Zealander Politician.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 18,184 out of 19,576. Before him are Wolfgang Tiefensee, Angelino Alfano, Marina Logvinenko, Hevrin Khalaf, Roberta Pinotti, and Peter Müller. After him are Arsen Fadzaev, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, Rabri Devi, Claude Joseph, Serhiy Arbuzov, and Emile Roemer.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Tiefensee
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 18,185
Angelino Alfano
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 18,186
Marina Logvinenko
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 18,187
Hevrin Khalaf
1984 - 2019
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 18,188
Roberta Pinotti
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 18,189
Peter Müller
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 18,190
Michael Hardie Boys
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 18,191
Arsen Fadzaev
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 18,192
Julien Nkoghe Bekale
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 18,193
Rabri Devi
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 18,194
Claude Joseph
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 18,195
Serhiy Arbuzov
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 18,196
Emile Roemer
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 18,197
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 608. Before him are Arthur Fry, Gene Fullmer, Jimmy Stewart, Ken Bates, Nandini Satpathy, and Malcolm Williamson. After him are Otis Blackwell, Cliff Hagan, David Axelrod, Jack Clement, Irfan Habib, and Margaret Heckler. Among people deceased in 2023, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 556. Before him are Lualhati Bautista, Sibylle Lewitscharoff, Anna Kanakis, Rona Hartner, Angus Cloud, and Roman Čechmánek. After him are Greg Foster, Hiba Abu Nada, George McGinnis, John Tooby, Judith Heumann, and Sara Tavares.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsArthur Fry
INVENTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 602
Gene Fullmer
BOXER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 603
Jimmy Stewart
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 604
Ken Bates
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 605
Nandini Satpathy
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 606
Malcolm Williamson
COMPOSER
1931 - 2003
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 607
Michael Hardie Boys
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 608
Otis Blackwell
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 609
Cliff Hagan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 610
David Axelrod
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 611
Jack Clement
SINGER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 612
Irfan Habib
HISTORIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 613
Margaret Heckler
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 614
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsLualhati Bautista
WRITER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 550
Sibylle Lewitscharoff
WRITER
1954 - 2023
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 551
Anna Kanakis
ACTOR
1962 - 2023
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 552
Rona Hartner
ACTOR
1973 - 2023
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 553
Angus Cloud
ACTOR
1998 - 2023
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 554
Roman Čechmánek
HOCKEY PLAYER
1971 - 2023
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 555
Michael Hardie Boys
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 556
Greg Foster
POLITICIAN
1958 - 2023
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 557
Hiba Abu Nada
WRITER
1991 - 2023
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 558
George McGinnis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2023
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 559
John Tooby
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1952 - 2023
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 560
Judith Heumann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2023
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 561
Sara Tavares
SINGER
1978 - 2023
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 562
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 139 out of NaN. Before him are Dakota Kai (1988), Paul MacDonald (1960), Callan Mulvey (1975), Ricki Herbert (1961), Chris Hipkins (1978), and Jerry Mateparae (1954). After him are Ray Sefo (1971), Chris Rankin (1983), Tony Shelly (1937), Grant Bramwell (1961), Richard Pearse (1877), and Chris Harris (null).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsDakota Kai
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 133
Paul MacDonald
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 134
Callan Mulvey
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 135
Ricki Herbert
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 136
Chris Hipkins
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 137
Jerry Mateparae
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 138
Michael Hardie Boys
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 139
Ray Sefo
MARTIAL ARTS
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 140
Chris Rankin
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 141
Tony Shelly
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1998
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 142
Grant Bramwell
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 143
Richard Pearse
INVENTOR
1877 - 1953
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 144
Chris Harris
ATHLETE
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 145
Among Politicians In New Zealand
Among politicians born in New Zealand, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 30. Before him are Anand Satyanand (1944), Jim Bolger (1935), Keith Holyoake (1904), Winston Peters (1945), Chris Hipkins (1978), and Jerry Mateparae (1954). After him are Whina Cooper (1895), Georgina Beyer (1957), Norman Kirk (1923), Ian Ferguson (1953), Nanaia Mahuta (1970), and Bill Rowling (1927).
Anand Satyanand
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 24
Jim Bolger
1935 - 2025
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 25
Keith Holyoake
1904 - 1983
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 26
Winston Peters
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 27
Chris Hipkins
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 28
Jerry Mateparae
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 29
Michael Hardie Boys
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 30
Whina Cooper
1895 - 1994
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 31
Georgina Beyer
1957 - 2023
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 32
Norman Kirk
1923 - 1974
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 33
Ian Ferguson
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 34
Nanaia Mahuta
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 35
Bill Rowling
1927 - 1995
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 36


























































