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Michael Joseph Savage

1872 - 1940

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Michael Joseph Savage (23 March 1872 – 27 March 1940) was an Australian-born New Zealand politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of New Zealand, heading the First Labour Government from 1935 until his death in 1940. Savage was born in the Colony of Victoria (present-day Australia), and emigrated to New Zealand in 1907 at the age of 35. A labourer, he became a trade unionist, and in 1910 was elected president of the Auckland Trades and Labour Council. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Joseph Savage has received more than 367,104 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Michael Joseph Savage is the 17,382nd most popular politician (down from 16,076th in 2019), the 417th most popular biography from Australia (down from 362nd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Australian Politician.

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  • 370k

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  • 40.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael Joseph Savage ranks 17,382 out of 19,576. Before him are Taher Abouzeid, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kenny Anthony, Hamed Bakayoko, Linda Haglund, and Shalva Natelashvili. After him are Eddie Bernice Johnson, Dumitru Braghiș, Nicole Bricq, Sudarat Keyuraphan, Tom Daschle, and Suella Braverman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Michael Joseph Savage ranks 196. Before him are Harlan F. Stone, Otto Bahr Halvorsen, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Henry Seiling, William Nicholson, and Ivar Lykke. After him are Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ralph Lewis, George Dern, Charles Murray, Fannie Ward, and Joseph Taylor Robinson. Among people deceased in 1940, Michael Joseph Savage ranks 196. Before him are Jacques Mairesse, Mrs Patrick Campbell, George Lansbury, Gregorio Aglipay, Walter Connolly, and Mary Anderson. After him are William Lashly, Maude Abbott, Rudolf Thurneysen, Frederick Merriman, George B. Cortelyou, and Jay O'Brien.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Michael Joseph Savage ranks 417 out of 1,143. Before him are Bill Bowrey (1943), Oscar Piastri (2001), Michael Wenden (1949), Melissa Hoskins (1991), Judy Tegart-Dalton (1937), and Sarah Snook (1987). After him are Mark Bresciano (1980), Nathaniel Buzolic (1983), Cecil Healy (1881), Brett Tucker (1972), Steven Bradbury (1973), and Billy Bevan (1887).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Michael Joseph Savage ranks 37. Before him are Arthur Fadden (1894), James Scullin (1876), John McEwen (1900), Frank Forde (1890), Joan Hartigan (1912), and Bob Tinning (1925). After him are Edith Cowan (1861), H. V. Evatt (1894), Ben Williams (1977), Julie Bishop (1956), Bob Brown (1944), and Alexander Downer (1951).

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