JUDGE
Ninian Stephen
1923 - 2017
Ninian Stephen
Sir Ninian Martin Stephen, (15 June 1923 – 29 October 2017) was an English-born Australian judge who served as the 20th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1982 to 1989. He was previously a justice of the High Court of Australia from 1972 to 1982. Stephen was born in England to Scottish parents. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ninian Stephen has received more than 286,363 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ninian Stephen is the 40th most popular judge (up from 14,418th in 2019), the 5,399th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,866th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Judge.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views (PV)
38.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.14
Effective Languages (L*)
3.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among JUDGES
Among judges, Ninian Stephen ranks 40 out of 41. Before him are David Souter, Richard Goldstone, Harry Blackmun, Elena Kagan, Samuel Chase, and Michael Mukasey. After him are George Wythe, Potter Stewart, Neil Gorsuch, John Davies, Ranjan Gogoi, and George Henry Williams.
Most Popular Judges in Wikipedia
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David Souter
1939 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 34
Richard Goldstone
1938 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 35
Harry Blackmun
1908 - 1999
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 36
Elena Kagan
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 37
Samuel Chase
1741 - 1811
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 38
Michael Mukasey
1941 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 39
Ninian Stephen
1923 - 2017
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 40
George Wythe
1726 - 1806
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 41
Potter Stewart
1915 - 1985
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 42
Neil Gorsuch
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 43
John Davies
1929 - 2020
HPI: 37.02
Rank: 44
Ranjan Gogoi
1954 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 45
George Henry Williams
1823 - 1910
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 46
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Ninian Stephen ranks 413. Before him are Denise Levertov, Edward Clancy, Dannie Abse, Ram Jethmalani, Trevor Ford, and Ted Knight. After him are Ed McMahon, Nicholas Parsons, Anne Jeffreys, Gene Reynolds, Jimmy Mullen, and Balbir Singh Sr.. Among people deceased in 2017, Ninian Stephen ranks 541. Before him are J. P. Donleavy, Janusz Wójcik, Mario Tullio Montano, Yash Pal, Ryszard Parulski, and Darrall Imhoff. After him are David Axelrod, Ian Stewart, Wilfried, Lothar Thoms, Anne Jeffreys, and Nancy Dupree.
Others Born in 1923
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Denise Levertov
1923 - 1997
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 407
Edward Clancy
1923 - 2014
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 408
Dannie Abse
1923 - 2014
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 409
Ram Jethmalani
1923 - 2019
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 410
Trevor Ford
1923 - 2003
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 411
Ted Knight
1923 - 1986
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 412
Ninian Stephen
1923 - 2017
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 413
Ed McMahon
1923 - 2009
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 414
Nicholas Parsons
1923 - 2020
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 415
Anne Jeffreys
1923 - 2017
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 416
Gene Reynolds
1923 - 2020
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 417
Jimmy Mullen
1923 - 1987
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 418
Balbir Singh Sr.
1923 - 2020
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 419
Others Deceased in 2017
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J. P. Donleavy
1926 - 2017
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 535
Janusz Wójcik
1953 - 2017
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 536
Mario Tullio Montano
1944 - 2017
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 537
Yash Pal
1926 - 2017
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 538
Ryszard Parulski
1938 - 2017
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 539
Darrall Imhoff
1938 - 2017
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 540
Ninian Stephen
1923 - 2017
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 541
David Axelrod
1931 - 2017
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 542
Ian Stewart
1929 - 2017
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 543
Wilfried
1950 - 2017
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 544
Lothar Thoms
1956 - 2017
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 545
Anne Jeffreys
1923 - 2017
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 546
Nancy Dupree
1927 - 2017
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 547
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ninian Stephen ranks 5,399 out of 7,765. Before him are Henry Watson Fowler (1858), Tony Pulis (1958), Naomi Mitchison (1897), Anohni (1971), Atticus Ross (1968), and Martin Keown (1966). After him are Maxi Priest (1961), Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), George Don (1798), Keeley Hawes (1976), Yvonne Ridley (1958), and Andy Taylor (1961).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Henry Watson Fowler
1858 - 1933
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 5,393
Tony Pulis
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 5,394
Naomi Mitchison
1897 - 1999
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 5,395
Anohni
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 5,396
Atticus Ross
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 5,397
Martin Keown
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 5,398
Ninian Stephen
1923 - 2017
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 5,399
Maxi Priest
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 5,400
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
1868 - 1933
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 5,401
George Don
1798 - 1856
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 5,402
Keeley Hawes
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 5,403
Yvonne Ridley
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 5,404
Andy Taylor
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 5,405
Among JUDGES In United Kingdom
Among judges born in United Kingdom, Ninian Stephen ranks 2. Before him are Edward Coke (1552).
