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 298,635 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ninian Stephen is the 41st most popular judge (down from 40th in 2019), the 5,777th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,386th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Judge.

Memorability Metrics

300k
Page Views (PV)
40.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.35
Effective Languages (L*)
3.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JUDGES

Among judges, Ninian Stephen ranks 41 out of 53. Before him are David Souter, Leila Seth, Elliott Belgrave, Elena Kagan, Samuel Chase, and John Davies. After him are George Wythe, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Harry Blackmun, Neil Gorsuch, Michael Mukasey, and George Henry Williams.

Most Popular Judges in Wikipedia

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David Souter
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 35
Leila Seth
1930 - 2017
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 36
Elliott Belgrave
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 37
Elena Kagan
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 38
Samuel Chase
1741 - 1811
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 39
John Davies
1929 - 2020
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 40
Ninian Stephen
1923 - 2017
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 41
George Wythe
1726 - 1806
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 42
Ketanji Brown Jackson
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 43
Harry Blackmun
1908 - 1999
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 44
Neil Gorsuch
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 45
Michael Mukasey
1941 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 46
George Henry Williams
1823 - 1910
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 47

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Ninian Stephen ranks 470. Before him are Dale Robertson, Judith Merril, Chuck Daigh, Jimmy Mullen, Don Barksdale, and Larry Rivers. After him are Frank Brian, Anne Jeffreys, Jean Wallace, Eugene Wright, Kuldip Nayar, and Ed McMahon. Among people deceased in 2017, Ninian Stephen ranks 588. Before him are Viktor Kupreichik, František Ševčík, Hugo Dollheiser, Lothar Thoms, Maria Verónica Reina, and Monty Hall. After him are Wilfried, Frank Brian, Anne Jeffreys, Desmond Connell, Darrall Imhoff, and Ian Stewart.

Others Born in 1923

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Dale Robertson
ACTOR
1923 - 2013
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 464
Judith Merril
WRITER
1923 - 1997
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 465
Chuck Daigh
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 466
Jimmy Mullen
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1987
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 467
Don Barksdale
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1923 - 1993
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 468
Larry Rivers
ARTIST
1923 - 2002
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 469
Ninian Stephen
JUDGE
1923 - 2017
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 470
Frank Brian
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1923 - 2017
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 471
Anne Jeffreys
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 472
Jean Wallace
ACTOR
1923 - 1990
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 473
Eugene Wright
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2020
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 474
Kuldip Nayar
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 475
Ed McMahon
ACTOR
1923 - 2009
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 476

Others Deceased in 2017

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Viktor Kupreichik
CHESS PLAYER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 582
František Ševčík
HOCKEY PLAYER
1942 - 2017
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 583
Hugo Dollheiser
HOCKEY PLAYER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 584
Lothar Thoms
CYCLIST
1956 - 2017
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 585
Maria Verónica Reina
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - 2017
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 586
Monty Hall
PRESENTER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 587
Ninian Stephen
JUDGE
1923 - 2017
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 588
Wilfried
SINGER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 589
Frank Brian
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1923 - 2017
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 590
Anne Jeffreys
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 591
Desmond Connell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2017
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 592
Darrall Imhoff
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 593
Ian Stewart
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 594

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ninian Stephen ranks 5,777 out of 8,785. Before him are John Arden (1930), Juno Temple (1989), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), Allenby Chilton (1918), Jasper Fforde (1961), and George MacDonald Fraser (1925). After him are Edward Andrade (1887), Alan Cox (1968), John Lydgate (1370), Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Dave Greenfield (1949), and Hablot Knight Browne (1815).

Others born in United Kingdom

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John Arden
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 5,771
Juno Temple
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 5,772
Bartholomew Gosnold
EXPLORER
1572 - 1607
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 5,773
Allenby Chilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 5,774
Jasper Fforde
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 5,775
George MacDonald Fraser
WRITER
1925 - 2008
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 5,776
Ninian Stephen
JUDGE
1923 - 2017
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 5,777
Edward Andrade
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1971
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 5,778
Alan Cox
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 5,779
John Lydgate
WRITER
1370 - 1450
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 5,780
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1933
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 5,781
Dave Greenfield
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 5,782
Hablot Knight Browne
PAINTER
1815 - 1882
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 5,783