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Norman Kirk

1923 - 1974

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Norman Eric Kirk (6 January 1923 – 31 August 1974) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974. Born into poverty in Southern Canterbury, Kirk left school at age 13 and joined the New Zealand Labour Party in 1943. He was mayor of Kaiapoi from 1953 until 1957, when he was elected to the New Zealand Parliament. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Kirk has received more than 273,092 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Norman Kirk is the 17,938th most popular politician (down from 16,783rd in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 138th in 2019) and the 31st most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Norman Kirk ranks 17,938 out of 19,576. Before him are Carol Moseley Braun, Luis Fortuño, Willy Telavi, Ahmed Patel, Barbara Rosenkranz, and Tibor Benedek. After him are Magdalena Álvarez, Anton Vaino, Judit Varga, Marcolino Moco, Amani Abeid Karume, and Fleur Pellerin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Norman Kirk ranks 483. Before him are Hugh Shearer, V. N. Janaki, Moira Lister, Nicholas Parsons, Ted Knight, and Gene Reynolds. After him are Dora Bryan, Kenny Rollins, Adele Mara, John Mortimer, Anthony Bevilacqua, and James Abdnor. Among people deceased in 1974, Norman Kirk ranks 262. Before him are Eric Linklater, Maureen Gardner, Jim Bausch, Ernest Gruening, Bill Aston, and Dorothy Fields. After him are Johnny Mack Brown, John Crowe Ransom, Barbara Jo Allen, Margaret Morse Nice, Pamela Britton, and Chet Huntley.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Norman Kirk ranks 136 out of 303. Before him are Tim Bevan (1957), Christopher Luxon (1970), Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900), Ricki Herbert (1961), Harry Kerr (1879), and Annelise Coberger (1971). After him are Dakota Kai (1988), Joe Earl (1952), George Forbes (1869), Laura Dekker (1995), Peter O'Leary (1972), and Mark Todd (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Norman Kirk ranks 31. Before him are Jim Bolger (1935), Georgina Beyer (1957), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Robert Muldoon (1921), Christopher Luxon (1970), and Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900). After him are George Forbes (1869), Bill Rowling (1927), Whina Cooper (1895), Ian Ferguson (1953), Nanaia Mahuta (1970), and Judith Collins (1959).

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