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Philip Noel-Baker

1889 - 1982

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Philip John Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, (1 November 1889 – 8 October 1982), born Philip John Baker, was a British politician, diplomat, academic, athlete, and renowned campaigner for disarmament. He carried the British team flag and won a silver medal for the 1500m at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959. Noel-Baker is the only person to have won an Olympic medal and received a Nobel Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Noel-Baker has received more than 217,858 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Philip Noel-Baker is the 4,369th most popular politician (down from 3,711th in 2019), the 886th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 819th in 2019) and the 156th most popular British Politician.

Philip Noel-Baker was a British politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959 for his work as a pacifist. He was also a leading campaigner for disarmament and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1946.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip Noel-Baker ranks 4,369 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Tsuchimikado, Hassan I of Morocco, Kōki Hirota, Heracles of Macedon, Duke Wen of Jin, and Wim Duisenberg. After him are Ardashir II, Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Win Myint, Pepin the Hunchback, Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, and Mihnea cel Rău.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Philip Noel-Baker ranks 43. Before him are Günther Lütjens, Kim Tu-bong, Hannes Meyer, Li Dazhao, Otto Georg Thierack, and Olave Baden-Powell. After him are Richard Réti, Hannes Kolehmainen, Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, Siegfried Kracauer, Hannah Höch, and Lyubov Popova. Among people deceased in 1982, Philip Noel-Baker ranks 57. Before him are Sobhuza II, Takashi Shimura, Thelonious Monk, Eduardo Frei Montalva, Mario Del Monaco, and Vinoba Bhave. After him are Alma Reville, Marty Feldman, Giovanni Ferrari, Anna German, Otto Hofmann, and Colin Chapman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Noel-Baker ranks 886 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484), Keith Emerson (1944), Charles Spurgeon (1834), Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), Olave Baden-Powell (1889), and Derek Barton (1918). After him are Rodney Robert Porter (1917), Mick Taylor (1949), Samuel Butler (1612), Rob Halford (1951), Charles Lightoller (1874), and Eugen d'Albert (1864).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Philip Noel-Baker ranks 156. Before him are Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Robert Clive (1725), Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484), Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), and Olave Baden-Powell (1889). After him are Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Robert III of Scotland (1330), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671), Duncan I of Scotland (1001), David I of Scotland (1084), and Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868).

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