POLITICIAN

Robert Muldoon

1921 - 1992

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Sir Robert David Muldoon (; 25 September 1921 – 5 August 1992) was a New Zealand conservative politician who served as the 31st prime minister of New Zealand, from 1975 to 1984, while leader of the National Party. Departing from National Party convention, Muldoon was a right-wing populist and economic nationalist, with a distinctive public persona described as reactionary, aggressive, and abrasive. After a troubled childhood, Muldoon served as a corporal and sergeant in the army in the Second World War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Muldoon has received more than 670,244 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Robert Muldoon is the 17,669th most popular politician (down from 16,460th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 121st in 2019) and the 28th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert Muldoon ranks 17,669 out of 19,576. Before him are Meritxell Batet, Ali Treki, Gunning Bedford Jr., Janusz Wójcik, Abdelhakim Belhaj, and Gordan Jandroković. After him are Olympia Snowe, Peter Robinson, Arthur Goldberg, Margarita Drobiazko, Ernest Gruening, and Amadou Sanogo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Robert Muldoon ranks 456. Before him are Kathleen Byron, Tommy Noonan, Monty Hall, John Lindsay, Wilbur Thompson, and Harold Camping. After him are Cliff Barker, Janet Blair, Henry Cockburn, Tom Kilburn, Ted Ditchburn, and Jack Valenti. Among people deceased in 1992, Robert Muldoon ranks 282. Before him are María Elena Moyano, Mary Wells, Cleavon Little, Sam Kinison, Bill Williams, and Fedor Samokhin. After him are Norvel Lee, Allan Jones, Manfred Stengl, Josephine McKim, Jack Kelsey, and Gabriel Tiacoh.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Robert Muldoon ranks 127 out of 303. Before him are John Walker (1952), Dudley Storey (1939), Mike Thackwell (1961), Simon Dickie (1951), Archie Thompson (1978), and Geoffrey Palmer (1942). After him are Dean O'Gorman (1976), Warren Cole (1940), Chris Rankin (1983), Lisa Chappell (1968), Tim Bevan (1957), and Christopher Luxon (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Robert Muldoon ranks 28. Before him are Winston Peters (1945), Jerry Mateparae (1954), Keith Holyoake (1904), Jim Bolger (1935), Georgina Beyer (1957), and Geoffrey Palmer (1942). After him are Christopher Luxon (1970), Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900), Norman Kirk (1923), George Forbes (1869), Bill Rowling (1927), and Whina Cooper (1895).

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