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William Deane

1931 - Today

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Sir William Patrick Deane, (born 4 January 1931) is an Australian barrister and jurist who served as the 22nd governor-general of Australia, in office from 1996 to 2001. He was previously a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1982 to 1995. Deane received his undergraduate education at the University of Sydney, and later studied international law at The Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Deane has received more than 249,529 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). William Deane is the 15,010th most popular politician (down from 13,225th in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Australian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

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  • 46.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Deane ranks 15,010 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmad Zia Massoud, Tihomir Orešković, Liang Guanglie, Masrour Barzani, Tom Naudé, and Leo Falcam. After him are Ioannis Malokinis, Venkaiah Naidu, Mahboob Ali Khan, Osman Hussein, Aspelta, and Elephenor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, William Deane ranks 421. Before him are Richard Murphy, Walter Taibo, Géza Gulyás, Zoltán Latinovits, Ruth Klüger, and Virginia McKenna. After him are Aldo Aureggi, Jacques Miller, Maria Gusakova, Sergei Adian, Mark Midler, and Carlo Galli.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, William Deane ranks 222 out of 1,143. Before him are Bob Daisley (1950), Rachel Griffiths (1968), John Finnis (1940), Fred Schepisi (1939), Rebel Wilson (1980), and Marjorie Cox Crawford (1903). After him are Mark Schwarzer (1972), George Parker (1896), Rolf Harris (1930), Jack Thompson (1940), Ken Kavanagh (1923), and Peta Wilson (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, William Deane ranks 22. Before him are Malcolm Turnbull (1954), William McMahon (1908), Gerald Patterson (1895), Scott Morrison (1968), Quentin Bryce (1942), and Paul Keating (1944). After him are Gregory Mathews (1876), Peter Garrett (1953), Stanley Bruce (1883), Earle Page (1880), Andrew Lesnie (1956), and Ben Chifley (1885).

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