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William McMahon

1908 - 1988

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Sir William McMahon (23 February 1908 – 31 March 1988) was an Australian politician who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Australia, from 1971 to 1972, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. He was a government minister for over 21 years, the longest continuous service in Australian history. McMahon was born and raised in Sydney, and worked as a commercial lawyer before entering politics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William McMahon has received more than 828,780 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. William McMahon is the 13,998th most popular politician (down from 12,620th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Australia (up from 187th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Australian Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William McMahon ranks 13,998 out of 15,577. Before him are Perry Christie, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Æscwine of Essex, Countess Friederike von Schlieben, Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, and Nikola Šainović. After him are Jens Hundseid, Benerib, Tiberius Claudius Balbilus, Dmitry Kozak, Kadashman-Harbe II, and Ignatius Kutu Acheampong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, William McMahon ranks 273. Before him are Sergey Urusevsky, Eberardo Villalobos, Enrique Peralta Azurdia, Rostislav Plyatt, Eve Arden, and Gustavo Marzi. After him are Sonja Graf, Franz Cisar, Nicolás Lindley López, Alejandro Villanueva, Tauno Palo, and Hu Die. Among people deceased in 1988, William McMahon ranks 161. Before him are Joseph Wresinski, Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Colleen Moore, Louise Nevelson, Thawan Thamrongnawasawat, and Shōhei Ōoka. After him are Mildred Gillars, Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, Axel Grönberg, Nando González, Roger Hargreaves, and Jaú.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, William McMahon ranks 184 out of 925. Before him are Paul Keating (1944), Deborra-Lee Furness (1955), Alfred Deakin (1856), Barry Humphries (1934), John Landy (1930), and Frederick Lane (1880). After him are Keith Michell (1926), Ashley Cooper (1936), May Robson (1858), John Pilger (1939), Quentin Bryce (1942), and Mark Evans (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, William McMahon ranks 18. Before him are Malcolm Fraser (1930), Dawn Fraser (1937), William Deane (1931), Fiona Graham (1961), Paul Keating (1944), and Alfred Deakin (1856). After him are Quentin Bryce (1942), Peter Garrett (1953), Gerald Patterson (1895), Michael Jeffery (1937), Stanley Bruce (1883), and Earle Page (1880).

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