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Aneurin Bevan

1897 - 1960

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Aneurin "Nye" Bevan PC (; Welsh: [aˈnəɨ.rɪn]; 15 November 1897 – 6 July 1960) was a Welsh Labour Party politician, noted for spearheading the creation of the British National Health Service during his tenure as Minister of Health in Clement Attlee's government. He is also known for his wider contribution to the founding of the British welfare state. He was first elected as MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929, and used his Parliamentary platform to make a number of influential criticisms of Winston Churchill and his government during the Second World War. Before entering Parliament, Bevan was involved in miners' union politics and was a leading figure in the 1926 general strike. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aneurin Bevan is the 16,343rd most popular politician (down from 15,984th in 2019), the 4,805th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,528th in 2019) and the 583rd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aneurin Bevan ranks 16,343 out of 19,576. Before him are Anatole Collinet Makosso, Francisco Linares Alcántara, Bruno Gollnisch, Tytila of East Anglia, Muhammad Osman Said, and Nguyễn Thị Định. After him are Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, Theo de Meester, Nicolas Tiangaye, Max Streibl, Jens Bratlie, and Joseph Muscat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Aneurin Bevan ranks 287. Before him are Tilly Edinger, Áron Tamási, James Parrott, Nunnally Johnson, Hans Deppe, and Józef Lange. After him are Neil Ritchie, Archie Stark, Charles Hartshorne, Diana Karenne, Alma Rubens, and Joseph Calleia. Among people deceased in 1960, Aneurin Bevan ranks 207. Before him are Francis Parker Yockey, Juan Manuel Frutos, Karel Absolon, Buddy Adler, Arthur Legat, and Horace Bailey. After him are Harry Blanchard, J. H. C. Whitehead, Christopher Hornsrud, Dudley Nichols, Nils Widforss, and John Rupert Firth.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Aneurin Bevan ranks 4,806 out of 8,785. Before him are John Clare (1793), Jeffrey Tate (1943), Denis Lawson (1947), Jill Ellis (1966), Jonathan Penrose (1933), and Eric Thompson (1919). After him are Reggie Pridmore (1886), Heather Oakes (1959), Malcolm Sargent (1895), Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886), Sophie Okonedo (1968), and Tom Richards (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Aneurin Bevan ranks 583. Before him are Dru Drury (1725), Owain Gwynedd (1100), James McHenry (1753), Des Browne (1952), Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), and Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831). After him are Reggie Pridmore (1886), Matt Hancock (1978), Donald Dewar (1937), John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1680), Michael Foot (1913), and David Owen (1938).

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