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Bill Hayden

1933 - 2023

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William George Hayden (23 January 1933 – 21 October 2023) was an Australian politician who served as the 21st governor-general of Australia from 1989 to 1996. He was Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1977 to 1983, and served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1983 to 1988 under Bob Hawke and as Treasurer of Australia in 1975 under Gough Whitlam. Hayden was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He attended Brisbane State High School and then joined the Queensland Police, working as a police officer for eight years while studying economics part-time at the University of Queensland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Hayden is the 17,292nd most popular politician (down from 12,883rd in 2019), the 414th most popular biography from Australia (down from 134th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bill Hayden ranks 17,292 out of 19,576. Before him are Bruno Tshibala, Augusto Santos Silva, Feargus O'Connor, Barbara Mikulski, Akejan Kajegeldin, and Lipit-Enlil. After him are Nika Gilauri, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Dumitru Braghiș, Rosa Díez, Jürgen Rüttgers, and Malik Meraj Khalid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Bill Hayden ranks 508. Before him are Lloyd Price, Colin Davis, Buddy MacKay, Maurice Stokes, Glenn Corbett, and Irwin M. Jacobs. After him are David McCullough, Donald Burgess, Jackie Blanchflower, Don Young, Ken Berry, and Caroll Spinney. Among people deceased in 2023, Bill Hayden ranks 517. Before him are Carole Cook, Nigel Lawson, Shiro Hashizume, Agneta Andersson, Ron Cephas Jones, and Odd Børre. After him are Hamish Harding, Attila Abonyi, David Lindley, Palhinha, George Maharis, and Razi Mousavi.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Bill Hayden ranks 414 out of 1,143. Before him are Kim So-hyun (1999), Robert Stigwood (1934), Peter Hollingworth (1935), Mary Carter Reitano (1934), Coral Buttsworth (1900), and Lisa Martin (1960). After him are Robert Hughes (1938), Indiana Evans (1990), Oliver Bozanic (1989), Caitlin Stasey (1990), Paul Stoddart (1955), and Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Bill Hayden ranks 36. Before him are Joseph Lyons (1879), Gregory Mathews (1876), John McEwen (1900), Andrew Lesnie (1956), Joan Hartigan (1912), and Frank Forde (1890). After him are Bob Tinning (1925), Michael Joseph Savage (1872), H. V. Evatt (1894), Edith Cowan (1861), Andrew Cooper (1964), and Ben Williams (1977).

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