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Burt Munro

1899 - 1978

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Herbert James "Burt" Munro (Bert in his youth; 25 March 1899 – 6 January 1978) was a motorcycle racer from New Zealand, famous for setting an under-1,000 cc world record, at Bonneville, on August 26, 1967. This record still stands; Munro was 68 and was riding a 47-year-old machine when he set his last record. Working from his home in Invercargill, he spent 20 years highly modifying his 1920 Indian Scout (motorcycle) that he had bought that same year. Munro set his first New Zealand speed record in 1938 and later set seven more. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Burt Munro is the 8,040th most popular politician (down from 5,425th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 13th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Burt Munro ranks 8,040 out of 19,576. Before him are Missak Manouchian, Irina Godunova, Publius Claudius Pulcher, Rezső Kasztner, Zbigniew of Poland, and He Yingqin. After him are Louis IV, Elector Palatine, Gotarzes II of Parthia, Mihai Antonescu, Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, Bart De Wever, and Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

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Among people born in 1899, Burt Munro ranks 99. Before him are Richard Hauptmann, Nicolas Frantz, Irving Thalberg, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, Osman Batur, and Eugene Ormandy. After him are Hans Krása, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Gustav Ucicky, Pavel Haas, Mart Stam, and Haim Arlosoroff. Among people deceased in 1978, Burt Munro ranks 79. Before him are Wadie Haddad, Viggo Brun, Pancho Vladigerov, Gaston Julia, Samuel Goudsmit, and José Manuel Moreno. After him are Oscar Homolka, Karl Lennart Oesch, Salvador de Madariaga, Armin T. Wegner, Luigi Allemandi, and Charles Eames.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Burt Munro ranks 21 out of 303. Before him are Lucy Lawless (1968), Kiri Te Kanawa (1944), Chris Amon (1943), John Walker (1952), Bruce Spence (1945), and Robert Muldoon (1921). After him are Thomas Williams (1930), Martin Campbell (1943), Karl Urban (1972), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), John Money (1921), and John Dew (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Burt Munro ranks 3. Before him are Patsy Reddy (1954), and Robert Muldoon (1921). After him are Te Atairangikaahu (1931), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Bill Pickering (1910), Helen Clark (1950), Tūheitia Paki (1955), George Forbes (1869), John Key (1961), Silvia Cartwright (1943), and Jean Batten (1909).

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