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Chris Patten

1944 - Today

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Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes (Chinese: 彭定康; born 12 May 1944), is a British politician who was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992, and the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. He was made a life peer in 2005 and served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 2003 to 2024. He is one of two living former governors of Hong Kong, alongside David Wilson. Patten was born in Thornton-Cleveleys in Lancashire and subsequently raised in west London. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Patten is the 7,193rd most popular politician (down from 5,418th in 2019), the 1,610th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,078th in 2019) and the 283rd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chris Patten ranks 7,193 out of 19,576. Before him are Azali Assoumani, Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi, Radama II, Ferenc Fricsay, Iskandar of Johor, and Khamudi. After him are Yevno Azef, Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany, Maria Palaiologina, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, and Jorge Batlle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Chris Patten ranks 191. Before him are John Entwistle, Carlos Pace, Candy Darling, Michael Rosbash, David Trimble, and Gianfranco Ferré. After him are John Newcombe, Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Sirhan Sirhan, Jon Anderson, Alan Stivell, and António Mascarenhas Monteiro.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Patten ranks 1,610 out of 8,785. Before him are Gerry Byrne (1938), Ricky Gervais (1961), Thomas Arne (1710), Frank Lampard (1978), Colin Dexter (1930), and Michael Redgrave (1908). After him are Olaf Stapledon (1886), Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (1505), Alan Shearer (1970), James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612), Edward Waring (1736), and David Byron (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Chris Patten ranks 283. Before him are Ceawlin of Wessex (600), Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673), Thomas Gresham (1519), Rishi Sunak (1980), David Trimble (1944), and Denis Thatcher (1915). After him are James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612), Betty Boothroyd (1929), William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759), George Grenville (1712), Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836), and Katharine, Duchess of Kent (1933).

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