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Christine Keeler

1942 - 2017

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Christine Margaret Keeler (22 February 1942 – 4 December 2017) was an English model and showgirl. Her meeting at a dance club with society osteopath Stephen Ward drew her into fashionable circles. At the height of the Cold War, she became sexually involved with a married British government minister, John Profumo, as well as with a Soviet naval attaché, Yevgeny Ivanov. A shooting incident involving a third lover caused the press to investigate her, revealing that her affairs could be threatening national security. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christine Keeler is the 93rd most popular celebrity (down from 66th in 2019), the 2,845th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,845th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Celebrity.

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Among celebrities, Christine Keeler ranks 93 out of 265. Before her are Lindow Man, Hana Brady, Genie, Marita Lindahl, Barbara Karinska, and Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper. After her are Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Manolo el del bombo, Afghan Girl, Kourtney Kardashian, Natascha Kampusch, and Georgina Rizk.

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Among people born in 1942, Christine Keeler ranks 313. Before her are Shukri Ghanem, Jean-Luc Ponty, Kenneth Welsh, Yevhen Rudakov, Peter Thompson, and Gary Kildall. After her are Anatolijs Gorbunovs, Flora Purim, Al Jardine, Modibo Keita, Sergio Ramírez, and Arthur Brown. Among people deceased in 2017, Christine Keeler ranks 248. Before her are Svend Asmussen, Marita Lindahl, Feliciano Rivilla, Max Gallo, Hilarion Capucci, and Ludvig Faddeev. After her are Shashi Kapoor, Jan Tříska, Torgny Lindgren, Betty Cuthbert, Brunhilde Pomsel, and Armando Calderón Sol.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Christine Keeler ranks 2,846 out of 8,785. Before her are John Glen (1932), Bob Anderson (1931), Alan Lee (1947), Maurice Evans (1901), Benjamin Jones (1882), and William Cowper (1731). After her are Ruth Belville (1854), Kevin McNally (1956), Henry Dudeney (1857), Arthur Roche (1950), John Chadwick (1920), and Lily Collins (1989).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United Kingdom

Among celebrities born in United Kingdom, Christine Keeler ranks 8. Before her are Millvina Dean (1912), Joseph Merrick (1862), Albert Pierrepoint (1905), Mary Ann Bevan (1874), Alice Keppel (1868), and Daisy, Princess of Pless (1873). After her are Jane Morris (1839), Louise Brown (1978), Rosemarie Frankland (1943), Brooklyn Beckham (1999), and Domino Harvey (1969).

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