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H. V. Evatt

1894 - 1965

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Herbert Vere "Doc" Evatt, (30 April 1894 – 2 November 1965) was an Australian politician and judge. He served as a justice of the High Court of Australia from 1930 to 1940, Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs from 1941 to 1949, and leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Leader of the Opposition from 1951 to 1960. Evatt is considered one of Australia's most prominent public intellectuals of the twentieth century. Evatt was born in East Maitland, New South Wales, and grew up on Sydney's North Shore. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. H. V. Evatt is the 17,597th most popular politician (up from 18,317th in 2019), the 457th most popular biography from Australia (up from 555th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, H. V. Evatt ranks 17,597 out of 19,576. Before him are Obafemi Awolowo, Richard Seddon, Arun Jaitley, Bjarni Friðriksson, Sirajuddin Haqqani, and Robert J. Bentley. After him are Tertius Zongo, Ilan Gilon, Gene Okerlund, Domingos Simões Pereira, Siaosi Sovaleni, and Lot M. Morrill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, H. V. Evatt ranks 260. Before him are Robert Russell Bennett, Beatrice Lillie, Jan Peka, Arthur Fiedler, Jean Gachet, and Warren William. After him are Harry Cobby, Jimmy McHugh, Fred Allen, Bud Jamison, Mark Van Doren, and Harry B. Liversedge. Among people deceased in 1965, H. V. Evatt ranks 235. Before him are Bessie Barriscale, Vajiha Samadova, Henry Weed Fowler, Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh, Miller Anderson, and Geeta Bali. After him are Zachary Scott, Irving Bacon, Willard Schmidt, Louis Baillon, Haldor Halderson, and Clemence Dane.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, H. V. Evatt ranks 457 out of 1,143. Before him are Nick Kyrgios (1995), Dustin Clare (1982), Walter Browne (1949), Matthew Spiranovic (1988), Jacob Elordi (1997), and Ernest Chapman (1926). After him are Coral Browne (1913), Peter Sculthorpe (1929), Dante Exum (1995), Mick Harvey (1958), Kevin Berry (1945), and James McTeigue (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, H. V. Evatt ranks 39. Before him are Andrew Lesnie (1956), Joan Hartigan (1912), Frank Forde (1890), Bill Hayden (1933), Bob Tinning (1925), and Michael Joseph Savage (1872). After him are Edith Cowan (1861), Andrew Cooper (1964), Ben Williams (1977), Julie Bishop (1956), Bob Carr (1947), and Peter Dutton (1970).

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