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Harold Macmillan

1894 - 1986

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Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986), was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Nicknamed "Supermac", he was known for his pragmatism, wit, and unflappability. Macmillan was seriously injured as an infantry officer during the First World War. He suffered pain and partial immobility for the rest of his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Macmillan is the 2,552nd most popular politician (down from 1,368th in 2019), the 644th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 304th in 2019) and the 126th most popular British Politician.

Harold Macmillan was most famous for his time as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was the Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963.

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Among politicians, Harold Macmillan ranks 2,552 out of 19,576. Before him are François Ravaillac, Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, Arthur Balfour, Julius Martov, Abbas II of Persia, and Patrick Leahy. After him are Emperor Renzong of Song, Theodahad, Tianqi Emperor, Isabella of Hainault, John Lewis, and Carloman.

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Among people born in 1894, Harold Macmillan ranks 26. Before him are Gala Dalí, Alexander Oparin, Dietrich von Choltitz, Karl Böhm, Pyotr Kapitsa, and Heinrich Lübke. After him are Kiichiro Toyoda, Alfred Kinsey, C. R. Swart, Hermann Oberth, Otto Grotewohl, and Satyendra Nath Bose. Among people deceased in 1986, Harold Macmillan ranks 28. Before him are Henry Moore, Michael J. Smith, Leonid Kantorovich, Georges Dumézil, Celâl Bayar, and Jaroslav Seifert. After him are Fritz Albert Lipmann, Chiune Sugihara, Erich Koch, Benny Goodman, Stanley Rous, and Dmitry Kabalevsky.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harold Macmillan ranks 644 out of 8,785. Before him are Angus Young (1955), Ron Dennis (1947), Bob Hoskins (1942), Arthur Balfour (1848), Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855), and George Graham (1944). After him are Muriel Spark (1918), Donald Pleasence (1919), Eduard Suess (1831), Edwin Landseer (1802), John Bonham (1948), and Graham Hill (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Harold Macmillan ranks 126. Before him are John Turner (1929), Domnall mac Ailpín (812), David II of Scotland (1324), Edwin of Northumbria (586), Eystein II of Norway (1125), and Arthur Balfour (1848). After him are Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), James Wilson (1742), Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411), Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390), and James Francis Edward Stuart (1688).

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