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Jean Batten

1909 - 1982

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Jane Gardner Batten (15 September 1909 – 22 November 1982), commonly known as Jean Batten, was a New Zealand aviator who made several record-breaking flights – including the first solo flight from England to New Zealand in 1936. Born in Rotorua, Batten went to England to learn to fly. She made two unsuccessful attempts to fly from England to Australia solo before achieving the feat in May 1934, taking just under 15 days to fly the distance in a Gipsy Moth biplane. The flight set the record for a woman's solo flight between the two countries. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Batten is the 15,324th most popular politician (down from 14,320th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 48th in 2019) and the 12th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among politicians, Jean Batten ranks 15,324 out of 19,576. Before her are José Eugenio Ellauri, Eorcenberht of Kent, Nikolay Milyutin, Aslan Bzhania, Heinrich Held, and Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas. After her are Carme Forcadell, José Azcona del Hoyo, Qin Jiwei, Adad-shuma-iddina, Wei Fenghe, and Gray Davis.

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Among people born in 1909, Jean Batten ranks 319. Before her are Valerio Perentin, Durgabai Deshmukh, Edwin H. Land, Anna Świrszczyńska, Chester Himes, and Eduardo Astengo. After her are René Schick, Johnny Mercer, Marjorie Clark, Hermann Paul Müller, Sabir Yunusov, and Octacílio. Among people deceased in 1982, Jean Batten ranks 229. Before her are László Sternberg, Wiesław Maniak, Václav Mottl, Hermanni Pihlajamäki, Vitaly Daraselia, and Max de Terra. After her are Renato Sáinz, Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Alberto Vargas, Henri Dulieux, Eleanor Powell, and Erwin Casmir.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Jean Batten ranks 68 out of 303. Before her are Antony Starr (1975), Howden Ganley (1941), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Fran Walsh (1959), Kevin Smith (1963), and Joe Earl (1952). After her are Rupert Julian (1879), Martin Henderson (1974), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Winston Reid (1988), Jacinda Ardern (1980), and Hugh Walpole (1884).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Jean Batten ranks 12. Before her are Bill Pickering (1910), Helen Clark (1950), Tūheitia Paki (1955), George Forbes (1869), John Key (1961), and Silvia Cartwright (1943). After her are Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Jacinda Ardern (1980), Jenny Shipley (1952), John Gorton (1911), David Lange (1942), and Juliet Mitchell (1940).

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