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John Curtin

1885 - 1945

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John Curtin (8 January 1885 – 5 July 1945) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having been most notable for leading the country through the majority of World War II, including all but the last few weeks of the war in the Pacific. Curtin's leadership skills and personal character were acclaimed by his political contemporaries, and he is frequently ranked as one of Australia's greatest prime ministers and political leaders. Curtin left school at the age of 13 and became involved in the labour movement in Melbourne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Curtin is the 12,403rd most popular politician (down from 10,765th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Australia (down from 95th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Curtin ranks 12,403 out of 19,576. Before him are Felix Lichnowsky, Wendell Ford, Gnaeus Papirius Carbo, Kuniwo Nakamura, Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and Ariarathes III of Cappadocia. After him are Gershon, Mikhail Pokrovsky, Yikuang, Obizzo II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Alfredo Ovando Candía, and Abdullah al-Thani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, John Curtin ranks 140. Before him are Friedrich Kirchner, Ralph Rose, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval, Juhan Kukk, Maria Nikiforova, and Anna Hübler. After him are Paul Leni, Egon Wellesz, Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, Boris Vilkitsky, Arturo Rawson, and Allan Dwan. Among people deceased in 1945, John Curtin ranks 245. Before him are Ángel Melogno, Alexander Khatisian, Albert Tyler, Richárd Weisz, Dmitry Karbyshev, and Demyan Bedny. After him are Karl Leisner, Dorothea Köring, Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria, Alfred Saalwächter, Joachim von Kortzfleisch, and Gustav Fehn.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Curtin ranks 138 out of 1,143. Before him are Christopher Doyle (1952), Chris O'Neil (1956), John Flanagan (1944), Daevid Allen (1938), Lew Hoad (1934), and Betty Cuthbert (1938). After him are Russell Mulcahy (1953), Graham Arnold (1963), Peter Norman (1942), Lionel Cox (1930), Colin Burgess (1946), and Bruce Beresford (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, John Curtin ranks 10. Before him are Harold Holt (1908), Bob Brown (1944), John Howard (1939), Anthony Albanese (1963), Edmund Barton (1849), and Kevin Rudd (1957). After him are Alfred Deakin (1856), Robert Menzies (1894), Bob Hawke (1929), David Hurley (1953), Stanley Bruce (1883), and Malcolm Fraser (1930).

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