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John Gorton

1911 - 2002

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Sir John Grey Gorton (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002) was an Australian politician, farmer and airman who served as the 19th prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, having previously served as a senator for Victoria. He was the first and only member of the upper house of the Parliament to assume the office of prime minister. Gorton was born out of wedlock and had a turbulent childhood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Gorton is the 15,940th most popular politician (down from 15,852nd in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 70th in 2019) and the 16th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Gorton ranks 15,940 out of 19,576. Before him are Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, Ivan Rybkin, Guido Crosetto, Abuzed Omar Dorda, Carlos Garaikoetxea, and Nicolas Schmit. After him are Gennadiy Seleznyov, Ali Lamine Zeine, José María Linares, Arthur St. Clair, John Francis Davis, and Belisario Porras Barahona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, John Gorton ranks 335. Before him are Arvid Thörn, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Näcip Cihanov, Gilles Grangier, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Paul Grégoire. After him are Ellsworth Vines, Jesse Carver, Matti Lähde, Jo Jones, Martha Genenger, and Artur Knautz. Among people deceased in 2002, John Gorton ranks 271. Before him are David Todd Wilkinson, Mariya Smirnova, Ekrem Akurgal, Mikhail Krug, Neal E. Miller, and Lonnie Donegan. After him are Walter Winterbottom, Peter R. Hunt, Mary Carew, Vladimir Romashkin, Astrid Henning-Jensen, and Katya Paskaleva.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, John Gorton ranks 80 out of 303. Before him are Hugh Walpole (1884), Walter Buller (1838), Lee Tamahori (1950), Jonah Lomu (1975), Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Field hockey (null), and Jenny Shipley (1952). After him are Keri Hulme (1947), Andrew Adamson (1966), Peter O'Leary (1972), John Nicholson (1941), David Lange (1942), and Dudley Storey (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, John Gorton ranks 16. Before him are John Key (1961), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Jean Batten (1909), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Jacinda Ardern (1980), and Jenny Shipley (1952). After him are David Lange (1942), Juliet Mitchell (1940), Christopher Luxon (1970), Mike Moore (1949), Bill English (1961), and Catherine Tizard (1931).

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