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John Kerr

1914 - 1991

John Kerr

Sir John Robert Kerr, (24 September 1914 – 24 March 1991) was an Australian barrister and judge who served as the 18th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1974 to 1977. He is primarily known for his involvement in the 1975 constitutional crisis, which culminated in his decision to dismiss the incumbent prime minister Gough Whitlam and appoint Malcolm Fraser as his replacement, which led to unprecedented actions in Australian federal politics. Kerr was born in Sydney to working-class parents. He won scholarships to Fort Street Boys' High School and the University of Sydney, where he studied law. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Kerr is the 34th most popular lawyer (up from 111th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Australia (up from 434th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, John Kerr ranks 34 out of 136. Before him are Al-Mawardi, Irnerius, Fabian von Schlabrendorff, Kiki Camarena, Warren Christopher, and Ewald Georg von Kleist. After him are Baldus de Ubaldis, Scooter Libby, Hans Gross, Tivadar Soros, Franz von Liszt, and Adrian Năstase.

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Al-Mawardi
974 - 1058
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 28
Irnerius
1050 - 1140
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 29
Fabian von Schlabrendorff
1907 - 1980
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 30
Kiki Camarena
1947 - 1985
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 31
Warren Christopher
1925 - 2011
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 32
Ewald Georg von Kleist
1700 - 1748
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 33
John Kerr
1914 - 1991
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 34
Baldus de Ubaldis
1327 - 1400
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 35
Scooter Libby
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 36
Hans Gross
1847 - 1915
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 37
Tivadar Soros
1894 - 1968
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 38
Franz von Liszt
1851 - 1919
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 39
Adrian Năstase
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 40

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, John Kerr ranks 93. Before him are David Goodall, Lina Bo Bardi, Adriaan Blaauw, Lazar Koliševski, Nicolas de Staël, and Pietro Germi. After him are Edward T. Hall, Ferenc Fricsay, Archduchess Adelheid of Austria, Jean Tatlock, Peter Townsend, and Birabongse Bhanudej. Among people deceased in 1991, John Kerr ranks 74. Before him are Willi Boskovsky, Tom of Finland, Ralph Bellamy, Sergey Akhromeyev, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, and Gene Roddenberry. After him are Eric Carr, Joachim Kroll, Héctor Rial, Pedro Arrupe, Cassandra Harris, and Brad Davis.

Others Born in 1914

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David Goodall
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2018
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 87
Lina Bo Bardi
ARCHITECT
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 88
Adriaan Blaauw
ASTRONOMER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 89
Lazar Koliševski
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2000
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 90
Nicolas de Staël
PAINTER
1914 - 1955
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 91
Pietro Germi
ACTOR
1914 - 1974
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 92
John Kerr
LAWYER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 93
Edward T. Hall
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 94
Ferenc Fricsay
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1963
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 95
Archduchess Adelheid of Austria
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1971
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 96
Jean Tatlock
PSYCHOLOGIST
1914 - 1944
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 97
Peter Townsend
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1995
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 98
Birabongse Bhanudej
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1985
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 99