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Kevin Rudd

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Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and in 2013. He held office as the leader of the Labor Party from 2006 to 2013. Since 2023, Rudd has served as the 23rd ambassador of Australia to the United States. Born in Nambour, Queensland, Rudd graduated from the Australian National University with honours in Chinese studies, and is fluent in Mandarin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kevin Rudd is the 11,383rd most popular politician (up from 11,850th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Australia (down from 116th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kevin Rudd ranks 11,383 out of 19,576. Before him are Anand Panyarachun, John Henninger Reagan, Conan III, Duke of Brittany, Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Sofoklis Venizelos, and Miro Cerar. After him are James Forrestal, Joan, Countess of Toulouse, Adalbert II, Margrave of Tuscany, Ditlev Gothard Monrad, Ramón Castilla, and Sandra Day O'Connor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Kevin Rudd ranks 150. Before him are Afrika Bambaataa, Duško Ivanović, Tetsuo Sugamata, Nikos Galis, Viktor Vekselberg, and Hansi Müller. After him are Theresa Russell, Bernie Mac, Salim Idris, Steve Lukather, Kumar Sanu, and José Mário Vaz.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Kevin Rudd ranks 117 out of 1,143. Before him are Edward Clancy (1923), Leo McKern (1920), Edmund Barton (1849), Claire Holt (1988), Bob Hewitt (1940), and Neil Robertson (1982). After him are Terence Tao (1975), Mark Evans (1956), Roger Donaldson (1945), Norman Thomas Gilroy (1896), Baz Luhrmann (1962), and Ron Clarke (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Kevin Rudd ranks 9. Before him are Michael Jeffery (1937), Harold Holt (1908), Bob Brown (1944), John Howard (1939), Anthony Albanese (1963), and Edmund Barton (1849). After him are John Curtin (1885), Alfred Deakin (1856), Robert Menzies (1894), Bob Hawke (1929), David Hurley (1953), and Stanley Bruce (1883).

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