POLITICIAN
Malcolm MacDonald
1901 - 1981

Malcolm MacDonald
Malcolm John MacDonald (17 August 1901 – 11 January 1981) was a British politician and diplomat. He was initially a Labour Member of Parliament (MP), but in 1931 followed his father Ramsay MacDonald in breaking with the party and joining the National Government. He was consequently expelled from the Labour Party. He was a government minister during the Second World War and was later Governor of Kenya. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Malcolm MacDonald is the 17,238th most popular politician (down from 16,064th in 2024), the 5,486th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,600th in 2019) and the 630th most popular British Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Malcolm MacDonald ranks 17,238 out of 19,576. Before him are Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, Patricia Roberts Harris, Erkki Liikanen, Mamuka Bakhtadze, Jim Webb, and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei. After him are Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone, Hiroshi Abe, Jose W. Diokno, Aleksandras Abišala, Richard Mulcahy, and Maksim Tarasov.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlain-Guillaume Bunyoni
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 17,239
Patricia Roberts Harris
1924 - 1985
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 17,240
Erkki Liikanen
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 17,241
Mamuka Bakhtadze
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 17,242
Jim Webb
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 17,243
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 17,244
Malcolm MacDonald
1901 - 1981
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 17,245
Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
1854 - 1930
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 17,246
Hiroshi Abe
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 17,247
Jose W. Diokno
1922 - 1987
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 17,248
Aleksandras Abišala
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 17,249
Richard Mulcahy
1886 - 1971
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 17,250
Maksim Tarasov
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 17,251
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Malcolm MacDonald ranks 339. Before him are Eusebio Díaz, Helia Bravo Hollis, Nelson Eddy, Pauline Starke, Nikolay Akimov, and H. Bruce Humberstone. After him are Rudy Vallée, George Tobias, E. B. Ford, Chester Morris, John C. Stennis, and Gilda Gray. Among people deceased in 1981, Malcolm MacDonald ranks 273. Before him are Adele Astaire, Clemente Yerovi, Carl Knowles, Alexey Okladnikov, Robert Russell Bennett, and Zoltán Huszárik. After him are Boris Sagal, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, Douglas Lowe, Yip Harburg, Margaret Lindsay, and Louise Lorraine.
Others Born in 1901
Go to all RankingsEusebio Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1959
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 333
Helia Bravo Hollis
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 2001
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 334
Nelson Eddy
SINGER
1901 - 1967
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 335
Pauline Starke
ACTOR
1901 - 1977
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 336
Nikolay Akimov
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1968
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 337
H. Bruce Humberstone
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1984
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 338
Malcolm MacDonald
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1981
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 339
Rudy Vallée
SINGER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 340
George Tobias
ACTOR
1901 - 1980
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 341
E. B. Ford
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1988
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 342
Chester Morris
ACTOR
1901 - 1970
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 343
John C. Stennis
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1995
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 344
Gilda Gray
ACTOR
1901 - 1959
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 345
Others Deceased in 1981
Go to all RankingsAdele Astaire
ACTOR
1896 - 1981
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 267
Clemente Yerovi
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1981
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 268
Carl Knowles
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 269
Alexey Okladnikov
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1908 - 1981
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 270
Robert Russell Bennett
COMPOSER
1894 - 1981
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 271
Zoltán Huszárik
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 1981
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 272
Malcolm MacDonald
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1981
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 273
Boris Sagal
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 1981
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 274
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter
ATHLETE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 275
Douglas Lowe
ATHLETE
1902 - 1981
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 276
Yip Harburg
MUSICIAN
1896 - 1981
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 277
Margaret Lindsay
ACTOR
1910 - 1981
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 278
Louise Lorraine
ACTOR
1904 - 1981
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 279
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Malcolm MacDonald ranks 5,488 out of 8,785. Before him are John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811), Kathleen Raine (1908), Anne-Marie Duff (1970), Henry Robertson Bowers (1883), Claude Buckenham (1876), and Bartholomew Gosnold (1572). After him are Nora Swinburne (1902), Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (1854), Clive Brook (1887), Brendan Coyle (1963), Bruce Halford (1931), and Chris Claremont (1950).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1879
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 5,482
Kathleen Raine
WRITER
1908 - 2003
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 5,483
Anne-Marie Duff
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 5,484
Henry Robertson Bowers
EXPLORER
1883 - 1912
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 5,485
Claude Buckenham
SOCCER PLAYER
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 5,486
Bartholomew Gosnold
EXPLORER
1572 - 1607
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 5,487
Malcolm MacDonald
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1981
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 5,488
Nora Swinburne
ACTOR
1902 - 2000
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 5,489
Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1930
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 5,490
Clive Brook
ACTOR
1887 - 1974
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 5,491
Brendan Coyle
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 5,492
Bruce Halford
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 2001
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 5,493
Chris Claremont
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 5,494
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Malcolm MacDonald ranks 630. Before him are Michael Portillo (1953), John Graves Simcoe (1752), Peter Mandelson (1953), Denis Healey (1917), Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742), and John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811). After him are Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (1854), John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792), Nigel Lawson (1932), George Lansbury (1859), Edmund Andros (1637), and Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868).
Michael Portillo
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 624
John Graves Simcoe
1752 - 1806
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 625
Peter Mandelson
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 626
Denis Healey
1917 - 2015
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 627
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
1742 - 1811
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 628
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
1811 - 1879
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 629
Malcolm MacDonald
1901 - 1981
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 630
Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
1854 - 1930
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 631
John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
1792 - 1840
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 632
Nigel Lawson
1932 - 2023
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 633
George Lansbury
1859 - 1940
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 634
Edmund Andros
1637 - 1714
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 635
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
1868 - 1933
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 636

























































