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Michael Hardie Boys
1931 - 2023

Michael Hardie Boys
Sir Michael Hardie Boys, (6 October 1931 – 29 December 2023) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist who served as the 17th governor-general of New Zealand from 1996 to 2001. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Hardie Boys is the 17,986th most popular politician (down from 15,599th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 64th in 2019) and the 30th most popular New Zealander Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 17,986 out of 19,576. Before him are Wolfgang Tiefensee, Angelino Alfano, Marina Logvinenko, Hevrin Khalaf, Roberta Pinotti, and Peter Müller. After him are Arsen Fadzaev, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, Rabri Devi, Claude Joseph, Serhiy Arbuzov, and Emile Roemer.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Tiefensee
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 17,987
Angelino Alfano
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 17,988
Marina Logvinenko
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 17,989
Hevrin Khalaf
1984 - 2019
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 17,990
Roberta Pinotti
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 17,991
Peter Müller
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 17,992
Michael Hardie Boys
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 17,993
Arsen Fadzaev
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 17,994
Julien Nkoghe Bekale
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 17,995
Rabri Devi
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 17,996
Claude Joseph
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 17,997
Serhiy Arbuzov
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 17,998
Emile Roemer
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 17,999
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 601. Before him are Arthur Fry, Gene Fullmer, Jimmy Stewart, Ken Bates, Nandini Satpathy, and Malcolm Williamson. After him are Otis Blackwell, Cliff Hagan, David Axelrod, Jack Clement, Irfan Habib, and Margaret Heckler. Among people deceased in 2023, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 548. Before him are Lualhati Bautista, Sibylle Lewitscharoff, Anna Kanakis, Rona Hartner, Angus Cloud, and Roman Čechmánek. After him are Greg Foster, Hiba Abu Nada, George McGinnis, John Tooby, Judith Heumann, and Sara Tavares.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsArthur Fry
INVENTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 595
Gene Fullmer
BOXER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 596
Jimmy Stewart
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 597
Ken Bates
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 598
Nandini Satpathy
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 599
Malcolm Williamson
COMPOSER
1931 - 2003
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 600
Michael Hardie Boys
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 601
Otis Blackwell
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 602
Cliff Hagan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 603
David Axelrod
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 604
Jack Clement
SINGER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 605
Irfan Habib
HISTORIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 606
Margaret Heckler
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 607
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsLualhati Bautista
WRITER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 542
Sibylle Lewitscharoff
WRITER
1954 - 2023
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 543
Anna Kanakis
ACTOR
1962 - 2023
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 544
Rona Hartner
ACTOR
1973 - 2023
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 545
Angus Cloud
ACTOR
1998 - 2023
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 546
Roman Čechmánek
HOCKEY PLAYER
1971 - 2023
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 547
Michael Hardie Boys
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 548
Greg Foster
POLITICIAN
1958 - 2023
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 549
Hiba Abu Nada
WRITER
1991 - 2023
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 550
George McGinnis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2023
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 551
John Tooby
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1952 - 2023
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 552
Judith Heumann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2023
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 553
Sara Tavares
SINGER
1978 - 2023
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 554
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 139 out of 303. Before him are Winston Peters (1945), Dakota Kai (1988), Callan Mulvey (1975), Ricki Herbert (1961), Chris Hipkins (1978), and Jerry Mateparae (1954). After him are Chris Rankin (1983), Tony Shelly (1937), Grant Bramwell (1961), Richard Pearse (1877), Chris Harris (null), and Ivan Vicelich (1976).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsWinston Peters
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 133
Dakota Kai
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 134
Callan Mulvey
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 135
Ricki Herbert
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 136
Chris Hipkins
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 137
Jerry Mateparae
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 138
Michael Hardie Boys
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 139
Chris Rankin
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 140
Tony Shelly
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1998
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 141
Grant Bramwell
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 142
Richard Pearse
INVENTOR
1877 - 1953
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 143
Chris Harris
ATHLETE
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 144
Ivan Vicelich
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 145
Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand
Among politicians born in New Zealand, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 30. Before him are Anand Satyanand (1944), Jim Bolger (1935), Keith Holyoake (1904), Winston Peters (1945), Chris Hipkins (1978), and Jerry Mateparae (1954). After him are Whina Cooper (1895), Georgina Beyer (1957), Norman Kirk (1923), Ian Ferguson (1953), Nanaia Mahuta (1970), and Bill Rowling (1927).
Anand Satyanand
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 24
Jim Bolger
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 25
Keith Holyoake
1904 - 1983
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 26
Winston Peters
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 27
Chris Hipkins
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 28
Jerry Mateparae
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 29
Michael Hardie Boys
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 30
Whina Cooper
1895 - 1994
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 31
Georgina Beyer
1957 - 2023
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 32
Norman Kirk
1923 - 1974
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 33
Ian Ferguson
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 34
Nanaia Mahuta
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 35
Bill Rowling
1927 - 1995
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 36