POLITICIAN
Te Atairangikaahu
1931 - 2006

Te Atairangikaahu
Dame Te Atairangikaahu (born Pikimene Korokī Mahuta, 23 July 1931 – 15 August 2006) reigned as Māori Queen from 1966 until her death in 2006. Her reign was the longest of any Māori monarch. Her full name and title was Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu. Her title Te Arikinui (meaning Paramount Chief) and name Te Atairangikaahu (meaning the hawk of the morning sky) were bestowed when she became monarch. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Te Atairangikaahu is the 8,370th most popular politician (up from 16,086th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 75th in 2019) and the 4th most popular New Zealander Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Te Atairangikaahu ranks 8,370 out of 19,576. Before her are Albert Bormann, Kazys Grinius, Veleda, Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano, Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, and Michail Stasinopoulos. After her are Joseph Deiss, Abd al-Wahid I, Robert II, Count of Dreux, Ariel Henry, Michael II Apafi, and Benjamin Mkapa.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlbert Bormann
1902 - 1989
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,368
Kazys Grinius
1866 - 1950
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,369
Veleda
50 - 100
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,370
Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano
1763 - 1839
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,371
Ahmed Muhtar Pasha
1839 - 1919
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,372
Michail Stasinopoulos
1903 - 2002
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,373
Te Atairangikaahu
1931 - 2006
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,374
Joseph Deiss
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,375
Abd al-Wahid I
1153 - 1224
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,376
Robert II, Count of Dreux
1154 - 1218
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,377
Ariel Henry
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,378
Michael II Apafi
1676 - 1713
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8,379
Benjamin Mkapa
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8,380
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Te Atairangikaahu ranks 150. Before her are Don Walsh, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Claire Bloom, Marianne Koch, Uri Orlev, and Peter Collins. After her are George Vassiliou, Magali Noël, John Milnor, Franco Interlenghi, Olympia Dukakis, and Claude Piron. Among people deceased in 2006, Te Atairangikaahu ranks 112. Before her are Pierre Clostermann, Anna Moffo, June Allyson, Nadira, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, and Ali Farka Touré. After her are Elizabeth Bolden, John Money, Coretta Scott King, Marie Tharp, Faas Wilkes, and Billy Preston.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsDon Walsh
EXPLORER
1931 - 2023
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 144
Carmen Dell'Orefice
MODEL
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 145
Claire Bloom
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 146
Marianne Koch
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 147
Uri Orlev
WRITER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 148
Peter Collins
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 1958
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 149
Te Atairangikaahu
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 150
George Vassiliou
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 151
Magali Noël
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 152
John Milnor
MATHEMATICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 153
Franco Interlenghi
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 154
Olympia Dukakis
ACTOR
1931 - 2021
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 155
Claude Piron
LINGUIST
1931 - 2008
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 156
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsPierre Clostermann
ENGINEER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 106
Anna Moffo
PRESENTER
1932 - 2006
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 107
June Allyson
ACTOR
1917 - 2006
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 108
Nadira
ACTOR
1932 - 2006
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 109
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2006
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 110
Ali Farka Touré
SINGER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 111
Te Atairangikaahu
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 112
Elizabeth Bolden
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 - 2006
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 113
John Money
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 114
Coretta Scott King
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1927 - 2006
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 115
Marie Tharp
GEOGRAPHER
1920 - 2006
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 116
Faas Wilkes
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 117
Billy Preston
SINGER
1946 - 2006
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 118
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Te Atairangikaahu ranks 25 out of 303. Before her are Bruce Spence (1945), Robert Muldoon (1921), Burt Munro (1899), Thomas Williams (1930), Martin Campbell (1943), and Karl Urban (1972). After her are John Money (1921), John Dew (1948), Nancy Wake (1912), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Bill Pickering (1910), and Clive Revill (1930).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsBruce Spence
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 19
Robert Muldoon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 20
Burt Munro
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1978
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 21
Thomas Williams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2023
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 22
Martin Campbell
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 23
Karl Urban
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 24
Te Atairangikaahu
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 25
John Money
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 26
John Dew
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 27
Nancy Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2011
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 28
Geoffrey Palmer
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 29
Bill Pickering
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2004
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 30
Clive Revill
ACTOR
1930 - 2025
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 31
Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand
Among politicians born in New Zealand, Te Atairangikaahu ranks 4. Before her are Patsy Reddy (1954), Robert Muldoon (1921), and Burt Munro (1899). After her are Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Bill Pickering (1910), Helen Clark (1950), Tūheitia Paki (1955), George Forbes (1869), John Key (1961), Silvia Cartwright (1943), and Jean Batten (1909).
Patsy Reddy
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 1
Robert Muldoon
1921 - 1992
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 2
Burt Munro
1899 - 1978
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 3
Te Atairangikaahu
1931 - 2006
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 4
Geoffrey Palmer
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 5
Bill Pickering
1910 - 2004
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 6
Helen Clark
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 7
Tūheitia Paki
1955 - 2024
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 8
George Forbes
1869 - 1947
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 9
John Key
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 10
Silvia Cartwright
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 11
Jean Batten
1909 - 1982
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 12