POLITICIAN

Te Atairangikaahu

1931 - 2006

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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 19,576Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Te Atairangikaahu ranks 150Before 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 112Before 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.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Te Atairangikaahu ranks 25 out of 303Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Te Atairangikaahu ranks 4Before 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).