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William McMahon

1908 - 1988

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Sir William McMahon (23 February 1908 – 31 March 1988), also known as Billy McMahon, was an Australian politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Australia from 1971 to 1972. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and previously held various ministerial positions from 1951 to 1971, the longest continuous service in Australian history. McMahon was born and raised in Sydney, and worked as a commercial lawyer before entering politics. He served in the Australian Army during World War II, reaching the rank of major. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William McMahon is the 15,597th most popular politician (down from 14,407th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Australia (down from 198th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William McMahon ranks 15,597 out of 19,576. Before him are John Morton, Per Ahlmark, Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Alivardi Khan, and Dave Loebsack. After him are Nurul Amin, Fatma Samoura, Roberto Regazzi, Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur, Vano Merabishvili, and Gyula Szapáry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, William McMahon ranks 343. Before him are Buster Crabbe, George Rodger, Pierre Korb, Morris Kline, Jacob Bronowski, and Fritz Spengler. After him are Hélène Boucher, Inga Gentzel, Franz Cisar, Birago Diop, William Thompson, and Mikhail Somov. Among people deceased in 1988, William McMahon ranks 214. Before him are Pavel Kadochnikov, José María Peña, Roger Hargreaves, Lazarus Salii, José Magriñá, and Willi Apel. After him are Alan Napier, Ray Barbuti, Toni Frissell, Thomas Cooray, Colin Higgins, and John Loder.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, William McMahon ranks 271 out of 1,143. Before him are Richard Bonynge (1930), Tones and I (2000), Horace Rice (1872), Edgar Moon (1904), John Pilger (1939), and Sam Kerr (1993). After him are Brad Jones (1982), Sheila Fitzpatrick (1941), Frank Sedgman (1927), Casey Stoner (1985), Wayne Gardner (1959), and Phoebe Tonkin (1989).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, William McMahon ranks 25. Before him are Quentin Bryce (1942), Peter Scully (1963), Paul Keating (1944), Earle Page (1880), Dawn Fraser (1937), and William Deane (1931). After him are Ben Chifley (1885), Arthur Fadden (1894), James Scullin (1876), Peter Garrett (1953), Joseph Lyons (1879), and Gregory Mathews (1876).

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