# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-playford
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:59:32.564Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-playford"
name: "Thomas Playford"
slug: "thomas-playford"
description: "Sir Thomas Playford was an Australian politician from the state of South Australia. He served as Premier of South Australia and leader of the Liberal and Country League (LCL) from 5 November 1938 to 10 March 1965. Though controversial, it was the longest term of any elected government leader in Australian history. His tenure as premier was marked by a period of population and economic growth unmatched by any other Australian state. He was known for his parochial style in pushing South Australia's interests, and was known for his ability to secure a disproportionate share of federal funding for the state as well as his shameless haranguing of federal leaders. His string of election wins was supported by a system of malapportionment later dubbed the \"Playmander\"."
tagline: "Australian politician and fruit grower (1896-1981)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Playford_portrait_38.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Australia"
  isoCode: "AU"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1896-07-05"
deathDate: "1981-06-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.74
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.565229333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  242
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%89%98%E9%A9%AC%E6%96%AF%C2%B7%E6%99%AE%E8%8E%B1%E7%A6%8F%E5%BE%B7"
    title: "托马斯·普莱福德"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%BE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF"
    title: "توماس پلايفورد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Playford_IV"
    title: "Thomas Playford IV"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Playford_IV"
    title: "Thomas Playford IV"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%BE%D9%84%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF_%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85"
    title: "توماس پلی‌فورد چهارم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Playford_(n%C3%A9_en_1896)"
    title: "Thomas Playford (né en 1896)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Playford_IV"
    title: "Thomas Playford IV"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528382"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump