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Alan Cranston

1914 - 2000

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Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to 1952. Born in Palo Alto, California, Cranston worked as a journalist after graduating from Stanford University. After serving as California State Controller, he was elected to the Senate in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Cranston has received more than 804,304 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Cranston is the 18,645th most popular politician (down from 16,987th in 2019), the 15,888th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,385th in 2019) and the 1,225th most popular American Politician.

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  • 800k

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  • 34.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alan Cranston ranks 18,645 out of 19,576. Before him are Dixy Lee Ray, Camelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea, Albert Demchenko, André Boisclair, Bob Woolmer, and Mark Carney. After him are Richard Riley, Nikola Dimitrov, Vanja Udovičić, Tom Cotton, Sally Jewell, and Marty Walsh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Alan Cranston ranks 423. Before him are Frances Reid, Terence O'Neill, Harry F. Byrd Jr., Joan Littlewood, Howard K. Smith, and Dixy Lee Ray.  Among people deceased in 2000, Alan Cranston ranks 381. Before him are Bekzat Sattarkhanov, Phil Katz, Antony Padiyara, Nazia Hassan, Mel Carnahan, and Usha Kiran. After him are Monster of Florence, Judith Wright, Sandra Schmirler, Joseph Weber, and Federico Gil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Cranston ranks 15,888 out of 20,380. Before him are Corey Hawkins (1988), Margo Harshman (1986), Mookie Betts (1992), Vin Baker (1971), Jerry M. Linenger (1955), and Joni Huntley (1956). After him are Gloria Henry (1923), Chris Weidman (1984), Hayley Kiyoko (1991), Jenny Mollen (1979), David C. Hilmers (1950), and Eddie Johnson (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Alan Cranston ranks 1,225. Before him are Jiří Dienstbier Jr. (1969), Judy Martz (1943), Lamar Smith (1947), Alan Keyes (1950), Michael Chertoff (1953), and Dixy Lee Ray (1914). After him are Richard Riley (1933), Tom Cotton (1977), Marty Walsh (1967), William Roth (1921), Eric Holcomb (1968), and Alcee Hastings (1936).

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