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Ann Richards

1933 - 2006

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Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Richards was the second female governor of Texas (the first being Miriam A. Ferguson), and was frequently noted in the media for her outspoken feminism and her one-liners.Born in McLennan County, Texas, Richards became a schoolteacher after graduating from Baylor University. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ann Richards has received more than 2,878,622 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ann Richards is the 15,816th most popular politician (down from 15,082nd in 2019), the 8,652nd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,116th in 2019) and the 553rd most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ann Richards by language

Over the past year Ann Richards has had the most page views in the with 269,534 views, followed by Spanish (5,742), and Russian (4,080). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (76.75%), Latin (42.18%), and Catalan (37.99%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ann Richards ranks 15,816 out of 19,576. Before her are Carlos Garaikoetxea, Cesare Merzagora, Nikolaos Morakis, Wiliame Katonivere, Cellou Dalein Diallo, and José María Calatrava y Peinado. After her are Andrei Sannikov, Margaritis Schinas, Felipe Molas López, Ling Jihua, Stephan Weil, and Rita Barberá.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Ann Richards ranks 429. Before her are Françoise Héritier, Jerry Falwell, William Blum, Dušanka Sifnios, Nikola Radović, and Milly Scott. After her are Steve Shirley, Jackie Blanchflower, Ágnes Gergely, Hiroshi Suzuki, Joe Orton, and Jean Graczyk. Among people deceased in 2006, Ann Richards ranks 303. Before her are Mario Francesco Pompedda, Gunnar Åkerlund, Lloyd Bentsen, Adolphe Hug, Boz Burrell, and Kiril Rakarov. After her are Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Proof, Jenő Dalnoki, Jackie McLean, Georges Stuber, and Padmini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ann Richards ranks 8,652 out of 20,380. Before her are Nestor Serrano (1955), Dan Fogler (1976), Bobby Joe Long (1953), Pat Carroll (1927), Nancy Richey (1942), and Edmund White (1940). After her are Clint Howard (1959), Shelly Manne (1920), Robert Jarvik (1946), Todd Field (1964), David Jenkins (1936), and Matthew McGrory (1973).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ann Richards ranks 553. Before her are Miriam A. Ferguson (1875), Orrin Hatch (1934), Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816), Joe Torre (1940), Emily Donelson (1807), and Frances Perkins (1880). After her are Donald Regan (1918), Karen Bass (1953), Penny Pritzker (1959), Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902), Ted Kaufman (1939), and Tom Vilsack (1950).

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