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Ben Nighthorse Campbell

American politician, athlete and rancher

1933 - 2025

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His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Ben Nighthorse Campbell is the 18,255th most popular politician (down from 17,967th in 2024), the 14,102nd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,016th in 2019) and the 1,071st most popular American Politician.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell is most famous for being the first Native American (Northern Cheyenne) to serve in the U.S. Senate in the modern era (1993–2005), where he was the only Indigenous senator during his tenure, chaired the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and led efforts to establish the National Museum of the American Indian. He was also renowned as an award-winning jewelry designer under the name Ben Nighthorse, winning over 200 national and international awards for his innovative Native American-inspired pieces.

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Ben Nighthorse Campbell's biography spans 19 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 48.14.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Ben Nighthorse Campbell ranks 18,248 out of 20,022. Before him are Mara Carfagna, Mike Crapo, Jenniffer González-Colón, Henri-Marie Dondra, Andrew Cooper, and Petar Lesov. After him are Gretchen Whitmer, Filippos Petsalnikos, Saleh Ali al-Sammad, Jens Spahn, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Kuldip Nayar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Ben Nighthorse Campbell ranks 553. Before him are Adolph Caesar, Caldwell Esselstyn, William G. Dever, Floyd Cramer, Madhur Jaffrey, and John Cannon. After him are Zoe Caldwell, Craig L. Thomas, Charles Portis, Tom Gola, Patricia Blair, and Jean Carnahan. Among people deceased in 2025, Ben Nighthorse Campbell ranks 539. Before him are Peter Arnett, Bhama Srinivasan, Muhsin Hendricks, Daniel Naroditsky, Glen De Boeck, and Brent Hinds. After him are Verónica Echegui, Wheesung, Robert Wells, Martha Layne Collins, Denis Lathoud, and David Mabuza.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Nighthorse Campbell ranks 14,102 out of 23,232. Before him are Philip Freneau (1752), Pauli Murray (1910), Abigail Spencer (1981), Madeleine Peyroux (1974), Julia Phillips (1944), and Jeff Young (1962). After him are Gretchen Whitmer (1971), Cliff Hagan (1931), David Giuntoli (1980), Jacoby Shaddix (1976), George Hincapie (1973), and Richard A. Muller (1944).

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Among Politicians In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ben Nighthorse Campbell ranks 1,071. Before him are John Eaton (1790), Greg Foster (1958), George Stoneman (1822), P. B. S. Pinchback (1837), George Walton (1741), and Mike Crapo (1951). After him are Gretchen Whitmer (1971), Eleanor Holmes Norton (1937), Eliot Spitzer (1959), Deval Patrick (1956), Varina Davis (1826), and John Davis Lodge (1903).

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