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Bennie Thompson

1948 - Today

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Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson served as the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023. He was both the first Democrat and the first African American to chair the committee. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bennie Thompson has received more than 1,142,501 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Bennie Thompson is the 18,913th most popular politician (down from 17,341st in 2019), the 16,787th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,713th in 2019) and the 1,337th most popular American Politician.

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  • 32.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bennie Thompson ranks 18,913 out of 19,576. Before him are Kevin P. Chilton, Patrick McHenry, Davor Ivo Stier, Joseph Cao, Tim Pawlenty, and Raúl Grijalva. After him are Ewa Björling, Benjamin Darbelet, Krista Kiuru, Ralf Krewinkel, Kay Hagan, and Amanda Lind.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Bennie Thompson ranks 795. Before him are Dave Heineman, Kent Conrad, Protima Bedi, Eddie Gray, Mary E. Peters, and Raúl Grijalva. After him are Duncan Hunter, Michael Wood, Ian Hallam, John Blackley, and Rod Grams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bennie Thompson ranks 16,787 out of 20,380. Before him are Tim Alexander (1965), Roy Halladay (1977), Victor Williams (1970), Raúl Grijalva (1948), Jon Batiste (1986), and Julius Randle (1994). After him are Zack Ryder (1985), Jeff Malone (1961), Mikaela Hoover (1984), Joe Greene (1967), Lil Rel Howery (1979), and Mark Gorski (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bennie Thompson ranks 1,337. Before him are Mary E. Peters (1948), John Lynch (1952), Kevin P. Chilton (1954), Patrick McHenry (1975), Tim Pawlenty (1960), and Raúl Grijalva (1948). After him are Kay Hagan (1953), Duncan Hunter (1948), Danny Davis (1941), Josh Hawley (1979), Tom Tancredo (1945), and David Bernhardt (1969).

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