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Beto O'Rourke

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Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke ( BEH-toh; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Rourke was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2018, a candidate for the presidential nomination in 2020, and the party's nominee for the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election. O'Rourke was born into a local political family in El Paso, Texas, and is a graduate of Woodberry Forest School and Columbia University. While studying at Columbia, he began a brief music career as bass guitarist in the post-hardcore band Foss. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Beto O'Rourke is the 19,251st most popular politician (down from 18,779th in 2024), the 17,417th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,483rd in 2019) and the 1,400th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Beto O'Rourke ranks 19,251 out of 19,576. Before him are Peter Obi, Marie Lindgren, Amelia Andersdotter, Stefan Petzner, Ahmed Maiteeq, and Diana Mocanu. After him are Mohammad Azharuddin, Eluned Morgan, Soraya Haddad, François de Rugy, Sandra Schmitt, and Serhii Sternenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Beto O'Rourke ranks 1,076. Before him are Lucian Marinescu, Christa Campbell, Sean Dundee, Paul Okon, Ville Räikkönen, and Ahmed Maiteeq. After him are Adrian Martinez, Christian Mayer, Saul Williams, Aleksey Medvedev, Aleksandra Pankina, and Galina Kukleva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Beto O'Rourke ranks 17,424 out of 20,380. Before him are Brian Bloom (1970), Marcus Chong (1967), Billy Donovan (1965), Christopher Cassidy (1970), Scott Skiles (1964), and Aaron Peirsol (1983). After him are Carrie Steinseifer (1968), Derek Parra (1970), Robby Ginepri (1982), Clark Duke (1985), Jessi Combs (1980), and Lily Aldridge (1985).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Beto O'Rourke ranks 1,400. Before him are Mark Kirk (1959), Bill Haslam (1958), Jared Polis (1975), Lucille Roybal-Allard (1941), Patrick J. Kennedy (1967), and Doug Collins (1966). After him are Hazel Abel (1888), Louie Gohmert (1953), Earl Blumenauer (1948), David Beasley (1957), Bob Ferguson (1965), and Emanuel Cleaver (1944).

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