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Bill Richardson

1947 - 2023

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William Blaine Richardson III (November 15, 1947 – September 1, 2023) was an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. He was also the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary in the Clinton administration, a U.S. congressman, chair of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and chair of the Democratic Governors Association. In December 2008, Richardson was nominated for the cabinet-level position of Secretary of Commerce in the first Obama administration but withdrew a month later, as he was being investigated for possible improper business dealings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Richardson has received more than 2,312,039 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Richardson is the 12,509th most popular politician (up from 14,475th in 2019), the 4,895th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,976th in 2019) and the 320th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 50.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bill Richardson ranks 12,509 out of 19,576. Before him are Francesco Contarini, John V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, Trần Trọng Kim, Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and François Chabot. After him are Marek Belka, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Artaxias I of Iberia, Paullus Fabius Maximus, Joseph Brant, and Hannes Hafstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Bill Richardson ranks 373. Before him are Alaksandar Milinkievič, Linda Thorson, Vladimir Petrov, Michael S. Hart, Gøsta Esping-Andersen, and Roy Raymond. After him are Samuel Schmid, Svetlana Toma, Veríssimo Correia Seabra, Peer Steinbrück, Alan Thicke, and Stephen A. Schwarzman. Among people deceased in 2023, Bill Richardson ranks 330. Before him are Ernesto Castano, Friedel Lutz, Mikio Sato, Lise Nørgaard, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and Aman Tuleyev. After him are Jacques Duquesne, Faustin Twagiramungu, Hsing Yun, Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Irenaios, and Abdelsalam Majali.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Richardson ranks 4,895 out of 20,380. Before him are Michelle Williams (1980), Hal B. Wallis (1898), Carole Landis (1919), Roy Raymond (1947), John Neumeier (1939), and Frederick Law Olmsted (1822). After him are Eric Heiden (1958), Joseph Brant (1742), Barbara Hutton (1912), Ron Woodroof (1950), Butterfly McQueen (1911), and Joan Blondell (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bill Richardson ranks 320. Before him are Oliver North (1943), Alexander H. Stephens (1812), Sam Webb (1945), Bobby Seale (1936), Edmund Randolph (1753), and Fred Thompson (1942). After him are Joseph Brant (1742), William Joseph Simmons (1880), Walter Isaacson (1952), Daniel Morgan (1736), Eddie Lawson (1958), and George Read (1733).

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