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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 2,197,863 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Bill Richardson is the 14,524th most popular politician (down from 13,016th in 2019), the 7,991st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,238th in 2019) and the 486th most popular American Politician.

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  • 4.83

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bill Richardson ranks 14,524 out of 15,577Before him are Diarmait Mac Murchada, Bautista Saavedra, Nicolaas Pierson, Osric of Northumbria, Clemente Mastella, and Pedro Varela. After him are Yusuf Adil Shah, William Warham, Guido Knopp, Ruth Perry, João Pinheiro Chagas, and Adriano Directo Emperado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Bill Richardson ranks 538Before him are Mary L. Cleave, Marinho Peres, Paulo de Carvalho, Malcolm Ranjith, Sten Stensen, and Clemente Mastella. After him are André Heller, John Lipsky, Afanasijs Kuzmins, José Luis Cuerda, Joseph Nicolosi, and Linda Thorson. Among people deceased in 2023, Bill Richardson ranks 307Before him are Gérard Latortue, Pedro Solbes, Mary L. Cleave, Marinho Peres, Pat McCormick, and C. R. Rao. After him are Michael Bishop, B. V. Doshi, Anita Thallaug, Danilo Astori, Yaakov Ziv, and Ernesto Castano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Richardson ranks 7,991 out of 18,182Before him are Ray Evans (1915), Paul Fix (1901), Nancy Cartwright (1957), Wes Borland (1975), Ted McGinley (1958), and Isaac Kashdan (1905). After him are Jackie McLean (1931), Kid Rock (1971), Walter Alvarez (1940), Guru (1961), Gerry Goffin (1939), and Adriano Directo Emperado (1926).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bill Richardson ranks 486Before him are Louis McLane (1786), Samuel J. Tilden (1814), James Spriggs Payne (1819), Hamilton Fish (1808), Greg Abbott (1957), and Alphonso Taft (1810). After him are Adriano Directo Emperado (1926), Lloyd Bentsen (1921), Orrin Hatch (1934), Barbara Boxer (1940), Whitney Smith (1940), and George Ariyoshi (1926).

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