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Bill Ritter

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August William Ritter Jr. (born September 6, 1956) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 41st Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the district attorney for Denver before his election to the governorship in 2006. Ritter was the first Colorado-born person to be elected as Governor of Colorado since 1975, as well as being the first Democratic officeholder in 50 years to serve with a Democratic majority in the Colorado General Assembly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Ritter is the 19,295th most popular politician (down from 18,992nd in 2024), the 17,612th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,443rd in 2019) and the 1,410th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bill Ritter ranks 19,295 out of 19,576Before him are Andy Beshear, Mykhailo Fedorov, Bob Kasten, Barbara Pompili, Zurab Japaridze, and Kay Hagan. After him are Ekin Deligöz, Beatrice Lorenzin, Terry Reintke, Dimitrios Droutsas, Ida Auken, and Åsa Regnér.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Bill Ritter ranks 795Before him are Kevin Moran, Howard Benson, Mukesh Rishi, David Lidington, Damian Green, and Patty Sheehan. After him are Tom McClintock, Tessa Sanderson, Phil Ford, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Ted Haggard, and Pat McCrory.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Ritter ranks 17,619 out of 20,380Before him are Marvin Barnes (1952), Jonny Kim (1984), Alicia Garza (1981), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (1966), Jerry Lynn (1963), and Lzzy Hale (1983). After him are Matt Lindland (1970), Wolfgang Van Halen (1991), Cindy Sheehan (1957), Jay Weinberg (1990), Ron Kiefel (1960), and Brittney Griner (1990).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bill Ritter ranks 1,410Before him are David Beasley (1957), Bob Ferguson (1965), Emanuel Cleaver (1944), Andy Beshear (1977), Bob Kasten (1942), and Kay Hagan (1953). After him are Mick Mulvaney (1967), Mark Begich (1962), Mark Pryor (1963), Rod Grams (1948), Tom McClintock (1956), and Katherine Clark (1963).