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Bob Taft

1942 - Today

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Robert Alphonso Taft III (born January 8, 1942) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 67th governor of Ohio from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Taft political dynasty and Republican Party, Taft previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives, then as Hamilton County commissioner, and as Ohio Secretary of State under governor George Voinovich. Taft is a son of Senator Robert Taft Jr., a grandson of Senate majority leader Robert A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Taft has received more than 528,756 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Taft is the 18,753rd most popular politician (down from 17,022nd in 2019), the 16,220th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,492nd in 2019) and the 1,269th most popular American Politician.

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  • 530k

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  • 33.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bob Taft ranks 18,753 out of 19,576. Before him are Elijah Cummings, Daniel Fridman, Fahmida Mirza, Kirstjen Nielsen, Reince Priebus, and Glenn Youngkin. After him are Laura Huhtasaari, Terry McAuliffe, Vicente Zeballos, Olga Lyubimova, Dave Heineman, and Jodi Rell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Bob Taft ranks 730. Before him are Byron Dorgan, Anna Eshoo, Oliver Lake, Michael Savage, Ambika Soni, and Sandra Morgan. After him is João Lourenço.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Taft ranks 16,220 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Burnham (1956), Reince Priebus (1972), Ashley Eckstein (1981), Casey Calvert (1990), Glenn Youngkin (1966), and Retta (1970). After him are Terry McAuliffe (1957), Luther Ingram (1937), Matthew Lawrence (1980), Dominic Fike (1995), Bison Dele (1969), and Stephanie Romanov (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bob Taft ranks 1,269. Before him are Harris Wofford (1926), Jerry Nadler (1947), Elijah Cummings (1951), Kirstjen Nielsen (1972), Reince Priebus (1972), and Glenn Youngkin (1966). After him are Terry McAuliffe (1957), Dave Heineman (1948), Jodi Rell (1946), Kent Conrad (1948), Mike Simpson (1950), and Steve Bullock (1966).

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