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Bob Taft

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Robert Alphonso Taft III (born January 8, 1941) 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. He is a son of Senator Robert Taft Jr., a grandson of Senate majority leader Robert A. Taft, and a great-grandson of President William Howard Taft. Taft was born in Boston and raised in Cincinnati. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Taft is the 19,088th most popular politician (down from 18,711th in 2024), the 16,846th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,231st in 2019) and the 1,354th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bob Taft ranks 19,088 out of 19,576. Before him are Matt Gaetz, John Ensign, Zuhal Demir, Katie Hobbs, Florian Philippot, and Virginijus Sinkevičius. After him are Obaidullah Akhund, Vyacheslav Maltsev, Yuichiro Hata, Lajla Përnaska, Nooshi Dadgostar, and Erik Solheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Bob Taft ranks 729. Before him are Thomas Menino, Anna Eshoo, Freda Payne, Garrison Keillor, Ambika Soni, and Donald Carcieri. After him are Michael Savage, and Bob Kasten.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Taft ranks 16,853 out of 20,380. Before him are Farrah Abraham (1991), Antonio Davis (1968), H. Jon Benjamin (1966), Gregory J. Harbaugh (1956), Drew Brees (1979), and Pamela Britton (1923). After him are Mary Page Keller (1961), Aidan Gallagher (2003), Danny Ramirez (1992), Brigetta Barrett (1990), Trieste Kelly Dunn (1981), and Garrett Reisman (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bob Taft ranks 1,354. Before him are Lawton Chiles (1930), Darrell Issa (1953), Mark Udall (1950), Matt Gaetz (1982), John Ensign (1958), and Katie Hobbs (1969). After him are Elijah Cummings (1951), Heidi Heitkamp (1955), John Curtis (1960), Sean Spicer (1971), Alisa Marić (1970), and Reince Priebus (1972).

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