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Claiborne Pell

1918 - 2009

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Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, which provides financial aid funding to American college students; the grant was given Pell's name in 1980 in honor of his work in education legislation. A member of the Democratic Party, Pell remains the longest serving U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claiborne Pell has received more than 455,595 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Claiborne Pell is the 18,865th most popular politician (down from 17,216th in 2019), the 16,626th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,167th in 2019) and the 1,312th most popular American Politician.

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  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Claiborne Pell ranks 18,865 out of 19,576. Before him are Ko San, Bruno Junqueira, Joe Donnelly, Yulia Barsukova, Erik Solheim, and Sebahat Tuncel. After him are Jill Evans, Sarah Al Amiri, Arlene Foster, Chris Murphy, Mirjam Ott, and Erika Kirpu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Claiborne Pell ranks 346. Before him are Marjorie Lord, Nan Grey, Jane Bryan, Nipsey Russell, Edwin O'Connor, and Allen Drury. After him is Denis Compton. Among people deceased in 2009, Claiborne Pell ranks 430. Before him are Karine Ruby, Jocelyn Quivrin, Test, Don Hewitt, Fernando Cornejo, and Paula Hawkins. After him are Vernon Forrest, Henry Surtees, Delara Darabi, Wayman Tisdale, Andy Hallett, and Mark Leduc.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Claiborne Pell ranks 16,626 out of 20,380. Before him are Maggie Lawson (1980), Adam Schlesinger (1967), Megyn Price (1971), Elizabeth Hand (1957), Ill Bill (1972), and Grant Hart (1961). After him are Angelica Bridges (1973), Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (1963), Andy Biersack (1990), Clifford Robinson (1966), Hollie Stevens (1982), and Ricky Pierce (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Claiborne Pell ranks 1,312. Before him are Brian Sandoval (1963), B. B. Comer (1848), Joe Sestak (1951), Alisa Marić (1970), Tom Cole (1949), and Joe Donnelly (1955). After him are Chris Murphy (1973), Bob Casey Jr. (1960), Anthony Scaramucci (1964), Kevin Stitt (1972), Connie Mack III (1940), and Paul G. Kirk (1938).

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