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Clementa C. Pinckney

1973 - 2015

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Clementa Carlos Pinckney (July 30, 1973 – June 17, 2015) was an American politician and pastor who served as a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 45th District from 2000 until his assassination in 2015. He was previously a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1997 through 2000. Pinckney was born to a large family with six siblings in Beaufort, South Carolina. He began preaching at church at age thirteen and was appointed pastor at age eighteen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Clementa C. Pinckney is the 19,750th most popular politician (down from 19,202nd in 2024), the 19,759th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,657th in 2019) and the 1,530th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Clementa C. Pinckney ranks 19,750 out of 19,576Before him are Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Jesper Hansen, Sandra Paović, Dev1ce, Daniele Molmenti, and Patrick McHenry. After him are Liina Kersna, Trey Gowdy, Eduard Tubau, Hope Hicks, Ted Budd, and Gilbert Teodoro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Clementa C. Pinckney ranks 1,340Before him are Darren Campbell, Merlene Frazer, Nicole Pratt, Gretchen Wilson, Helga Pedersen, and Black Thought. After him are Greg Ostertag, Hajime Eto, Arnab Goswami, Bhagwant Mann, Lauren Bowles, and Jenny Whittle. Among people deceased in 2015, Clementa C. Pinckney ranks 606Before him are Arnold Peralta, O'Neil Bell, Milen Dobrev, Windell Middlebrooks, Murder of Özgecan Aslan, and Aadesh Shrivastava. After him are Ben Woolf, Ali Raymi, Jackson Vroman, and Adam Yahiye Gadahn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clementa C. Pinckney ranks 19,767 out of 20,380Before him are Danielle Page (1986), Manohla Dargis (1961), Sheila Taormina (1969), Tyler Herro (2000), Cuttino Mobley (1975), and Phillipa Soo (1990). After him are Trey Gowdy (1964), Joe Adler (1993), Z-Ro (1977), Julianna Guill (1987), Young Dolph (1985), and Kendra Harrison (1992).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Clementa C. Pinckney ranks 1,530Before him are Kelly Armstrong (1976), Ken Buck (1959), London Breed (1974), Chet Culver (1966), Francis Suarez (1977), and Patrick McHenry (1975). After him are Trey Gowdy (1964), Hope Hicks (1988), Ted Budd (1971), Mark Pocan (1964), Terri Sewell (1965), and Cory Gardner (1974).