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David Dinkins

1927 - 2020

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David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 – November 23, 2020) was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993. Dinkins was among the more than 20,000 Montford Point Marines, the first African-American U.S. Marines, from 1945 to 1946. He graduated cum laude from Howard University and received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1956. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Dinkins has received more than 2,386,346 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). David Dinkins is the 14,290th most popular politician (down from 12,647th in 2019), the 6,558th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,593rd in 2019) and the 420th most popular American Politician.

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  • 4.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David Dinkins ranks 14,290 out of 19,576. Before him are Juan Campisteguy, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, Enrique Peralta Azurdia, Dmitry Polyansky, Giovanni Battaglin, and Ylli Bufi. After him are Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani, James G. Blaine, Emiliano Figueroa, Shirley Chisholm, Arechis I of Benevento, and Apama II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, David Dinkins ranks 304. Before him are Gerard K. O'Neill, Clint Walker, Maurice Lafont, Mark Blaug, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, and Estelle Parsons. After him are Ad-Diba, Walter Zeman, Karl Stotz, Brock Peters, Charles Jarrott, and Corín Tellado. Among people deceased in 2020, David Dinkins ranks 394. Before him are Roger Vonlanthen, Kansai Yamamoto, Lee Kerslake, Henryk Gulbinowicz, Tilo Prückner, and Michael Gwisdek. After him are Mario Ghella, Michael Chapman, Jahn Teigen, Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Edem Kodjo, and Ulla Pia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Dinkins ranks 6,558 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Anderson (1918), Samuel P. Bush (1863), Cliff Martinez (1954), Eva LaRue (1966), James LoMenzo (1959), and Polly Bergen (1930). After him are James G. Blaine (1830), Andy Samberg (1978), Chandra Wilson (1969), Shirley Chisholm (1924), George Gervin (1952), and Candida Royalle (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, David Dinkins ranks 420. Before him are Charles Bolden (1946), Virginia Hall (1906), John Armstrong Jr. (1758), Timothy Pickering (1745), Abigail Fillmore (1798), and Pete Ricketts (1964). After him are James G. Blaine (1830), Shirley Chisholm (1924), Mario Cuomo (1932), Janet Reno (1938), Galo Plaza (1906), and Edward Everett (1794).

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