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Dennis Hastert

1942 - Today

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John Dennis Hastert ( HASS-tərt; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach who represented Illinois's 14th congressional district from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Hastert was the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House in history. After Democrats gained a majority in the House in 2007, Hastert resigned and began work as a lobbyist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Hastert has received more than 4,308,194 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Dennis Hastert is the 16,843rd most popular politician (down from 15,993rd in 2019), the 10,743rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,418th in 2019) and the 706th most popular American Politician.

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  • 50.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dennis Hastert ranks 16,843 out of 19,576. Before him are Susan Rice, Diarmait Mac Murchada, Nathaniel P. Banks, Cory Booker, Denis Bećirović, and Nellie Connally. After him are Yusra Mardini, Bahadur Shah of Gujarat, Eduardo Riedel, Pierre Laurent, Isabel Celaá, and Francia Márquez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Dennis Hastert ranks 641. Before him are Jürgen Kissner, Eugène Camara, Seiji Aochi, Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, Lyle Campbell, and Mirja Lehtonen. After him are Dave Cutler, Harry Chapin, Richard D. Wolff, Karen Hantze Susman, Alan Rachins, and Bobbie Gentry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dennis Hastert ranks 10,743 out of 20,380. Before him are Francis Tyler (1904), Dick Jones (1927), Nellie Connally (1919), Poppy (1995), Christian Brando (1958), and B-Real (1970). After him are Dave Cutler (1942), Amanda Blake (1929), Robin Bartlett (1951), Robert Reed (1932), Susan Bernard (1948), and Patrick Leonard (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Dennis Hastert ranks 706. Before him are Michael D. Griffin (1949), John C. Stennis (1901), Susan Rice (1964), Nathaniel P. Banks (1816), Cory Booker (1969), and Nellie Connally (1919). After him are Richard Bassett (1745), Enrique Peñalosa (1954), Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807), Henry M. Jackson (1912), William Eustis (1753), and Giorgos Kaminis (1954).

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