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Dick Thornburgh

1932 - 2020

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Richard Lewis Thornburgh (July 16, 1932 – December 31, 2020) was an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 76th United States attorney general from 1988 to 1991 under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. A Republican, he previously served as the 41st governor of Pennsylvania and as the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Thornburgh has received more than 679,957 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Dick Thornburgh is the 18,339th most popular politician (down from 16,815th in 2019), the 14,877th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,862nd in 2019) and the 1,110th most popular American Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dick Thornburgh ranks 18,339 out of 19,576. Before him are Salabat Jung, Jeff Flake, Jose W. Diokno, Tom Udall, Margus Tsahkna, and Sheldon Whitehouse. After him are James Abdnor, Janine Wissler, Newton Booth, Inés Arrimadas, Lena Ek, and André Wohllebe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Dick Thornburgh ranks 570. Before him are Dick Gregory, Harry Sinden, Al Arbour, Larry Evans, Bob Johnston, and Terry Medwin. After him are Pete Domenici, Julie Bennett, Fritz Klein, Bob Said, Dick Garmaker, and Zell Miller. Among people deceased in 2020, Dick Thornburgh ranks 831. Before him are Howard Finkel, Zoltan Sabo, Ruhollah Zam, Ann E. Todd, Sergey Belyayev, and Attila Horváth. After him are Angelika Amon, Wallace Roney, Linda Manz, Andy Gill, Julie Bennett, and Donato Sabia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Thornburgh ranks 14,877 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Manson (1984), Tracee Ellis Ross (1972), Tiffany Haddish (1979), Malese Jow (1991), Mary Carey (1980), and Julie Ann Emery (1975). After him are Crystal Eastman (1881), Xolo Maridueña (2001), Amber Rayne (1984), Mike D (1965), James Abdnor (1923), and Douglas McGrath (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Dick Thornburgh ranks 1,110. Before him are Claire McCaskill (1953), William M. Daley (1948), Catherine Cortez Masto (1964), Jeff Flake (1962), Tom Udall (1948), and Sheldon Whitehouse (1955). After him are James Abdnor (1923), Newton Booth (1825), Brock Adams (1927), Jim Doyle (1945), Eliot Engel (1947), and Hal Rogers (1937).

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