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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 631,771 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Thornburgh is the 16,876th most popular politician, the 13,896th most popular biography from United States and the 1,007th most popular American Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

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  • 3.47

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dick Thornburgh ranks 16,876 out of 15,577. Before him are John W. Weeks, Everett Dirksen, Mike Johanns, Marina Kosheveya, Wanda Vázquez Garced, and Pat Quinn. After him are Princess Yōko of Mikasa, Stuart Symington, Sergei Udaltsov, John Slidell, Ekaterina Zakharieva, and Bill Rowling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Dick Thornburgh ranks 496. Before him are Andrea Mead Lawrence, Dick Gregory, Julie Bennett, Shirley Cawley, Shashikala, and Bob Johnston. After him are Nancy Kassebaum, Zell Miller, Jackie Henderson, Bob Said, Ivor Richard, and Pete Domenici. Among people deceased in 2020, Dick Thornburgh ranks 737. Before him are Linda Manz, Tibor Benedek, Vasili Kulkov, Ruhollah Zam, Basu Chatterjee, and Khagendra Thapa Magar. After him are Arnold Wolfendale, Charles Portis, Yuichiro Hata, Dale Hawerchuk, Kelly Asbury, and Angelika Amon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Thornburgh ranks 13,896 out of 18,182. Before him are Cathryn Damon (1930), Fred Newhouse (1948), Dutch Mantel (1949), Jerome Apt (1949), Roger Goodell (1959), and Pat Quinn (1948). After him are Ryan Seacrest (1974), Laura Allen (1974), Annie Parisse (1975), Vincent Ventresca (1966), Stuart Symington (1901), and Rosemary DeCamp (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Dick Thornburgh ranks 1,007. Before him are George W. Norris (1861), Jim Gilmore (1949), John W. Weeks (1860), Everett Dirksen (1896), Mike Johanns (1950), and Pat Quinn (1948). After him are Stuart Symington (1901), John Slidell (1793), Israel Pickens (1780), Jon Tester (1956), Sam Rayburn (1882), and George Clement Perkins (1839).

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