POLITICIAN

Dixy Lee Ray

1914 - 1994

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Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994) was an American academic, scientist, and politician who served as the 17th governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female governor and was in office during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dixy Lee Ray has received more than 324,474 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Dixy Lee Ray is the 18,639th most popular politician, the 15,876th most popular biography from United States and the 1,224th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dixy Lee Ray ranks 18,639 out of 19,576. Before her are Jiří Dienstbier Jr., Judy Martz, Lamar Smith, Alan Keyes, Michael Chertoff, and Kristian Jensen. After her are Camelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea, Albert Demchenko, André Boisclair, Bob Woolmer, Mark Carney, and Alan Cranston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Dixy Lee Ray ranks 422. Before her are Laurie Lee, Frances Reid, Terence O'Neill, Harry F. Byrd Jr., Joan Littlewood, and Howard K. Smith. After her is Alan Cranston. Among people deceased in 1994, Dixy Lee Ray ranks 367. Before her are Dennis Morgan, Whina Cooper, István Timár, Dennis Potter, Eric Linden, and Heather Sears. After her are Cleanth Brooks, Raich Carter, Jack Hargreaves, and Han Xu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dixy Lee Ray ranks 15,876 out of 20,380. Before her are Alan Keyes (1950), Shawn Colvin (1956), Michael Chertoff (1953), Rachel True (1966), Becca Fitzpatrick (1979), and Metro Boomin (1993). After her are Candace Owens (1989), Karl Glusman (1988), Marcus Chong (1967), George Will (1941), Liana Liberato (1995), and Corey Hawkins (1988).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Dixy Lee Ray ranks 1,224. Before her are Steve Daines (1962), Jiří Dienstbier Jr. (1969), Judy Martz (1943), Lamar Smith (1947), Alan Keyes (1950), and Michael Chertoff (1953). After her are Alan Cranston (1914), Richard Riley (1933), Tom Cotton (1977), Marty Walsh (1967), William Roth (1921), and Eric Holcomb (1968).

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