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Donna Shalala

1941 - Today

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Donna Edna Shalala ( shə-LAY-lə; born February 14, 1941) is an American politician and academic who served in the Carter and Clinton administrations, as well as in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Shalala is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which she was awarded in 2008, and, on August 16, 2023, assumed the role of Interim President of The New School, a university in New York City. Shalala earned a bachelor's degree from Western College for Women in 1962 and served in the Peace Corps. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donna Shalala has received more than 1,495,792 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Donna Shalala is the 17,986th most popular politician (down from 16,500th in 2019), the 13,840th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,860th in 2019) and the 985th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Donna Shalala ranks 17,986 out of 19,576. Before her are Sam Nunn, Gabriel Costa, Alam Shah, Alberto Vaquina, Pedro Zerolo, and Géza Szőcs. After her are Jüri Jaanson, Deb Fischer, Amr Khaled, Gaspar Llamazares, Josefa Idem, and Franziska Giffey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Donna Shalala ranks 623. Before her are Guy Clark, Frederick Hauck, Robert Hunter, Ali Khalif Galaydh, Lamont Dozier, and Joan A. Steitz. After her are Tommy Thompson, Martin Carthy, Lucious Jackson, Eddie Rabbitt, Ulis Williams, and Martha Reeves.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donna Shalala ranks 13,840 out of 20,380. Before her are Bea Benaderet (1906), Sharon Olds (1942), Yaya DaCosta (1982), Gus Johnson (1938), Brandon Flowers (1981), and Michel Gill (1960). After her are Euphemia Haynes (1890), Shawn Lane (1963), Deb Fischer (1951), Don Kirshner (1934), Seth Gabel (1981), and Victoria Spivey (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Donna Shalala ranks 985. Before her are Gary Herbert (1947), Phil Bredesen (1943), George Walton (1741), Rose McConnell Long (1892), John Sherman Cooper (1901), and Sam Nunn (1938). After her are Deb Fischer (1951), Sandy Berger (1945), Mitch Daniels (1949), John Carney (1956), Wally Hickel (1919), and Mark Gordon (1957).

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