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Douglas Wilder

1931 - Today

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Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era, and the first African American ever elected as governor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Douglas Wilder has received more than 956,742 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Douglas Wilder is the 16,862nd most popular politician (down from 15,029th in 2019), the 13,819th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,521st in 2019) and the 1,000th most popular American Politician.

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  • 34.50

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  • 15

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  • 1.20

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  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Douglas Wilder ranks 16,862 out of 15,577Before him are John Thune, Ilhan Omar, Malcolm Rifkind, Andrea Leadsom, Howard Cooke, and Greg Foster. After him are Raman Singh, Stefano Palmieri, Tom Adams, Krisztina Morvai, George W. Norris, and Knut Holmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Douglas Wilder ranks 521Before him are Allan Jay, Bina Rai, Ann E. Todd, Jack Clement, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Billy Casper. After him are Tom Adams, Bill Hoskyns, and Pete Stark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Douglas Wilder ranks 13,819 out of 18,182Before him are Jean Stafford (1915), Frank Klepacki (1974), Zach Randolph (1981), Jim Meskimen (1959), John Kassir (1957), and Greg Foster (1958). After him are Cory Michael Smith (1986), Carl Hiaasen (1953), Darrell Hammond (1955), Jim Rash (1971), Lorrie Moore (1957), and Kemba Walker (1990).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Douglas Wilder ranks 1,000Before him are Roy Moore (1947), Milton Latham (1827), Jackie Speier (1950), Ronna McDaniel (1973), John Thune (1961), and Greg Foster (1958). After him are George W. Norris (1861), Jim Gilmore (1949), John W. Weeks (1860), Everett Dirksen (1896), Mike Johanns (1950), and Pat Quinn (1948).