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Edwin Edwards

1927 - 2021

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Edwin Washington Edwards (August 7, 1927 – July 12, 2021) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 7th congressional district from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972–1980, 1984–1988, and 1992–1996). A member of the Democratic Party, he served twice as many elected terms as any other Louisiana chief executive. He served a total of almost 16 years in gubernatorial office, which at 5,784 days is the sixth-longest such tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin Edwards has received more than 1,266,112 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin Edwards is the 18,707th most popular politician (down from 16,768th in 2019), the 16,077th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,692nd in 2019) and the 1,250th most popular American Politician.

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  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edwin Edwards ranks 18,707 out of 19,576. Before him are Elizabeth May, Tessa Jowell, Ramūnas Karbauskis, Jeppe Kofod, Slade Gorton, and Corina Crețu. After him are Tim Walz, Julio Borges, Aden Madobe, Kit Bond, Helge Braun, and Tom Corbett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Edwin Edwards ranks 509. Before him are Willie Ormond, Norman Petty, Chris Heunis, Abrar Alvi, Ralph Stanley, and Mort Sahl. After him are Paula Hawkins, and Steven Muller. Among people deceased in 2021, Edwin Edwards ranks 714. Before him are Zhang Enhua, Rick Mitchell, Markis Kido, Ruth Ann Minner, Gloria Henry, and Alcee Hastings. After him are Marília Mendonça, Arthur Dion Hanna, Ted Nash, Sophie, Eric Wagner, and Vadim Khamuttskikh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edwin Edwards ranks 16,077 out of 20,380. Before him are Paolo Banchero (2002), Jill Wagner (1979), Slade Gorton (1928), Merritt Butrick (1959), Barbara Mandrell (1948), and Zoe McLellan (1974). After him are Tim Walz (1964), Sherman Alexie (1966), Kenneth Turan (1946), Joe Johnson (1981), Mary Kay Adams (1962), and Candice Michelle (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Edwin Edwards ranks 1,250. Before him are Seth Moulton (1978), Eva Bowring (1892), Matt Gaetz (1982), Doug Ducey (1964), Elizabeth May (1954), and Slade Gorton (1928). After him are Tim Walz (1964), Kit Bond (1939), Tom Corbett (1949), Blanche Bruce (1841), Dixie Bibb Graves (1882), and Mark Hatfield (1922).

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