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Elizabeth Edwards

1949 - 2010

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Mary Elizabeth Anania Edwards (July 3, 1949 – December 7, 2010) was an American attorney, author, and health care activist. She was married to John Edwards, the former U.S. Senator from North Carolina who was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Edwards lived a private life until her husband's rise as senator and ultimately unsuccessful vice presidential and presidential campaigns. She was his chief policy advisor during his presidential bid, and was instrumental in pushing him towards more liberal stances on subjects such as universal health care. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Elizabeth Edwards is the 7,312th most popular writer (down from 7,154th in 2024), the 17,864th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,198th in 2019) and the 1,180th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Elizabeth Edwards ranks 7,312 out of 7,302. Before her are Nika Turbina, Kate Grenville, Nicolás Giacobone, James Vanderbilt, Simon Kuper, and Carter Bays. After her are Mary Roach, Mike Reiss, Brian Azzarello, Lukas Bärfuss, Sophie Dahl, and Judith Wright.

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Among people born in 1949, Elizabeth Edwards ranks 812. Before her are Mo Mowlam, Janet Maslin, Tom Cole, Sammy Nelson, John Sentamu, and Will Ryan. After her are Dolly Guleria, Ilene Graff, Nancy Hollister, and J. P. Dutta. Among people deceased in 2010, Elizabeth Edwards ranks 508. Before her are Mubariz Ibrahimov, Andy Holmes, Przemysław Gosiewski, Natalia Lavrova, Mark Linkous, and Oleg Velyky. After her are Andrew Koenig, Derlis Florentín, Lorenzen Wright, Death of Khaled Mohamed Saeed, Besian Idrizaj, and George Hickenlooper.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elizabeth Edwards ranks 17,871 out of 20,380. Before her are Jamie Hector (1975), Mo Brooks (1954), Jadakiss (1975), Rob Barrett (1969), Sam Bankman-Fried (1992), and Reggie Theus (1957). After her are Kim Graham (1971), Mary Roach (1959), Josh Cooley (1979), Mike Reiss (1959), Antawn Jamison (1976), and Hallie Todd (1962).

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Among writers born in United States, Elizabeth Edwards ranks 1,180. Before her are Chuck Hogan (1967), Vince Flynn (1966), Jeff Pinkner (1964), Marissa Meyer (1984), James Vanderbilt (1975), and Carter Bays (1975). After her are Mary Roach (1959), Mike Reiss (1959), Brian Azzarello (1962), Edward Kitsis (1971), Kij Johnson (1960), and Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965).

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