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Ernest Gruening

1887 - 1974

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Ernest Henry Gruening ( GREEN-ing; February 6, 1887 – June 26, 1974) was an American journalist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Gruening was the governor of the Alaska Territory from 1939 until 1953, and a United States Senator from Alaska from 1959 until 1969. Born in New York City, Gruening pursued a career in journalism after graduating from Harvard Medical School. After working for various newspapers in New York and Boston, he served in various roles during the administration of President Franklin D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernest Gruening has received more than 191,723 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Gruening is the 17,674th most popular politician, the 12,996th most popular biography from United States and the 899th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ernest Gruening ranks 17,674 out of 19,576. Before him are Gordan Jandroković, Robert Muldoon, Olympia Snowe, Peter Robinson, Arthur Goldberg, and Margarita Drobiazko. After him are Amadou Sanogo, André Nzapayeké, Yordan Yovchev, Ze'ev Elkin, Salman Khurshid, and William Hague.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Ernest Gruening ranks 292. Before him are Arvi Pohjanpää, Joseph Lamb, Harry Hines Woodring, Edward Andrade, William Frawley, and Ralph Ince. After him are Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, Harry F. Byrd, Vincent Massey, and Sam Dickson. Among people deceased in 1974, Ernest Gruening ranks 259. Before him are Tina Brooks, Wally Kinnear, Ilona Massey, Eric Linklater, Maureen Gardner, and Jim Bausch. After him are Bill Aston, Dorothy Fields, Norman Kirk, Johnny Mack Brown, John Crowe Ransom, and Barbara Jo Allen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ernest Gruening ranks 12,996 out of 20,380. Before him are Cytherea (1981), Peter Ryan (1940), Philip Carey (1925), Arthur Goldberg (1908), Cindy Blackman Santana (1959), and Kiersten Warren (1965). After him are Maya Hawke (1998), Candy Reynolds (1955), Philip Freneau (1752), Sybil Bauer (1903), Norvel Lee (1924), and Charlie Day (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ernest Gruening ranks 899. Before him are Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943), Jim Bunning (1931), John Eaton (1790), Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747), Olympia Snowe (1947), and Arthur Goldberg (1908). After him are Payne Stewart (1957), Isabella Abbott (1919), Estes Kefauver (1903), Jim Jordan (1964), George Stephanopoulos (1961), and Michelle Lujan Grisham (1959).

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