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Gaylord Nelson

1916 - 2005

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Gaylord Anton Nelson (June 4, 1916 – July 3, 2005) was an American politician from Wisconsin who served as a United States senator and governor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaylord Nelson has received more than 532,611 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Gaylord Nelson is the 17,167th most popular politician (down from 15,086th in 2019), the 11,572nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,121st in 2019) and the 767th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaylord Nelson ranks 17,167 out of 19,576. Before him are Ilan Gilon, David Marshall, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Neville Cenac, and Mike Gravel. After him are Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, Anuradha Koirala, Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II, Hans-Peter Friedrich, Samuel Osgood, and Amy Klobuchar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Gaylord Nelson ranks 293. Before him are Martha Raye, Chinmayananda Saraswati, Rochelle Hudson, Ruth Warrick, Daws Butler, and Günther Ortmann. After him are Kanan Devi, Bill Melendez, Hal Smith, Óscar Cristi, Lucille Bliss, and Forrest J Ackerman. Among people deceased in 2005, Gaylord Nelson ranks 345. Before him are Humphrey Carpenter, Charles Rocket, Ruth Warrick, R. L. Burnside, Bob Denver, and William Hootkins. After him are Bill McGarry, Christopher Fry, Michael Park, Kazimierz Lipień, Eugene J. Martin, and Lucky Thompson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gaylord Nelson ranks 11,572 out of 20,380. Before him are Mackenzie Foy (2000), Peter Kreeft (1937), Kaye Hall (1951), Grace Cunard (1893), Mike Gravel (1930), and Twyla Tharp (1941). After him are Erik Spoelstra (1970), Warren G (1970), Daniel Bryan (1981), Robert S. Woodworth (1869), Harold Smith (1909), and Damon Runyon (1880).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Gaylord Nelson ranks 767. Before him are Franklin Farrell (1908), Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (1946), John Henninger Reagan (1818), Margaret Chase Smith (1897), Jon Kyl (1942), and Mike Gravel (1930). After him are Samuel Osgood (1747), Amy Klobuchar (1960), Stuart Symington (1901), Jane Irwin Harrison (1804), Tom Carper (1947), and Caleb Cushing (1800).

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