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George Ariyoshi

1926 - Today

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George Ryoichi Ariyoshi (Japanese: 有吉 良一, romanized: Ariyoshi Ryōichi, born March 12, 1926) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the third governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986. A Democrat, he is Hawaii's longest-serving governor and the first American of Asian descent to serve as governor of a U.S. state. He assumed gubernatorial powers and duties when Governor John A. Burns was declared incapacitated in October 1973 and was elected in 1974 (assuming governorship December 1974), becoming the first Asian-American to be elected governor of a U.S. state or territory. His lengthy tenure is a record likely to remain unbroken due to term limits enacted after he left office. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). George Ariyoshi is the 16,874th most popular politician (down from 16,601st in 2024), the 10,616th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,208th in 2019) and the 802nd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, George Ariyoshi ranks 16,874 out of 19,576. Before him are Sabri Boukadoum, Terry Branstad, Baleka Mbete, Sonny Perdue, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, and Mike Moore. After him are Howard Baker, Jesse Jackson Jr., José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquess of Rodil, Sheikh Abdullah, Gonzalo Córdova, and Errol Barrow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, George Ariyoshi ranks 478. Before him are Larissa Volpert, Don Gordon, W. Michael Blumenthal, Peter Zadek, Paolo Magnani, and Dorothy E. Smith. After him are Bryan Forbes, Randy Weston, Anatoly Logunov, Patrice Wymore, Tim LaHaye, and Lionel Jeffries.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Ariyoshi ranks 10,618 out of 20,380. Before him are Randy Pausch (1960), Elena Kagan (1960), Mackenyu (1996), Marie Doro (1882), Steve Cherundolo (1979), and Michael O'Hare (1952). After him are Clarence White (1944), Howard Baker (1925), Horatio Fitch (1900), Jesse Jackson Jr. (1965), Ernest Lehman (1915), and Lillian Copeland (1904).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, George Ariyoshi ranks 802. Before him are Edward James Roye (1815), Butch Otter (1942), Amy Klobuchar (1960), Jim Inhofe (1934), Terry Branstad (1946), and Sonny Perdue (1946). After him are Howard Baker (1925), Jesse Jackson Jr. (1965), David Malpass (1956), John N. Mitchell (1913), Walter Forward (1786), and Mike Mansfield (1903).

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