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Happy Chandler

1898 - 1991

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Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr. (July 14, 1898 – June 15, 1991) was an American politician from Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate and served as its 44th and 49th governor. Aside from his political positions, he also served as the second commissioner of baseball from 1945 to 1951 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Happy Chandler is the 17,774th most popular politician (down from 16,648th in 2024), the 12,981st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,302nd in 2019) and the 980th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Happy Chandler ranks 17,774 out of 19,576. Before him are Jane Swift, Nikolay Merkushkin, Khadija Arib, An Kum-ae, Carme Chacón, and Erwin Sellering. After him are Lourdes Flores, William Blount, Hazel McCallion, Hamza Abdi Barre, Violeta Bermúdez, and Jim Justice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Happy Chandler ranks 310. Before him are Gracie Fields, Wiley Post, Molly Picon, Ludwig Bemelmans, Harold Stephen Black, and William O. Douglas. After him are Yefim Dzigan, George Chandler, Rod La Rocque, Magnus Goodman, Haldor Halderson, and Walter Abel. Among people deceased in 1991, Happy Chandler ranks 274. Before him are Eleanor Audley, Lilian Bond, Charlie Barnet, Yanka Dyagileva, Roger Revelle, and Roy Welensky. After him are Gloria Holden, John Sherman Cooper, Danny Thomas, Nellie Halstead, Abel Kiviat, and Natalie Kingston.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Happy Chandler ranks 12,985 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Masterson (1934), Irma P. Hall (1935), Pat Conroy (1945), Kapiʻolani (1834), Keith Gordon (1961), and Byron Nelson (1912). After him are Art Taylor (1929), Billy Boy Arnold (1935), Isabelle Fuhrman (1997), Elias (1987), Robert Riskin (1897), and Faran Tahir (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Happy Chandler ranks 980. Before him are Marin Raykov (1960), Peter Welch (1947), Debbie Stabenow (1950), Hiram Fong (1906), Charlie Crist (1956), and Jane Swift (1965). After him are William Blount (1749), Jim Justice (1951), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), Anthony Lake (1939), Mitch Daniels (1949), and Michele Bachmann (1956).

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