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Harris Wofford

1926 - 2019

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Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr. (April 9, 1926 – January 21, 2019) was an American attorney, civil rights activist, and Democratic Party politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1991 to 1995. A noted advocate of national service and volunteering, Wofford was also the fifth president of Bryn Mawr College from 1970 to 1978, served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in 1986 and also as Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry in the cabinet of Governor Robert P. Casey from 1987 to 1991, and was a surrogate for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harris Wofford has received more than 611,152 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Harris Wofford is the 18,745th most popular politician (down from 17,030th in 2019), the 16,207th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,510th in 2019) and the 1,262nd most popular American Politician.

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  • 610k

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  • 42.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harris Wofford ranks 18,745 out of 19,576. Before him are Richard Bryan, Joe Lombardo, Bob McDonnell, Múte Bourup Egede, Brad Raffensperger, and Manabu Horii. After him are Jerry Nadler, Elijah Cummings, Daniel Fridman, Fahmida Mirza, Kirstjen Nielsen, and Reince Priebus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Harris Wofford ranks 565. Before him are Audrey Patterson, Joe Verdeur, Art Bisch, Sergio Franchi, Richard Schweiker, and Mario Miranda.  Among people deceased in 2019, Harris Wofford ranks 611. Before him are Josef Šural, Heidi Mohr, David Lama, Barbara Perry, Chuy Bravo, and Tony Britton. After him are Elijah Cummings, Kristoff St. John, Fritz Hollings, Sergey Pogorelov, Detsl, and Walter Martínez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harris Wofford ranks 16,207 out of 20,380. Before him are Jabari Parker (1995), Leslie Browne (1957), Alanna Masterson (1988), William F. Readdy (1952), Roger K. Crouch (1940), and Scarface (1970). After him are Kelly Ripa (1970), John Magaro (1983), Jerry Nadler (1947), Paul Sparks (1971), Finneas O'Connell (1997), and Jason Marsden (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Harris Wofford ranks 1,262. Before him are Rose Mofford (1922), Josh Green (1970), Scott Brown (1959), Alex Padilla (1973), Richard Bryan (1937), and Bob McDonnell (1954). After him are Jerry Nadler (1947), Elijah Cummings (1951), Kirstjen Nielsen (1972), Reince Priebus (1972), Glenn Youngkin (1966), and Bob Taft (1942).

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