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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 571,438 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Harris Wofford is the 17,091st most popular politician (down from 15,150th in 2019), the 14,549th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,879th in 2019) and the 1,099th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harris Wofford ranks 17,091 out of 15,577Before him are Titus Corlățean, Anneli Ott, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Annise Parker, Georgina Beyer, and Reyes Maroto. After him are Norm Coleman, Tammy Baldwin, John Hoeven, Annika Saarikko, Mary Fallin, and Gila Gamliel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Harris Wofford ranks 482Before him are Bud Yorkin, Johnny Boyd, James Merrill, Eric Morecambe, John Dingell, and Mario Miranda.  Among people deceased in 2019, Harris Wofford ranks 551Before him are Josip Zovko, Sandie Jones, Dick Boushka, Ashley Massaro, David Lama, and Fritz Hollings. After him are Barbara Perry, Catherine Burns, Elijah Cummings, Walter Martínez, Detsl, and Heidi Mohr.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harris Wofford ranks 14,549 out of 18,182Before him are Essence Atkins (1972), America Olivo (1978), Michelle Clunie (1969), David Hodges (1978), Annise Parker (1956), and Jeffrey Ashby (1954). After him are Daveigh Chase (1990), Ryan Crouser (1992), Terry Hart (1946), Norm Coleman (1949), Nicole Jung (1991), and Tammy Baldwin (1962).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Harris Wofford ranks 1,099Before him are Chuck Robb (1939), Judd Gregg (1947), Bob Taft (1942), Peter Fitzgerald (1960), Cindy Hyde-Smith (1959), and Annise Parker (1956). After him are Norm Coleman (1949), Tammy Baldwin (1962), John Hoeven (1957), Mary Fallin (1954), Scott Brown (1959), and Slade Gorton (1928).