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Hazel R. O'Leary

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Hazel Reid O'Leary (born May 17, 1937) is an American lawyer, politician, and university administrator who served as the 7th United States secretary of energy from 1993 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Leary was the first woman and first African American to hold that post. She also served as the 14th president of Fisk University from 2004 to 2013, a historically black college and her alma mater. O'Leary's tenure at Fisk came amid financial difficulty for the school, during which time she increased enrollment and contentiously used the school's art collection to raise funds. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hazel R. O'Leary is the 134th most popular lawyer (down from 124th in 2024), the 15,548th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,254th in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Hazel R. O'Leary ranks 134 out of 136. Before her are Maria Bashir, Maya Harris, Tom C. Clark, Olha Stefanishyna, Tessa Khan, and Dior Fall Sow. After her are Griffin Bell, Shadi Sadr, Nargiz Birk-Petersen, Hanna Maliar, Dean Spielmann, and Dipak Misra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Hazel R. O'Leary ranks 566. Before her are Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, Peter Brabrook, Manohar Joshi, Shay Brennan, Hal Rogers, and Deven Verma. After her are Alan Peacock, Jasodhara Bagchi, Mel Pender, Bailey Howell, Richard Bryan, and Luther Ingram.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hazel R. O'Leary ranks 15,555 out of 20,380. Before her are Mark Price (1964), Sha'Carri Richardson (2000), Devin Booker (1996), Greg Ginn (1954), Aloe Blacc (1979), and Juicy J (1975). After her are Irv Gotti (1970), Johnny Simmons (1986), Andrew Valmon (1965), James Abdnor (1923), Kim Director (1974), and Dane Clark (1912).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, Hazel R. O'Leary ranks 44. Before her are Robert Bork (1927), Marilyn Quayle (1949), Carla Anderson Hills (1934), Anita Hill (1956), Maya Harris (1967), and Tom C. Clark (1899). After her are Griffin Bell (1918), James Anaya (null), Eugene Scalia (1963), Rod Rosenstein (1965), Grace Meng (1975), and Ajit Pai (1973).

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