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Jay Nixon

1956 - Today

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Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon (born February 13, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th governor of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 40th Missouri Attorney General from 1993 to 2009 and as a Missouri state senator from 1987 to 1993. Born and raised in the city of De Soto, Nixon attended the University of Missouri and graduated with a degree in political science. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay Nixon has received more than 636,000 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay Nixon is the 18,886th most popular politician (down from 17,246th in 2019), the 16,674th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,281st in 2019) and the 1,321st most popular American Politician.

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  • 4.54

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jay Nixon ranks 18,886 out of 19,576Before him are Connie Mack III, Roger Torrent, Alister Jack, Paul G. Kirk, Winnie Byanyima, and Matt Mead. After him are Anne Spiegel, Peter T. King, Eric Garcetti, David Vitter, Gregory Meeks, and Mélanie Joly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Jay Nixon ranks 779Before him are Rajkumar Santoshi, Lloyd Sherr, S. Scott Bullock, Takekazu Suzuki, Ted Haggard, and Amma Darko. After him are David Narey, Allan Evans, Chuy García, Greg Joy, Davie Cooper, and Gregory J. Harbaugh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay Nixon ranks 16,674 out of 20,380Before him are Dana Snyder (1973), Lev Grossman (1969), Cedric Ceballos (1969), Scott Forstall (1968), Squire Fridell (1943), and Matt Mead (1962). After him are Donna Gigliotti (1955), Mike Conley Jr. (1987), Abby Elliott (1987), Julia Serano (1967), Bam Adebayo (1997), and Anthony Bowie (1963).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jay Nixon ranks 1,321Before him are Bob Casey Jr. (1960), Anthony Scaramucci (1964), Kevin Stitt (1972), Connie Mack III (1940), Paul G. Kirk (1938), and Matt Mead (1962). After him are Peter T. King (1944), Eric Garcetti (1971), David Vitter (1961), Gregory Meeks (1953), Mark Kirk (1959), and Barbie Ferreira (1996).