1938 - Today
Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected Secretary of State of California in 1970; Brown later served as Mayor of Oakland from 1999 to 2007 and Attorney General of California from 2007 to 2011. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Brown has received more than 6,882,522 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Jerry Brown is the 1,092nd most popular politician (down from 831st in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from United States (down from 259th in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Politician.
Jerry Brown is most famous for being the governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and then again from 2011 to 2019. Brown has been a lifelong Democrat and has served as a mayor, state attorney general, and governor.
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Among politicians, Jerry Brown ranks 1,092 out of 15,577. Before him are Dagobert I, John I of Portugal, Ivan Mazepa, John III of Portugal, Basil I, and Scipio Aemilianus. After him are Theodoric the Great, Sunjo of Joseon, Klement Gottwald, Hassan Rouhani, Afonso V of Portugal, and Constans II.
611 - 639
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 1,086
1358 - 1433
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 1,087
1639 - 1709
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 1,088
1502 - 1557
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 1,089
811 - 886
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 1,090
185 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 1,091
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,092
454 - 526
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,093
1790 - 1834
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,094
1896 - 1953
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,095
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,096
1432 - 1481
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,097
630 - 668
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,098
Among people born in 1938, Jerry Brown ranks 21. Before him are Paul Verhoeven, Christopher Lloyd, Alberto Fujimori, Anthony Giddens, Jean Seberg, and Alpha Condé. After him are Natalie Wood, Luis Aragonés, Rod Laver, Giuliano Gemma, Mireille Darc, and Klaus Schwab.
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 15
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 16
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 17
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 18
1938 - 1979
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 19
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 20
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 21
1938 - 1981
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 22
1938 - 2014
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 23
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 24
1938 - 2013
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 25
1938 - 2017
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 26
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 27
Among people born in United States, Jerry Brown ranks 319 out of 18,182. Before him are Napoleon Hill (1883), John Stith Pemberton (1831), Philip Roth (1933), Buffalo Bill (1846), George S. Patton (1885), and William Henry Harrison (1773). After him are Natalie Wood (1938), Barbara McClintock (1902), James Buchanan (1791), Carl David Anderson (1905), O. Henry (1862), and Barry Barish (1936).
1883 - 1970
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 313
1831 - 1888
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 314
1933 - 2018
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 315
1846 - 1917
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 316
1885 - 1945
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 317
1773 - 1841
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 318
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 319
1938 - 1981
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 320
1902 - 1992
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 321
1791 - 1868
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 322
1905 - 1991
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 323
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 324
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 325
Among politicians born in United States, Jerry Brown ranks 44. Before him are Benjamin Harrison (1833), Andrew Johnson (1808), George Marshall (1880), Grover Cleveland (1837), Warren G. Harding (1865), and William Henry Harrison (1773). After him are James Buchanan (1791), Dick Cheney (1941), William Jennings Bryan (1860), James A. Garfield (1831), Jefferson Davis (1808), and Zachary Taylor (1784).
1833 - 1901
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 38
1808 - 1875
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 39
1880 - 1959
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 40
1837 - 1908
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 41
1865 - 1923
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 42
1773 - 1841
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 43
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 44
1791 - 1868
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 45
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 46
1860 - 1925
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 47
1831 - 1881
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 48
1808 - 1889
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 49
1784 - 1850
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 50