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Jim Bunning

1931 - 2017

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James Paul David Bunning (October 23, 1931 – May 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician who represented Kentucky in both chambers of the United States Congress. He was the sole Major League Baseball athlete to have been elected to both the United States Senate and the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bunning pitched from 1955 to 1971 for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Bunning has received more than 936,078 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Bunning is the 16,361st most popular politician (down from 14,522nd in 2019), the 12,338th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,961st in 2019) and the 829th most popular American Politician.

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  • 37.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jim Bunning ranks 16,361 out of 15,577. Before him are Pamela Rendi-Wagner, Jordi Sànchez, David Axelrod, Violeta Bulc, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, and P. A. Sangma. After him are Richard Russell Jr., Saeed Jalili, Eduardo Paes, Shashi Tharoor, George Stephanopoulos, and Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Jim Bunning ranks 510. Before him are David Axelrod, Billy Bingham, Irfan Habib, Bobby Collins, Nandini Satpathy, and Clement Arrindell. After him are Tom Laughlin, Malcolm Williamson, Hal Linden, William P. Clark Jr., Allan Jay, and Bina Rai. Among people deceased in 2017, Jim Bunning ranks 556. Before him are Ben Barres, Tino Insana, Steve Sumner, George Avakian, Milt Schmidt, and Denis Johnson. After him are Al Lawrence, Maria Verónica Reina, Tommy Gemmell, Frank Spellman, Bruce Forsyth, and Bill Hougland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Bunning ranks 12,338 out of 18,182. Before him are Bill Davis (2000), Don Was (1952), David Axelrod (1955), Maxine Hong Kingston (1940), Billy Magnussen (1985), and Matt Vogel (1957). After him are Richard Russell Jr. (1897), Lee Thompson Young (1984), Michelle McCool (1980), Charles Oakley (1963), Norvel Lee (1924), and Lamont Johnson (1922).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jim Bunning ranks 829. Before him are John Barrasso (1952), Bill Hagerty (1959), Bushrod Washington (1762), Christopher C. Miller (1965), Jack Reed (1949), and David Axelrod (1955). After him are Richard Russell Jr. (1897), George Stephanopoulos (1961), Ron Wyden (1949), Chris Christie (1962), Ray LaHood (1945), and Barbara Lee (1946).

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