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Jim Jeffords

1934 - 2014

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James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Vermont. Sworn into the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become an independent and began caucusing with the Democrats. Jeffords retired from the Senate in 2007. Prior to serving in the Senate, he served as the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Jeffords has received more than 702,434 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jim Jeffords is the 18,504th most popular politician (down from 17,011th in 2019), the 15,405th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,448th in 2019) and the 1,167th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 700k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jim Jeffords by language

Over the past year Jim Jeffords has had the most page views in the with 53,503 views, followed by Chinese (1,210), and German (1,089). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (122.96%), Romanian (117.10%), and Simple English (55.72%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jim Jeffords ranks 18,504 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Ramsey, Ahmed Afif, Pat Toomey, Muhammadu Maccido, Shahbaz Bhatti, and Haley Barbour. After him are Dannel Malloy, Dirk Kempthorne, Adrian Zandberg, Mariya Kiselyova, Russ Feingold, and Judd Gregg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jim Jeffords ranks 581. Before him are Vijaya Mehta, Hamilton Camp, Marlene Mathews, Dick Boushka, George Ryan, and Ronnie Moran. After him are Ronnie Carroll, Mel Carnahan, Eddie Clamp, Barbara McNair, Lou Antonio, and Ronnie Clayton. Among people deceased in 2014, Jim Jeffords ranks 564. Before him are Audrey Long, Thomas Menino, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, André Wohllebe, Skye McCole Bartusiak, and Anna Przybylska. After him are Vugar Gashimov, Alex Chandre de Oliveira, Herb Jeffries, Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Reubin Askew, and Christine Cavanaugh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Jeffords ranks 15,405 out of 20,380. Before him are Zona Gale (1874), Kurupt (1972), Anthony Pettis (1987), Dominic A. Antonelli (1967), Kenan Thompson (1978), and Sara Paxton (1988). After him are Richard Lloyd (1951), Jennifer Westfeldt (1970), John August (1970), Dannel Malloy (1955), Dirk Kempthorne (1951), and Danny García (1988).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jim Jeffords ranks 1,167. Before him are John Chafee (1922), Ronna McDaniel (1973), Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802), Alexander Ramsey (1815), Pat Toomey (1961), and Haley Barbour (1947). After him are Dannel Malloy (1955), Dirk Kempthorne (1951), Russ Feingold (1953), Judd Gregg (1947), Jack Dalrymple (1948), and Mel Carnahan (1934).

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