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Jim Wright

1922 - 2015

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James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas' 12th congressional district as a Democrat from 1955 to 1989. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Wright won election to the Texas House of Representatives after serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Wright has received more than 694,051 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Wright is the 18,547th most popular politician, the 15,573rd most popular biography from United States and the 1,191st most popular American Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jim Wright ranks 18,547 out of 19,576. Before him are Rohullah Nikpai, Marlène Schiappa, Sylvi Listhaug, Uwe Tellkamp, Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans, and Peter Sunde. After him are Monika Kryemadhi, Julie Bishop, Abdiweli Gaas, Halbe Zijlstra, Danny Philip, and Ham Lin̄i.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Jim Wright ranks 468. Before him are Jose W. Diokno, Theodosia Okoh, Paul Laxalt, Dina Pathak, Benedicto Kiwanuka, and John Chafee. After him are Mundell Lowe, Mark Hatfield, Rose Mofford, Randhir Singh Gentle, Don Hewitt, and Fritz Hollings. Among people deceased in 2015, Jim Wright ranks 557. Before him are Anthony Mason, Perro Aguayo Jr., Richard Bakalyan, Ronnie Carroll, Richard Schweiker, and Charles Kennedy. After him are Howard Davis Jr., Bassel Khartabil, Dean Potter, Chenjerai Hove, Alexis Vastine, and Junior Malanda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Wright ranks 15,573 out of 20,380. Before him are Lisa Wilcox (1964), Benita Fitzgerald-Brown (1961), Michael Foreman (1957), Joaquin Miller (1837), Albert Hammond Jr. (1980), and Taylor Fritz (1997). After him are Michelle Clunie (1969), Sara Bareilles (1979), Frank Iero (1981), Chief Keef (1995), Craig Thomas (1971), and John Kassir (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jim Wright ranks 1,191. Before him are Chuck Robb (1939), Earl Blumenauer (1948), Tom McMillen (1952), Jim DeMint (1951), Bev Perdue (1947), and Zell Miller (1932). After him are Bill Haslam (1958), Zachariah Chandler (1813), Brian Schweitzer (1955), George Allen (1952), Keith Ellison (1963), and Harry F. Byrd Jr. (1914).

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