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Joe the Plumber

1973 - 2023

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Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher ( WUR-zəl-bah-kər; December 3, 1973 – August 27, 2023), commonly known as "Joe the Plumber", was an American conservative activist and commentator. He gained national attention during the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign season when, during a videotaped campaign stop in Ohio by Democratic nominee Barack Obama, Wurzelbacher raised concerns that Obama's tax policy would increase taxes on small business owners. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe the Plumber has received more than 1,112,568 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe the Plumber is the 206th most popular celebrity (down from 173rd in 2019), the 17,114th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,360th in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Celebrity.

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  • 23.47

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Joe the Plumber ranks 206 out of 181Before him are Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb, Alexandria Mills, Steven Pruitt, Kristen Dalton, Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark, and Manushi Chhillar. After him are Stephanie Del Valle, Toni-Ann Singh, Alyssa Campanella, Tara Conner, Poonam Pandey, and Alice Sabatini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Joe the Plumber ranks 979Before him are Kenta Shimaoka, Yoshiyuki Takemoto, Kenji Nakada, Darren Campbell, Deena Kastor, and Lorraine Fenton. After him are Masayuki Ota, Helga Pedersen, Hajime Eto, Corliss Williamson, Ali Landry, and Kieren Perkins. Among people deceased in 2023, Joe the Plumber ranks 426Before him are Eddie Bernice Johnson, Lieuwe Westra, Tim Lobinger, Gino Mäder, Christian Atsu, and Mike McFarlane. After him are Tori Bowie and Jansen Panettiere.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe the Plumber ranks 17,114 out of 18,182Before him are Karen Strassman (1966), Travis Ganong (1988), Jon Ossoff (1987), Darrell Walker (1961), Joey Cheek (1979), and Shannon Moore (1979). After him are Sonny Weems (1986), Jeremy Evans (1987), Lauren Boebert (1986), Trey Burke (1992), Sonya Deville (1993), and Bonnie McKee (1984).

Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Joe the Plumber ranks 67Before him are Megan Young (1990), Lauren Bush (1984), Alexandria Mills (1992), Steven Pruitt (1984), Kristen Dalton (1986), and Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (1996). After him are Alyssa Campanella (1990), Tara Conner (1985), Nia Sanchez (1990), Michael Buckley (1975), and Nina Davuluri (1989).