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John Thune

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John Randolph Thune ( THOON; born January 7, 1961) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005. A Republican, Thune has been the Senate majority leader and Senate Republican leader since January 2025. He is in his fourth Senate term. A South Dakota native, Thune is a graduate of Biola University (BA) and the University of South Dakota (MBA). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). John Thune is the 16,927th most popular politician (up from 18,215th in 2024), the 10,718th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,605th in 2019) and the 815th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John Thune ranks 16,927 out of 19,576. Before him are Merav Michaeli, Ben Cardin, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, Sanjaagiin Bayar, Uri Rosenthal, and Jozefina Topalli. After him are Lotay Tshering, Elizabeth Dole, Carl I. Hagen, Nelson W. Aldrich, Maatia Toafa, and Gabriela Michetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, John Thune ranks 479. Before him are Maggie Wheeler, Michael Ludwig, Bill English, Armin Veh, Julie White, and Keiko Matsui. After him are Monika Fagerholm, Satoshi Tsunami, John Logan, Tarsem Singh, Gyrðir Elíasson, and Martín Lasarte.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Thune ranks 10,720 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Cardin (1943), Maud Barger-Wallach (1870), Michael Wong (1965), John T. Scopes (1900), Sara Foster (1981), and Dan Gilroy (1959). After him are Gauge (1980), Kerr Smith (1972), William Dickey (1874), Katie Bouman (1989), Keith Szarabajka (1952), and Amory Lovins (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Thune ranks 815. Before him are Caleb Cushing (1800), Eric Holder (1951), Nicholas Katzenbach (1922), Sherrod Brown (1952), Carter Braxton (1736), and Ben Cardin (1943). After him are Elizabeth Dole (1936), Nelson W. Aldrich (1841), Gary Hart (1936), Neil Abercrombie (1938), John Delaney (1963), and Jeremiah Denton (1924).

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