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Lawton Chiles

1930 - 1998

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Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician and military officer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Florida from 1971 to 1989 and as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A Korean War veteran, Chiles later returned to Florida for law school and eventually opened his own private practice in 1955. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lawton Chiles is the 19,078th most popular politician (down from 18,486th in 2024), the 16,792nd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,460th in 2019) and the 1,348th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Lawton Chiles ranks 19,078 out of 19,576. Before him are Jeppe Kofod, Stavros Theodorakis, Emine Dzhaparova, Eleni Kounalakis, Vitaly Milonov, and Ryszard Wolny. After him are Darrell Issa, Mark Udall, Cécile Duflot, Matt Gaetz, John Ensign, and Zuhal Demir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Lawton Chiles ranks 647. Before him are Bill Brock, Grace Ogot, Windsor Davies, Joni James, Cathryn Damon, and Terry Nation. After him are Carlos Loyzaga, Kenny Ball, Jagjit Kaur, Richie Benaud, Andreas Makris, and William Bender. Among people deceased in 1998, Lawton Chiles ranks 342. Before him are Allen Drury, Dane Clark, Konca Kuriş, Tron, Terry Sanford, and Ram Swarup. After him are Protima Bedi, and Rodney Harvey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lawton Chiles ranks 16,799 out of 20,380. Before him are Marques Johnson (1956), Bear McCreary (1979), Neal Mohan (1973), Jose Pablo Cantillo (1979), Anthony Ervin (1981), and Terri Irwin (1964). After him are Cecilia Rouse (1963), Darren E. Burrows (1966), Samuel (2002), Leah Dizon (1986), Retta (1970), and Robbie Lawler (1982).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Lawton Chiles ranks 1,348. Before him are Bennie Thompson (1948), Zoe Lofgren (1947), Pete Aguilar (1979), Christine Todd Whitman (1946), Todd Akin (1947), and Eleni Kounalakis (1966). After him are Darrell Issa (1953), Mark Udall (1950), Matt Gaetz (1982), John Ensign (1958), Katie Hobbs (1969), and Bob Taft (1942).

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