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Lloyd Bentsen

1921 - 2006

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Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served as the 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton. Born in Mission, Texas, Bentsen graduated from the University of Texas School of Law before serving in the Air Force during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lloyd Bentsen has received more than 1,686,666 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Lloyd Bentsen is the 15,738th most popular politician (down from 14,493rd in 2019), the 8,516th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,006th in 2019) and the 543rd most popular American Politician.

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lloyd Bentsen ranks 15,738 out of 19,576. Before him are Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Hans Eichel, Noël Milarew Odingar, Keijo Liinamaa, Konstantinos Georgakopoulos, and Dimitris Koutsoumpas. After him are Ronald Plasterk, Dunja Mijatović, Alfred Sant, Myrtle Cook, James Marape, and Vilson Ahmeti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Lloyd Bentsen ranks 371. Before him are Stan Mortensen, William Alston, Susan Peters, Cliff Bourland, Rufina Gasheva, and Paul Barth. After him are Mamie Till, Petter Hugsted, Regina Bianchi, Pancho Segura, Prvoslav Mihajlović, and Seymour Benzer. Among people deceased in 2006, Lloyd Bentsen ranks 299. Before him are Katherine Dunham, Liese Prokop, Robert Earl Jones, Annette Rogers, Mario Francesco Pompedda, and Gunnar Åkerlund. After him are Adolphe Hug, Boz Burrell, Kiril Rakarov, Ann Richards, Iva Toguri D'Aquino, and Proof.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lloyd Bentsen ranks 8,516 out of 20,380. Before him are Lisa Fischer (1958), Rick Berman (1945), Bill Haywood (1869), Paul Williams (1940), Les Clark (1907), and Frank Tashlin (1913). After him are Regina Hall (1970), Butch Vig (1955), Kellan Lutz (1985), Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822), James Burnham (1905), and Rashida Jones (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Lloyd Bentsen ranks 543. Before him are William Bradford (1755), Kari Lake (1969), Corine Mauch (1960), Melvin Laird (1922), Robert J. Walker (1801), and Tim Kaine (1958). After him are Tipper Gore (1948), Barbara Boxer (1940), Lisa Murkowski (1957), Miriam A. Ferguson (1875), Orrin Hatch (1934), and Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816).

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