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Marion Barry

1936 - 2014

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Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician who served as mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democrat, Barry had served three tenures on the Council of the District of Columbia, representing as an at-large member from 1975 to 1979, in Ward 8 from 1993 to 1995, and again from 2005 to 2014. In the 1960s, he was involved in the civil rights movement, first as a member of the Nashville Student Movement and then serving as the first chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marion Barry has received more than 2,511,154 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Marion Barry is the 17,911th most popular politician, the 13,644th most popular biography from United States and the 957th most popular American Politician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marion Barry ranks 17,911 out of 19,576. Before him are Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Don McKinnon, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Zilya Valeeva, and Manohar Parrikar. After him are Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, Tom Ridge, Markus Büchel, Joseph B. Foraker, Bill Clements, and Khatia Dekanoidze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Marion Barry ranks 574. Before him are Al Attles, Tarun Gogoi, Ruth Buzzi, Marj Dusay, Levi Stubbs, and James Frawley. After him are Bob Graham, Freddy Cannon, Virginia Hamilton, Marge Piercy, Mihály Fülöp, and Dick Barnett. Among people deceased in 2014, Marion Barry ranks 542. Before him are Bob Kenney, Tony Crook, Ruben Kun, John Seigenthaler, Sarah Marshall, and Florica Lavric. After him are Anja Niedringhaus, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Michael Glawogger, Barbara Murray, and Joan Mondale.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marion Barry ranks 13,644 out of 20,380. Before him are Susan Lindquist (1949), Richie Guerin (1932), Richard Kelly (1975), Nick Wechsler (1978), Monique Gabrielle (1962), and Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931). After him are Lawrence Wright (1947), Tom Ridge (1945), Hurley Haywood (1948), Autumn Reeser (1980), Amber Liu (1992), and Joseph B. Foraker (1846).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Marion Barry ranks 957. Before him are Al D'Amato (1937), Richard Grenell (1966), Israel Pickens (1780), William Blount (1749), Simon Cameron (1799), and Alberto Gonzales (1955). After him are Tom Ridge (1945), Joseph B. Foraker (1846), Bill Clements (1917), Mike Parson (1955), Muriel Bowser (1972), and Albert B. Fall (1861).

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