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Mark Kirk

1959 - Today

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Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is an American retired politician and attorney who served as a United States senator for Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district from 2001 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party, Kirk describes himself as socially liberal and fiscally conservative. To date, he is the last Republican to serve Illinois in the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Kirk has received more than 1,331,350 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 25 in 2019). Mark Kirk is the 18,894th most popular politician (down from 17,277th in 2019), the 16,733rd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,431st in 2019) and the 1,325th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mark Kirk ranks 18,894 out of 19,576. Before him are Peter T. King, Eric Garcetti, David Vitter, Gregory Meeks, Mélanie Joly, and Emine Dzhaparova. After him are Csanád Szegedi, Barbie Ferreira, Michèle Flournoy, Geoff Hoon, Kyrsten Sinema, and Louie Gohmert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mark Kirk ranks 775. Before him are Zarina Wahab, Jill Evans, Ricky Pierce, Fred Couples, Lawrie Sanchez, and Winnie Byanyima. After him are Eric Verdonk, Hajime Ishii, Dave Beasant, Victoria Jackson, Judith Collins, and Andy Holmes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Kirk ranks 16,733 out of 20,380. Before him are Alicia Garza (1981), Booboo Stewart (1994), Evan Lysacek (1985), Cree Summer (1969), Blake Michael (1996), and Sarah Jane Morris (1977). After him are Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (1960), Nick Rimando (1979), Cody Linley (1989), Kenyon Martin (1977), Barbie Ferreira (1996), and Michèle Flournoy (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Mark Kirk ranks 1,325. Before him are Matt Mead (1962), Jay Nixon (1956), Peter T. King (1944), Eric Garcetti (1971), David Vitter (1961), and Gregory Meeks (1953). After him are Barbie Ferreira (1996), Michèle Flournoy (1960), Kyrsten Sinema (1976), Louie Gohmert (1953), Mary E. Peters (1948), and John Lynch (1952).

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