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Mel Carnahan

1934 - 2000

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Melvin Eugene Carnahan (February 11, 1934 – October 16, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 51st governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in 2000. Carnahan was a Democrat and held various positions in government. Born in rural Missouri, Carnahan was the son of Representative A. S. J. Carnahan and attended campaign events with his father. He moved to Washington, D.C., with his father and attended high school and college there. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Mel Carnahan is the 18,823rd most popular politician (down from 18,476th in 2024), the 15,969th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,436th in 2019) and the 1,277th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mel Carnahan ranks 18,823 out of 19,576. Before him are Carolina Darias, Irakli Alasania, Cynthia McKinney, Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Ko San, and Alejandro García Padilla. After him are Dennis Daugaard, Pete Domenici, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Ralph Yarborough, Natalia Korolevska, and Nebojša Stefanović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Mel Carnahan ranks 583. Before him are Vijaya Mehta, Jonathan Miller, David Herd, Ronnie Moran, Hamilton Camp, and Barbara McNair. After him are Eric Caldow, Ahmed Rushdi, Lou Antonio, Timoci Bavadra, David Pryor, and Eddie Clamp. Among people deceased in 2000, Mel Carnahan ranks 381. Before him are Cătălin Hîldan, Shay Brennan, Nazia Hassan, Jerome Richardson, Oh Yun-kyo, and Bekzat Sattarkhanov. After him are Usha Kiran, Sandra Schmitt, Monster of Florence, Judith Wright, Alexandra Petrova, and Steve McCrory.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Carnahan ranks 15,976 out of 20,380. Before him are Erica Leerhsen (1976), Mookie Betts (1992), Kelly Oubre Jr. (1995), Monet Mazur (1976), Pete Wentz (1979), and Stephen Bray (1956). After him are Jane Levy (1989), Frank John Hughes (1967), LaMarcus Aldridge (1985), Jonathan Knight (1968), Enver Gjokaj (1980), and Adam LaVorgna (1981).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Mel Carnahan ranks 1,277. Before him are Anthony Weiner (1964), Anna Eshoo (1942), Ernie Fletcher (1952), Kellyanne Conway (1967), Alex Azar (1967), and Cynthia McKinney (1955). After him are Dennis Daugaard (1953), Pete Domenici (1932), Ralph Yarborough (1903), Evan Bayh (1955), Tom Corbett (1949), and Bobby Rush (1946).

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