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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mel Carnahan has received more than 556,509 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Carnahan is the 18,509th most popular politician (down from 17,153rd in 2019), the 15,428th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,961st in 2019) and the 1,173rd most popular American Politician.

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  • 560k

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  • 35.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mel Carnahan ranks 18,509 out of 19,576. Before him are Dirk Kempthorne, Adrian Zandberg, Mariya Kiselyova, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, and Jack Dalrymple. After him are Lyubov Sobol, Vera C. Bushfield, Byron Dorgan, Thomas Eagleton, Ingrid Haringa, and Thomas Schäfer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Mel Carnahan ranks 583. Before him are Marlene Mathews, Dick Boushka, George Ryan, Ronnie Moran, Jim Jeffords, and Ronnie Carroll. After him are Eddie Clamp, Barbara McNair, Lou Antonio, Ronnie Clayton, Timoci Bavadra, and David Pryor. Among people deceased in 2000, Mel Carnahan ranks 379. Before him are Duane Swanson, Shay Brennan, Bekzat Sattarkhanov, Phil Katz, Antony Padiyara, and Nazia Hassan. After him are Usha Kiran, Alan Cranston, Monster of Florence, Judith Wright, Sandra Schmirler, and Joseph Weber.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Carnahan ranks 15,428 out of 20,380. Before him are Ron Boone (1946), Durga McBroom (1962), Taylor Cole (1984), James Murphy (1967), Joey McIntyre (1972), and Jack Dalrymple (1948). After him are Zak Penn (1968), Sasha Calle (1995), Vera C. Bushfield (1889), John Wall (1990), Mark Patton (1959), and Terry W. Virts (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Mel Carnahan ranks 1,173. Before him are Jim Jeffords (1934), Dannel Malloy (1955), Dirk Kempthorne (1951), Russ Feingold (1953), Judd Gregg (1947), and Jack Dalrymple (1948). After him are Vera C. Bushfield (1889), Byron Dorgan (1942), Thomas Eagleton (1929), Bobby Rush (1946), Lawton Chiles (1930), and Ariana Marie (1993).

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