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Mel Martínez

1946 - Today

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Melquíades Rafael Ruiz Martínez (born October 23, 1946) is a Cuban-American lobbyist and former politician who served as a United States senator from Florida from 2005 to 2009 and as general chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19, 2007. Previously, Martínez served as the 12th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush. Martínez is a Cuban-American and Roman Catholic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mel Martínez has received more than 431,326 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Martínez is the 17,848th most popular politician (down from 16,263rd in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 151st in 2019) and the 45th most popular Cuban Politician.

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  • 38.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mel Martínez ranks 17,848 out of 19,576. Before him are Bill Lee, Vivek Ramaswamy, Edith Cowan, Marit Nybakk, Jack Valenti, and Kofi Abrefa Busia. After him are Ruben Kun, Albert Gore Sr., Barbara Castle, Harry F. Byrd, Tom Perez, and Dalton Tagelagi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Mel Martínez ranks 793. Before him are Mark Metcalf, Sandy Duncan, James Kelman, Allan Clarke, Bob Seagren, and Felicity Kendal. After him are Paul Herman, Manfred Stengl, King Sunny Adé, Barbara Lee, John Hollins, and Richard N. Richards.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Mel Martínez ranks 173 out of 300. Before him are Jorge Hernández (1954), Guillermo Rigondeaux (1980), John H. Sununu (1939), Magaly Carvajal (1968), Ángel Herrera Vera (1957), and Mayra Andrade (1985). After him are Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (1952), Driulis González (1973), Yoani Sánchez (1975), Hipólito Ramos (1956), Orlando Zapata (1967), and Osleidys Menéndez (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cuba

Among politicians born in Cuba, Mel Martínez ranks 45. Before him are Carlos Hevia (1900), Carlos Manuel Piedra (1895), Alejandro Mayorkas (1959), Guillermo Fariñas (1962), Carlos Gutierrez (1953), and John H. Sununu (1939). After him are Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (1952), Orlando Zapata (1967), and Yurisleidy Lupetey (1981).

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