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Miriam A. Ferguson

1875 - 1961

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Miriam Amanda "Ma" Ferguson (née Wallace; June 13, 1875 – June 25, 1961) was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Texas: from 1925 to 1927, and from 1933 to 1935. She was the first female governor of Texas, and the second woman elected to the governorship of any U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miriam A. Ferguson has received more than 1,815,342 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Miriam A. Ferguson is the 15,771st most popular politician (down from 15,303rd in 2019), the 8,576th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,634th in 2019) and the 547th most popular American Politician.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Miriam A. Ferguson ranks 15,771 out of 19,576. Before her are Xu Qiliang, Jean Eyeghé Ndong, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Thue Christiansen, August Palm, and Carlos Graça. After her are Jón Magnússon, Orrin Hatch, Priscilla Cooper Tyler, Tytila of East Anglia, Edmund Ho, and S. M. Krishna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Miriam A. Ferguson ranks 169. Before her are José Santos Chocano, Harriet Quimby, Herbert Jamison, Tomás Berreta, Béla Békessy, and Joseph Dempsey. After her are Františka Plamínková, Isak Saba, Marmaduke Pickthall, Charles Gondouin, Matt McGrath, and Angeliki Panagiotatou. Among people deceased in 1961, Miriam A. Ferguson ranks 170. Before her are Eugene Bullard, Robert L. Eichelberger, Whittaker Chambers, Jānis Endzelīns, Howard P. Robertson, and Gail Russell. After her are Ruth Chatterton, Alfred Carlton Gilbert, Max Hainle, Earle Page, Augustus John, and Aloys Van de Vyvere.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Miriam A. Ferguson ranks 8,576 out of 20,380. Before her are Zitkala-Sa (1876), Ernie Davis (1939), Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), Clinton Hart Merriam (1855), Jennifer Batten (1957), and Alice Calhoun (1900). After her are Marston Morse (1892), Orrin Hatch (1934), Jerry L. Ross (1948), Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816), Kate Wilhelm (1928), and Sly Stone (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Miriam A. Ferguson ranks 547. Before her are Robert J. Walker (1801), Tim Kaine (1958), Lloyd Bentsen (1921), Tipper Gore (1948), Barbara Boxer (1940), and Lisa Murkowski (1957). After her are Orrin Hatch (1934), Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816), Joe Torre (1940), Emily Donelson (1807), Frances Perkins (1880), and Ann Richards (1933).

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