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Newt Gingrich

1943 - Today

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Newton Leroy Gingrich (; né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district serving north Atlanta and nearby areas from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Newt Gingrich has received more than 7,906,679 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Newt Gingrich is the 11,486th most popular politician (up from 12,064th in 2019), the 4,230th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,077th in 2019) and the 284th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Newt Gingrich ranks 11,486 out of 19,576Before him are Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix, Enshakushanna, Tiye, Gisulf II of Friuli, Luís Carlos Prestes, and Henri Namphy. After him are Tenoch, Ruben III, Prince of Armenia, Simon II, Duke of Lorraine, József Eötvös, Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena, and Johannes van den Bosch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Newt Gingrich ranks 302Before him are Nikolay Shmatko, Mulatu Astatke, Jack Nance, Gisela Hahn, William Calley, and Stanley Kamel. After him are Nahas Angula, Xu Caihou, Hugh Thompson Jr., Aaron Russo, Joanna Shimkus, and Serge Lama.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Newt Gingrich ranks 4,230 out of 20,380Before him are Stanley Kamel (1943), Robert McKee (1941), Helen Wills (1905), Philip H. Dybvig (1955), Thom Mayne (1944), and Joe Johnston (1950). After him are Alexander Payne (1961), James Longstreet (1821), Dwight L. Moody (1837), Jim Davis (1945), Roy Buchanan (1939), and Freddie Hubbard (1938).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Newt Gingrich ranks 284Before him are Horace Greeley (1811), George Andrew Reisner (1867), Kellyanne Conway (1967), Lindsey Graham (1955), Huey Long (1893), and Harry Hopkins (1890). After him are Jeannette Rankin (1880), Sanford B. Dole (1844), Schuyler Colfax (1823), Lawrence Eagleburger (1930), Moses Finley (1912), and W. Averell Harriman (1891).