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Olene Walker

1930 - 2015

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Olene Walker (née Smith; November 15, 1930 – November 28, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of Utah from 2003 to 2005, succeeding the governorship after Mike Leavitt's resignation. A member of the Republican Party, Walker was Utah's first female lieutenant governor of Utah as well the first and currently only female governor. She is also the shortest serving Governor of Utah, serving for only a year and two months. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olene Walker has received more than 119,087 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Olene Walker is the 18,678th most popular politician (down from 16,928th in 2019), the 16,010th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,222nd in 2019) and the 1,238th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Olene Walker ranks 18,678 out of 19,576Before her are Zlatko Hasanbegović, François-Philippe Champagne, Gary Peters, Tom Coburn, Karin Enström, and Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. After her are Mary Landrieu, Sergei Aschwanden, Martin O'Malley, Ambika Soni, Terrance Drew, and Pete Hoekstra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Olene Walker ranks 648Before her are Jagjit Kaur, Lawton Chiles, Adebayo Adedeji, Kenny Ball, Charles Rangel, and Terry Nation. After her are Grace Ogot, Carlos Loyzaga, Richie Benaud, Andreas Makris, and William Bender. Among people deceased in 2015, Olene Walker ranks 566Before her are Bassel Khartabil, Dean Potter, Chenjerai Hove, Alexis Vastine, Junior Malanda, and Richard Meade. After her are Grace Ogot, Avijit Roy, Annarita Sidoti, Claudia Alexander, Sergey Sharikov, and Greg Plitt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Olene Walker ranks 16,010 out of 20,380Before her are Asia Kate Dillon (1984), David Leestma (1949), Tom Coburn (1948), Lee Thompson (null), Grey Damon (1987), and Sean Elliott (1968). After her are Jack Sock (1992), Mary Landrieu (1955), Ehren McGhehey (1976), J. R. Smith (1985), Heather Burns (1975), and Lucille Clifton (1936).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Olene Walker ranks 1,238Before her are Terry Sanford (1917), Arne Duncan (1964), Annise Parker (1956), Norm Coleman (1949), Gary Peters (1958), and Tom Coburn (1948). After her are Mary Landrieu (1955), Martin O'Malley (1963), John Kitzhaber (1947), Doug Jones (1954), Seth Moulton (1978), and Eva Bowring (1892).