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Otis Bowen

1918 - 2013

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Otis Ray Bowen (February 26, 1918 – May 4, 2013) was an American politician and physician who served as the 44th Governor of Indiana from 1973 to 1981 and as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1989. Bowen began his medical career in 1942. He served in the United States Army medical corps from 1943 to 1946 rising to the rank of captain. After World War II, he set up a medical practice in Bremen, Indiana and later became involved in Republican Party politics, serving as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1956 to 1958 and 1960 to 1972, including as Speaker of the House from 1967 to 1972. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otis Bowen has received more than 93,679 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Otis Bowen is the 17,641st most popular politician, the 12,862nd most popular biography from United States and the 890th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Otis Bowen ranks 17,641 out of 19,576. Before him are Larry Craig, Nicholas Gilman, Erwin Sellering, Cynthia Lummis, Obafemi Awolowo, and Roger Wicker. After him are William Ellery, Anu Tali, Paul Kaba Thieba, Jean-François Lamour, Francis Pym, and Tōru Hashimoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Otis Bowen ranks 328. Before him are William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Griffin Bell, Sid Abel, Ntsu Mokhehle, Allenby Chilton, and Walt Faulkner. After him are Fedor Samokhin, Roberta Cowell, Arnold Stang, Gerald Wilson, Bobby Troup, and Fred Wacker. Among people deceased in 2013, Otis Bowen ranks 490. Before him are Lajos Für, Mary Ellen Rudin, Tom Foley, Dennis Burkley, Wilbur Thompson, and Ruth Asawa. After him are Ilya Tsymbalar, Ann C. Crispin, Harold Camping, Igor Romishevsky, Stuart Williams, and Frank Lautenberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Otis Bowen ranks 12,862 out of 20,380. Before him are Albert Hackett (1900), Ontronik Khachaturian (1975), Roger Wicker (1951), Douglas G. Hurley (1966), Amy Hill (1953), and Kathrine Narducci (1965). After him are Tim Sweeney (1970), William Ellery (1727), Tom Tully (1908), Dale Evans (1912), Kasey Keller (1969), and LisaGay Hamilton (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Otis Bowen ranks 890. Before him are Kathleen Blanco (1942), Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (1953), Larry Craig (1945), Nicholas Gilman (1755), Cynthia Lummis (1954), and Roger Wicker (1951). After him are William Ellery (1727), Eleanor Holmes Norton (1937), Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943), Jim Bunning (1931), John Eaton (1790), and Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747).

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