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Oveta Culp Hobby

1905 - 1995

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Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905 – August 16, 1995) was an American government official and businesswoman who served as the first United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1953 to 1955. A member of the Republican Party, Hobby was the second woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet. She also served as the first director of the Women's Army Corps from 1942 to 1945, and was sequentially editor, publisher and chair of the board of the Houston Post. She entered public service when President Dwight D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oveta Culp Hobby has received more than 365,574 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Oveta Culp Hobby is the 18,598th most popular politician, the 15,760th most popular biography from United States and the 1,205th most popular American Politician.

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  • 3.59

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Oveta Culp Hobby ranks 18,598 out of 19,576. Before her are Dagur B. Eggertsson, Devendra Fadnavis, Andrea Orlando, Michael McCaul, Cynthia McKinney, and Arturo Tolentino. After her are Tzipi Hotovely, Olivier Véran, Robert C. O'Brien, Pierce Butler, Tom Emmer, and Spencer Abraham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Oveta Culp Hobby ranks 408. Before her are Durga Khote, Natalie Kingston, William Alwyn, Jack London, William Gargan, and Fela Sowande.  Among people deceased in 1995, Oveta Culp Hobby ranks 338. Before her are Kay Aldridge, Jeffrey Lynn, Alison Hargreaves, Bill Rowling, Eddie Clamp, and Andrea Fortunato. After her are Wilfred Jacobs, Davie Cooper, and Clayton Lewis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oveta Culp Hobby ranks 15,760 out of 20,380. Before her are Steven Swanson (1960), Fred Brown (1948), Marisa Ramirez (1977), Michael McCaul (1962), Cynthia McKinney (1955), and Ben Schwartz (1981). After her are Deborah S. Jin (1968), Martín López-Zubero (1969), Ani DiFranco (1970), Jennifer Stone (1993), Dean Potter (1972), and Gina Ravera (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Oveta Culp Hobby ranks 1,205. Before her are Martha Layne Collins (1936), John Bel Edwards (1966), C. Everett Koop (1916), Gale Norton (1954), Michael McCaul (1962), and Cynthia McKinney (1955). After her are Robert C. O'Brien (1966), Tom Emmer (1961), Spencer Abraham (1952), Thom Tillis (1960), Charles Rangel (1930), and John Sparkman (1899).

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