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Pat Brown

1905 - 1996

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Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown (April 21, 1905 – February 16, 1996) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 32nd governor of California from 1959 to 1967. His first elected office was as district attorney for San Francisco, and he was later elected Attorney General of California in 1950, before becoming the state's governor after the 1958 California gubernatorial election. Born in San Francisco, Brown had an early interest in speaking and politics. He skipped college and he earned an LL.B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pat Brown has received more than 1,077,772 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Pat Brown is the 15,744th most popular politician (down from 13,961st in 2019), the 10,636th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,461st in 2019) and the 684th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pat Brown ranks 15,744 out of 15,577Before him are Rufus King, Ljubčo Georgievski, Khadija Arib, William Samuel Johnson, Sylvie Goulard, and Mark Hanna. After him are Bailey Olter, Connie Hedegaard, Timothy Harris, Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Aulus Didius Gallus, and Walter Rutherford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Pat Brown ranks 345Before him are Sam Zimbalist, Lila Lee, Frank Hussey, Charles Lane, Pedro Quartucci, and Enrico Rivolta. After him are Thomas Gomez, György Kulin, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Constant Lambert, George Gulack, and Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan. Among people deceased in 1996, Pat Brown ranks 284Before him are Fulvio Nesti, Adelaide Lambert, Robert F. Overmyer, Jean-Claude Piumi, Mario Savio, and Barbara Jordan. After him are Sverre Sørsdal, Jack Ragland, Jean Muir, Ron Brown, Audrey Meadows, and Vince Edwards.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pat Brown ranks 10,636 out of 18,182Before him are Mike Campbell (1950), Chris Colfer (1990), Don Messick (1926), Jeff Kober (1953), Mark Hanna (1837), and Porter Wagoner (1927). After him are Isaac Shelby (1750), Vince Boryla (1927), Charles M. Lieber (1959), Danielle Panabaker (1987), Derrick Green (1971), and Loren Shriver (1944).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Pat Brown ranks 684Before him are Roland Burris (1937), Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760), Caleb Cushing (1800), Rufus King (1755), William Samuel Johnson (1727), and Mark Hanna (1837). After him are Payne Stewart (1957), Nell Arthur (1837), James Seddon (1815), Henry McMaster (1947), William Paca (1740), and Nathaniel P. Banks (1816).