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POLITICIAN

Paul Laxalt

1922 - 2018

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Paul Dominique Laxalt ( LAK-sawlt; August 2, 1922 – August 6, 2018) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971 and a United States senator representing Nevada from 1974 until 1987. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics. After Reagan was elected president in 1980, many in the national press referred to Laxalt as "the first friend". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Laxalt has received more than 585,255 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Laxalt is the 16,778th most popular politician (down from 14,972nd in 2019), the 13,567th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,334th in 2019) and the 968th most popular American Politician.

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  • 590k

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  • 35.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul Laxalt ranks 16,778 out of 15,577. Before him are John Tower, Mustapha Adib, José Antonio Alonso, Joe Borg, Caleb Strong, and Felix Grundy. After him are Charles Rangel, Eric Garcetti, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Houda Nonoo, David Beasley, and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Paul Laxalt ranks 408. Before him are Francis Pym, Syd Owen, John Chafee, Gale Storm, Bernard Bailyn, and Benedicto Kiwanuka. After him are Grayson Hall, Dina Pathak, Don Hewitt, Fritz Hollings, and Mark Hatfield. Among people deceased in 2018, Paul Laxalt ranks 512. Before him are Peter Thompson, Oksana Shachko, Lassie Lou Ahern, Charles Krauthammer, Andreas Kappes, and Aloyzas Kveinys. After him are Peggy McCay, Stan Anderson, Peter Thomson, Pete Shelley, Boris Kokorev, and Liam O'Flynn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Laxalt ranks 13,567 out of 18,182. Before him are Riki Lindhome (1979), Ryan Miller (1980), Eddie Hart (1949), Alex Vincent (1981), Billy Donovan (1965), and Dan Majerle (1965). After him are Melanie Mayron (1952), Valerie Plame (1963), Charles Rangel (1930), Ulis Williams (1941), Q-Tip (1970), and Brad William Henke (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Paul Laxalt ranks 968. Before him are Carter Glass (1858), William P. Fessenden (1806), Bill Clements (1917), John Tower (1925), Caleb Strong (1745), and Felix Grundy (1777). After him are Charles Rangel (1930), Eric Garcetti (1971), David Beasley (1957), Marjorie Taylor Greene (1974), Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (1953), and Doug Ducey (1964).

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