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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 624,993 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Laxalt is the 18,361st most popular politician (down from 16,717th in 2019), the 14,943rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,533rd in 2019) and the 1,121st most popular American Politician.

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  • 620k

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  • 44.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul Laxalt ranks 18,361 out of 19,576. Before him are Lado Gurgenidze, Whina Cooper, Hiroshi Abe, Gábor Vona, Ben Williams, and Ralph Northam. After him are George Osborne, Zabiullah Mujahid, Bruce Babbitt, Paul Tsongas, Kenji Ogiwara, and Ömürbek Babanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Paul Laxalt ranks 464. Before him are Frank Spellman, Grayson Hall, Audrey Long, Gale Storm, Jose W. Diokno, and Theodosia Okoh. After him are Dina Pathak, Benedicto Kiwanuka, John Chafee, Jim Wright, Mundell Lowe, and Mark Hatfield. Among people deceased in 2018, Paul Laxalt ranks 592. Before him are Wendy Beckett, Chelsi Smith, Charles Krauthammer, Paul Meister, Liam O'Flynn, and Tetsuro Miura. After him are Jerry Maren, Stan Anderson, Pamela Gidley, Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, Adebayo Adedeji, and Nino Khurtsidze.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Laxalt ranks 14,943 out of 20,380. Before him are Donald Cerrone (1983), Henry Simmons (1970), Robert Hoffman (1980), Ralph Northam (1959), Linda Manz (1961), and Thomas Mann (1991). After him are Ginny Duenkel (1947), Bhad Bhabie (2003), Jenny Han (1980), Ato Essandoh (1972), Ed Quinn (1968), and Duane G. Carey (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Paul Laxalt ranks 1,121. Before him are Eliot Engel (1947), Hal Rogers (1937), Sean Parnell (1962), George W. Norris (1861), Dale Bumpers (1925), and Ralph Northam (1959). After him are Bruce Babbitt (1938), Paul Tsongas (1941), Phil Scott (1958), Ryan Zinke (1961), Jim Clyburn (1940), and John Slidell (1793).

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