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Paul Sarbanes

1933 - 2020

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Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1977 to 2007. Sarbanes was the longest-serving senator in the history of Maryland until he was surpassed by Barbara Mikulski by a single day when her term ended on January 3, 2017. He was the first Greek American senator. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Sarbanes is the 18,544th most popular politician (down from 17,920th in 2024), the 15,180th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,739th in 2019) and the 1,197th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul Sarbanes ranks 18,544 out of 19,576. Before him are Pere Aragonès, Kapil Sibal, Tom Mboya, Søren Pape Poulsen, John W. Weeks, and Galan Erilich. After him are Pauline Ducruet, Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, Gabriel Oprea, Dick Thornburgh, and Cindy Hyde-Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Paul Sarbanes ranks 545. Before him are Craig L. Thomas, Charles Portis, Tom Gola, Patricia Blair, Jean Carnahan, and Peter Sillett. After him are Stan Anderson, Albert Quixall, Richard Riley, and David Bellamy. Among people deceased in 2020, Paul Sarbanes ranks 835. Before him are Ezio Bosso, Mel Winkler, Vasil Yakusha, Kelly Asbury, Ahmed Patel, and Nadhim Shaker. After him are Dick Thornburgh, José Figueroa, Donato Sabia, Tibor Benedek, Lucky Peterson, and Dale Hawerchuk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Sarbanes ranks 15,186 out of 20,380. Before him are Tanya Tucker (1958), Charles Frazier (1950), Faye Kellerman (1952), John W. Weeks (1860), Kathy Ireland (1963), and Paul Weitz (1965). After him are Swizz Beatz (1978), Mark Howe (1955), Mike O'Malley (1966), Arleen Sorkin (1956), J. Hillis Miller (1928), and Irene Ryan (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Paul Sarbanes ranks 1,197. Before him are Sheldon Whitehouse (1955), Barney Frank (1940), Phil Bredesen (1943), Gale Norton (1954), John Tower (1925), and John W. Weeks (1860). After him are Dick Thornburgh (1932), Cindy Hyde-Smith (1959), Antonio Villaraigosa (1953), Shannon Johnson (1974), Josh Shapiro (1973), and Jeff Flake (1962).

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