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Paul Tsongas

1941 - 1997

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Paul Efthemios Tsongas ( SONG-gəs; February 14, 1941 – January 18, 1997) was an American politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran for president in 1992. He won eight contests during the presidential primaries, but lost the nomination to Bill Clinton, who later won the general election. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Tsongas has received more than 845,287 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Tsongas is the 18,365th most popular politician (down from 16,229th in 2019), the 14,941st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,095th in 2019) and the 1,124th most popular American Politician.

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  • 36.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul Tsongas ranks 18,365 out of 19,576. Before him are Ben Williams, Ralph Northam, Paul Laxalt, George Osborne, Zabiullah Mujahid, and Bruce Babbitt. After him are Kenji Ogiwara, Ömürbek Babanov, Phil Scott, Ryan Zinke, Jim Clyburn, and John Slidell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Paul Tsongas ranks 637. Before him are Elaine Showalter, Lonnie Mack, Keith Newton, Lesley Stahl, Asko Parpola, and Cliff Drysdale. After him are Christine Truman, Joe Caldwell, Ted Strickland, Menzies Campbell, Ronald Keeble, and Brian Holland. Among people deceased in 1997, Paul Tsongas ranks 326. Before him are Eddie Arcaro, Barry Evans, Brian Pillman, William J. Brennan Jr., Chetan Anand, and Laurie Lee. After him are Marjorie Reynolds, Jermaine Stewart, Sipan Shiraz, Joyce Compton, Terry Nation, and Denis Compton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Tsongas ranks 14,941 out of 20,380. Before him are Ed Quinn (1968), Duane G. Carey (1957), Jessica Cauffiel (1976), Jerry Maren (1920), Kathy Hammond (1951), and Bruce Babbitt (1938). After him are Richard Corliss (1944), Kiernan Shipka (1999), Eric Lange (1973), Kaitlyn Dever (1996), Jamie Walters (1969), and Flip Saunders (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Paul Tsongas ranks 1,124. Before him are Sean Parnell (1962), George W. Norris (1861), Dale Bumpers (1925), Ralph Northam (1959), Paul Laxalt (1922), and Bruce Babbitt (1938). After him are Phil Scott (1958), Ryan Zinke (1961), Jim Clyburn (1940), John Slidell (1793), Audrey Patterson (1926), and Peter Fitzgerald (1960).

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