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Penny Pritzker

1959 - Today

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Penny Sue Pritzker (born May 2, 1959) is an American heiress, businesswoman, and lawyer who served from 2013 to 2017 as the 38th United States secretary of commerce. She was confirmed by a Senate vote of 97–1. Pritzker is a member of the prominent Pritzker family and was involved with the family business from a young age. She was eventually appointed as one of three successors to her uncle, Jay Pritzker. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Penny Pritzker is the 18,386th most popular politician (down from 15,829th in 2024), the 14,747th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,689th in 2019) and the 1,157th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Penny Pritzker ranks 18,386 out of 19,576. Before her are George B. Cortelyou, Togiola Tulafono, Fabien Roussel, Elina Valtonen, Harry Schwarz, and Aurélie Filippetti. After her are Luis Almagro, Taher Abouzeid, Oleg Tsaryov, Maria Benvinda Levy, Margaret Heckler, and Ronald Pofalla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Penny Pritzker ranks 685. Before her are Gary Lux, Susan Faludi, Marcel Fässler, Maurice G. Dantec, Jamal Al-Qabendi, and Kazuhiro Koso. After her are Ronald Pofalla, Takeaki Matsumoto, Larry Nance, David Shulkin, Oskar Roehler, and Catherine Mary Stewart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Penny Pritzker ranks 14,751 out of 20,380. Before her are Sophie B. Hawkins (1964), Joan A. Steitz (1941), Scott Porter (1979), Ben Falcone (1973), Richard Carle (1871), and Charlie Day (1976). After her are John LeCompt (1973), Bill Cartwright (1957), Mark Z. Danielewski (1966), Vanessa Carlton (1980), Jewel (1974), and John Boles (1895).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Penny Pritzker ranks 1,157. Before her are Tom Udall (1948), Howie Hawkins (1952), Kirsten Gillibrand (1966), Doris Matsui (1944), Mike Parson (1955), and George B. Cortelyou (1862). After her are Margaret Heckler (1931), Pat Quinn (1948), Robert Bergland (1928), Alan Cranston (1914), Roy Blunt (1950), and Sandy Berger (1945).

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