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Richard Russell Jr.

1897 - 1971

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Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years, from 1933 to 1971. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Russell Jr. has received more than 1,056,360 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Richard Russell Jr. is the 16,362nd most popular politician (down from 14,620th in 2019), the 12,339th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,252nd in 2019) and the 830th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard Russell Jr. ranks 16,362 out of 15,577Before him are Jordi Sànchez, David Axelrod, Violeta Bulc, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, P. A. Sangma, and Jim Bunning. After him are Saeed Jalili, Eduardo Paes, Shashi Tharoor, George Stephanopoulos, Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, and Ron Wyden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Richard Russell Jr. ranks 268Before him are Robert Riskin, Hermione Gingold, Hope Emerson, Naomi Mitchison, J. L. B. Smith, and John Laurie. After him are Alphonse Lacroix, Doris Kenyon, Jerome Cowan, Sohrab Modi, and Dorothy Peterson. Among people deceased in 1971, Richard Russell Jr. ranks 223Before him are Phil Edwards, Ed Gordon, Edmund Lowe, Ogden Nash, Frederick Sheffield, and Jennison Heaton. After him are Edward Andrade and Bert Roach.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Russell Jr. ranks 12,339 out of 18,182Before him are Don Was (1952), David Axelrod (1955), Maxine Hong Kingston (1940), Billy Magnussen (1985), Matt Vogel (1957), and Jim Bunning (1931). After him are Lee Thompson Young (1984), Michelle McCool (1980), Charles Oakley (1963), Norvel Lee (1924), Lamont Johnson (1922), and Hillary Scott (1983).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Richard Russell Jr. ranks 830Before him are Bill Hagerty (1959), Bushrod Washington (1762), Christopher C. Miller (1965), Jack Reed (1949), David Axelrod (1955), and Jim Bunning (1931). After him are George Stephanopoulos (1961), Ron Wyden (1949), Chris Christie (1962), Ray LaHood (1945), Barbara Lee (1946), and Gary Herbert (1947).