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Richard Schweiker

1926 - 2015

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Richard Schultz Schweiker (June 1, 1926 – July 31, 2015) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 14th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1983. He previously served as a U.S. Representative (1961–1969) and a U.S. Senator (1969–1981) from Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Schweiker has received more than 321,435 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Schweiker is the 18,522nd most popular politician, the 15,476th most popular biography from United States and the 1,179th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard Schweiker ranks 18,522 out of 19,576. Before him are Donald Sangster, Bobby Rush, Houda Nonoo, Lawton Chiles, Ariana Marie, and Adebayo Adedeji. After him are Bob Corker, Anna Eshoo, Tina Smith, Sébastien Lecornu, William B. Saxbe, and Charles Kennedy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Richard Schweiker ranks 563. Before him are Eric Morecambe, Paul Meister, Audrey Patterson, Joe Verdeur, Art Bisch, and Sergio Franchi. After him are Mario Miranda, and Harris Wofford. Among people deceased in 2015, Richard Schweiker ranks 556. Before him are Fernando de Araújo, Raúl Gorriti, Anthony Mason, Perro Aguayo Jr., Richard Bakalyan, and Ronnie Carroll. After him are Charles Kennedy, Jim Wright, Howard Davis Jr., Bassel Khartabil, Dean Potter, and Chenjerai Hove.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Schweiker ranks 15,476 out of 20,380. Before him are Brett Dalton (1983), Ariana Marie (1993), Halle Bailey (2000), Robert L. Behnken (1970), Bob Said (1932), and Ryback (1981). After him are Bob Corker (1952), Kath Soucie (1953), Dan Gable (1948), Derek Trucks (1979), Tracey Gold (1969), and James Carter (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Richard Schweiker ranks 1,179. Before him are Vera C. Bushfield (1889), Byron Dorgan (1942), Thomas Eagleton (1929), Bobby Rush (1946), Lawton Chiles (1930), and Ariana Marie (1993). After him are Bob Corker (1952), Anna Eshoo (1942), Tina Smith (1958), William B. Saxbe (1916), Chuck Robb (1939), and Earl Blumenauer (1948).

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