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Robert Byrd

1917 - 2010

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Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician and musician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democrat, Byrd also served as a U.S. representative for six years, from 1953 until 1959. He remains the longest-serving U.S. Senator in history; he was the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress until surpassed by Representative John Dingell of Michigan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Byrd has received more than 6,159,762 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Robert Byrd is the 13,291st most popular politician (down from 11,312th in 2019), the 5,546th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,492nd in 2019) and the 354th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert Byrd ranks 13,291 out of 19,576. Before him are Stefano Franscini, Song Renqiong, Aufidius Bassus, Margaret Taylor, Gratian, and Eduard Heger. After him are Strom Thurmond, King Dao of Zhou, Merhotepre Ini, Anton Ackermann, Abdullah Ensour, and Hakainde Hichilema.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Robert Byrd ranks 210. Before him are Leandro Remondini, Helen Suzman, Kriangsak Chamanan, Domenico Bartolucci, Abdel Rahman Badawi, and Betty Holberton. After him are Jacqueline Auriol, Mikhail Devyataev, Lev Kerbel, Isuzu Yamada, Ernesto Alonso, and Miroslav Brozović. Among people deceased in 2010, Robert Byrd ranks 229. Before him are Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Ed Roberts, Charles Mackerras, Loki Schmidt, Jacqueline de Romilly, and George C. Williams. After him are Jyoti Basu, Kenneth Noland, Brian G. Marsden, Dezső Bundzsák, Chushiro Hayashi, and Harry Vos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Byrd ranks 5,546 out of 20,380. Before him are George C. Williams (1926), Anne Haney (1934), Margaret Taylor (1788), Michael Tomasello (1950), Margaret Colin (1958), and Bob Brookmeyer (1929). After him are Al Kooper (1944), Strom Thurmond (1902), Mark Forest (1933), Mike Wallace (1918), Cesar Chavez (1927), and Ida B. Wells (1862).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Robert Byrd ranks 354. Before him are Richard Helms (1913), Maura Healey (1971), Pete Rose (1941), Ishi (1860), Ida Saxton McKinley (1847), and Margaret Taylor (1788). After him are Strom Thurmond (1902), William R. King (1786), Osceola (1804), Eric Adams (1960), Budge Patty (1924), and Eugene McCarthy (1916).

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