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Rod Blagojevich

1956 - Today

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Rod Blagojevich ( blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for eight years on federal charges of public corruption. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich previously worked in both the state and federal legislatures. He served as an Illinois state representative from 1993 to 1997, and the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rod Blagojevich has received more than 4,706,750 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Rod Blagojevich is the 17,829th most popular politician (down from 16,494th in 2019), the 13,412th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,839th in 2019) and the 930th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.7M

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  • 39.06

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Rod Blagojevich has had the most page views in the with 405,133 views, followed by German (4,269), and Spanish (3,185). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swahili (139.51%), Southern Azerbaijani (118.93%), and Simple English (52.50%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rod Blagojevich ranks 17,829 out of 19,576. Before him are Evgeny Bareev, George Stoneman, Christophe Castaner, Mercedes Cabrera, Russell A. Alger, and Nathalie Loiseau. After him are Elena Cattaneo, Julia Klöckner, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Eoin MacNeill, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Jacqui Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Rod Blagojevich ranks 639. Before him are Randy Jackson, Reinhold Hintermaier, Zhantoro Satybaldiyev, Fred Melamed, Peter Norvig, and Mario Trejo. After him are Viktor Lyapkalo, Melody Thomas Scott, Nick Fry, Salma Agha, Charlie Crist, and Miquel-Lluís Muntané.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rod Blagojevich ranks 13,412 out of 20,380. Before him are Adele Jergens (1917), Anthony E. Zuiker (1968), Bow Wow (1987), Michael O'Keefe (1955), Jerry Paris (1925), and Julie Felix (1938). After him are William Safire (1929), Kate Flannery (1964), Bob Seagren (1946), Melody Thomas Scott (1956), Amber Rose (1983), and Deidre Hall (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Rod Blagojevich ranks 930. Before him are Peter Welch (1947), Newton D. Baker (1871), Jane Dee Hull (1935), Debbie Stabenow (1950), George Stoneman (1822), and Russell A. Alger (1836). After him are Marjorie Taylor Greene (1974), Ella Grasso (1919), Patrick M. Shanahan (1962), Edward Bates (1793), Kirsten Gillibrand (1966), and Paul LePage (1948).

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