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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 4,766,886 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Rod Blagojevich is the 16,555th most popular politician (down from 14,001st in 2019), the 12,869th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,553rd in 2019) and the 890th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rod Blagojevich ranks 16,555 out of 15,577Before him are Larry Hogan, Yelena Serova, John W. Geary, Eduardo Campos, Richard Grenell, and Deval Patrick. After him are Irakli Okruashvili, Ann Veneman, Noor Hassanali, John Boozman, Mike Parson, and Donna Shalala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Rod Blagojevich ranks 567Before him are Bjarni Friðriksson, Luigi Negri, David Sedaris, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Larry Hogan, and Deval Patrick. After him are Vinnie Johnson, Bryan Trottier, Michael L. Gernhardt, Philippe Mahut, Teena Marie, and Viktor Lyapkalo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rod Blagojevich ranks 12,869 out of 18,182Before him are Lauren Jauregui (1996), John W. Geary (1819), Richard Grenell (1966), Deval Patrick (1956), William Oefelein (1965), and Shirley Ann Grau (1929). After him are Jimmy Ruffin (1936), Billy Taylor (1921), Kenny Rollins (1923), Craig Federighi (1969), Ann Veneman (1949), and Biz Markie (1964).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Rod Blagojevich ranks 890Before him are Jeff Flake (1962), James Clapper (1941), Larry Hogan (1956), John W. Geary (1819), Richard Grenell (1966), and Deval Patrick (1956). After him are Ann Veneman (1949), John Boozman (1950), Mike Parson (1955), Donna Shalala (1941), Benjamin Stoddert (1751), and Michelle Lujan Grisham (1959).

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