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Ron Paul

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Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician, and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States, first as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988, and then as a candidate for the Republican Party in 2008 and 2012. A self-described constitutionalist, Paul is a critic of several of the federal government's policies, especially the existence of the Federal Reserve and tax policy, as well as the military–industrial complex, the war on drugs, and the war on terror. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ron Paul has received more than 7,991,189 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia. Ron Paul is the 5,916th most popular politician (up from 6,324th in 2019), the 1,889th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,161st in 2019) and the 128th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ron Paul ranks 5,916 out of 19,576. Before him are Yejong of Goryeo, Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria, Luis Carlos Galán, Wellington Koo, John I, Duke of Alençon, and Jan Peter Balkenende. After him are Ordoño III of León, Archduchess Barbara of Austria, 'Abd al-Ilah, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Cyrus Vance, and Boris Pugo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Ron Paul ranks 85. Before him are Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Charles Duke, Floyd Patterson, Bent Larsen, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Fritz Honka. After him are Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Lee Remick, Viktor Bryukhanov, Luis del Sol, Carl Andre, and Serge Klarsfeld.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ron Paul ranks 1,889 out of 20,380. Before him are Stanley Kramer (1913), Angie Dickinson (1931), Hank Williams (1923), Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. (1868), Jeff Kinney (1971), and Brad Davis (1949). After him are Charles W. Morris (1903), Cyrus Vance (1917), Victor French (1934), Jim Garrison (1921), Liv Tyler (1977), and Edward T. Hall (1914).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ron Paul ranks 128. Before him are Clement Greenberg (1909), Spiro Agnew (1918), William Walker (1824), Paul Wolfowitz (1943), Sam Houston (1793), and Ben Carson (1951). After him are Cyrus Vance (1917), Jim Garrison (1921), Henry A. Wallace (1888), Avery Brundage (1887), Pontiac (1714), and Samuel Adams (1722).

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