POLITICIAN

Sam Brownback

1956 - Today

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Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and as the 46th governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Brownback also served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom during the administration of President Donald Trump and was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 2008. Born in Garnett, Kansas, Brownback grew up on a family farm in Parker, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in agricultural economics in 1978 and received a J.D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Brownback has received more than 1,353,806 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Brownback is the 18,199th most popular politician (down from 16,771st in 2019), the 14,459th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,698th in 2019) and the 1,065th most popular American Politician.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sam Brownback ranks 18,199 out of 19,576. Before him are John Garamendi, Craig L. Thomas, Jean-Henry Céant, Hakeem Jeffries, Tom Mboya, and Vicente Ehate Tomi. After him are Linda Lingle, Katja Kipping, Tahir Elçi, Manny Villar, Barney Frank, and Ellen Wilkinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Sam Brownback ranks 696. Before him are Jon Tester, Adolfino Cañete, Michael L. Gernhardt, Ann Magnuson, Anita Hill, and Jean-Henry Céant. After him are Robin Curtis, Kimberly Beck, Graham Watson, Jorge Olaechea, Květa Jeriová, and L.A. Reid.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Brownback ranks 14,459 out of 20,380. Before him are Nick Robinson (1995), Carrie Underwood (1983), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), Metta World Peace (1979), Chynna Phillips (1968), and Jordan Burroughs (1988). After him are Clark Johnson (1954), Linda Lingle (1953), Skylar Grey (1986), Patrick Fischler (1969), Gale Page (1910), and Lorna Gray (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Sam Brownback ranks 1,065. Before him are Richard Burr (1955), Daniel Carroll (1730), Jim Gilmore (1949), John Garamendi (1945), Craig L. Thomas (1933), and Hakeem Jeffries (1970). After him are Linda Lingle (1953), Barney Frank (1940), Jen Psaki (1978), John Tower (1925), Maryon Pittman Allen (1925), and Tony Evers (1951).

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