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Sam Rayburn

1882 - 1961

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Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time House minority leader, and a 24-term congressman, representing Texas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 1913 to 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Rayburn has received more than 1,493,669 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sam Rayburn is the 18,079th most popular politician (down from 16,825th in 2019), the 14,101st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,898th in 2019) and the 1,019th most popular American Politician.

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  • 37.91

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sam Rayburn ranks 18,079 out of 19,576. Before him are Clement Comer Clay, Ezekiel Alebua, Conrad Black, Monica Macovei, Tobias Billström, and J. B. Pritzker. After him are Robert Bergland, Faimalaga Luka, Alton B. Parker, Stefano Palmieri, Pascal Koupaki, and George B. Cortelyou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Sam Rayburn ranks 290. Before him are Bill Tuttle, Albert Bogen, Géza Kiss, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Noah Beery, and Creighton Hale. After him are Walter Nash, Dora Marsden, Jack Hobbs, Malcolm Champion, Valeska Suratt, and Dixie Bibb Graves. Among people deceased in 1961, Sam Rayburn ranks 213. Before him are Albert Bogen, Marion Mahony Griffin, Gwen Lee, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Henry O'Neill, and Elsie Ferguson. After him are Sheridan Downey, Leo Carrillo, Joan Davis, Harry Gribbon, and Donald Cook.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Rayburn ranks 14,101 out of 20,380. Before him are J. B. Pritzker (1965), Lloyd Blankfein (1954), David Vincent (1965), Ulis Williams (1941), Taryn Manning (1978), and Jon McBride (1943). After him are Jennifer Paige (1973), Barry E. Wilmore (1962), Robert Bergland (1928), Tom Chambers (1959), Robin Finck (1971), and Pablo Morales (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Sam Rayburn ranks 1,019. Before him are Nancy Kassebaum (1932), Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878), Roscoe Conkling (1829), Margaret Heckler (1931), Clement Comer Clay (1789), and J. B. Pritzker (1965). After him are Robert Bergland (1928), Alton B. Parker (1852), George B. Cortelyou (1862), Bill Brock (1930), Brad Sherman (1954), and Denis McDonough (1969).

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