POLITICIAN

Sam Webb

1945 - Today

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Samuel Webb (born June 4, 1945) is an American activist and political leader, who served as the Chairman of the Communist Party USA from 2000 to 2014, succeeding the party's longest running leader Gus Hall. Webb did not accept nomination to be reelected as chairman at the 30th National Convention of the Communist Party USA in 2014, at which John Bachtell was elected the party's new chairman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Webb has received more than 145,777 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Webb is the 12,474th most popular politician (up from 13,513th in 2019), the 4,861st most popular biography from United States (up from 6,532nd in 2019) and the 316th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sam Webb ranks 12,474 out of 19,576Before him are Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Igor Matovič, Urraca Fernández, Louis Charles Delescluze, Luis Sáenz Peña, and Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup. After him are Germán Busch, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Amrullah Saleh, Hipólito Mejía, Anselmo Alliegro y Milá, and Zoskales.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Sam Webb ranks 314Before him are Philippe Ouédraogo, Vladimiro Montesinos, Carrie Snodgress, Elvin Hayes, Ivan Lins, and Helen Fisher. After him are Jeremy Bulloch, Jörg Immendorff, John Rutter, Brian Connolly, Faustin Twagiramungu, and Norio Wakamoto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Webb ranks 4,861 out of 20,380Before him are Michael Weatherly (1968), Alexander H. Stephens (1812), Richard Lynch (1940), Oliver Kirk (1884), Chris Carter (1956), and Fay Bainter (1893). After him are Gregory Itzin (1948), John Stamos (1963), Mark St. John (1956), Frank Gorshin (1933), Maggie Grace (1983), and Bobby Seale (1936).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Sam Webb ranks 316Before him are Winfield Scott Hancock (1824), Sargent Shriver (1915), John Hay (1838), Angelica Singleton Van Buren (1818), Oliver North (1943), and Alexander H. Stephens (1812). After him are Bobby Seale (1936), Edmund Randolph (1753), Fred Thompson (1942), Bill Richardson (1947), Joseph Brant (1742), and William Joseph Simmons (1880).