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Samuel Bodman

1938 - 2018

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Samuel Wright Bodman III (born November 26, 1938 – September 7, 2018) was an American businessman, engineer, and politician who served as the 11th United States Secretary of Energy during the George W. Bush administration, from 2005 to 2009. He was also, at different times, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and the Deputy Secretary of Commerce. In December 2004, Bodman was nominated to replace Spencer Abraham as the Energy Secretary and was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on January 31, 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel Bodman has received more than 180,044 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Bodman is the 18,249th most popular politician (down from 16,614th in 2019), the 14,634th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,177th in 2019) and the 1,081st most popular American Politician.

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  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Samuel Bodman ranks 18,249 out of 19,576. Before him are Gesine Lötzsch, Malalai Kakar, Pat Quinn, John Thune, Franck Riester, and Ed Schafer. After him are Rehman Malik, Thomas Francis Meagher, Federico Peña, Katarzyna Lubnauer, Peter Heine Nielsen, and Tatiana Turanskaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Samuel Bodman ranks 610. Before him are Lynn Carlin, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Maxine Waters, David Theile, Michael Bell, and Jay Arnette. After him are Anne Helm, Ishmael Reed, Bertie Auld, Bruce Babbitt, Patrick John, and Derek Dougan. Among people deceased in 2018, Samuel Bodman ranks 585. Before him are Javier Otxoa, Maryon Pittman Allen, Andreas Kappes, Peter Thompson, Pete Shelley, and Boris Kokorev. After him are Wendy Beckett, Chelsi Smith, Charles Krauthammer, Paul Meister, Liam O'Flynn, and Tetsuro Miura.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Samuel Bodman ranks 14,634 out of 20,380. Before him are Liam Aiken (1990), Howard Finkel (1950), Dave Abbruzzese (1968), Kristen Cloke (1968), Ed Schafer (1946), and Jay Arnette (1938). After him are Wendy Williams (1964), Gavin O'Connor (1963), Jace Norman (2000), Chelsi Smith (1973), Federico Peña (1947), and Jayne Brook (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Samuel Bodman ranks 1,081. Before him are Sheridan Downey (1884), Carl Hayden (1877), John Hoeven (1957), Pat Quinn (1948), John Thune (1961), and Ed Schafer (1946). After him are Federico Peña (1947), Oliver Wolcott (1726), Tim Johnson (1946), John Dingell (1926), Ben Cayetano (1939), and Alex Azar (1967).

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