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Sherman Minton

1890 - 1965

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Sherman "Shay" Minton (October 20, 1890 – April 9, 1965) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. senator from Indiana and later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; he was a member of the Democratic Party. After attending college and law school, Minton served as a captain in World War I, following which he launched a legal and political career. In 1930, after multiple failed election attempts, and serving as a regional leader in the American Legion, he became a utility commissioner under the administration of Paul V. McNutt, Governor of Indiana. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sherman Minton has received more than 321,735 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2019). Sherman Minton is the 18,842nd most popular politician (down from 17,199th in 2019), the 16,535th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,083rd in 2019) and the 1,303rd most popular American Politician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sherman Minton ranks 18,842 out of 19,576. Before him are Dave Freudenthal, Yuichiro Hata, Fátima Báñez, Nanaia Mahuta, Dickon Mitchell, and Anneli Ott. After him are Emanuel Cleaver, Pete Aguilar, Høgni Hoydal, Brian Sandoval, B. B. Comer, and Monica Mæland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Sherman Minton ranks 266. Before him are Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Albert Arnheiter, Charlotte Greenwood, Wheeler Oakman, Eddie Gribbon, and Conrad Richter. After him is Ben Fletcher. Among people deceased in 1965, Sherman Minton ranks 246. Before him are Haldor Halderson, Creighton Hale, H. V. Evatt, Eddie Gribbon, Willard Schmidt, and Dixie Bibb Graves. After him is Douglas Payne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sherman Minton ranks 16,535 out of 20,380. Before him are Wilson Bethel (1984), Jeanette J. Epps (1970), Stefanie Scott (1996), Janel Parrish (1988), Yolanda Adams (1961), and Catherine Reitman (1981). After him are Beth Littleford (1968), Meredith Vieira (1953), Killer Mike (1975), Elise Neal (1966), Heather McComb (1977), and Rebecca Walker (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Sherman Minton ranks 1,303. Before him are Beto O'Rourke (1972), Mark Udall (1950), Charles L. McNary (1874), Heather Nauert (1970), Darrell Issa (1953), and Dave Freudenthal (1950). After him are Emanuel Cleaver (1944), Pete Aguilar (1979), Brian Sandoval (1963), B. B. Comer (1848), Joe Sestak (1951), and Alisa Marić (1970).

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