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Steny Hoyer

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Steny Hamilton Hoyer ( STEN-ee HOY-ər; born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district since 1981. He also served as House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. Hoyer first attained office through a special election on May 19, 1981, and is in his 23rd House term. His district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steny Hoyer has received more than 2,913,364 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Steny Hoyer is the 17,042nd most popular politician (down from 14,807th in 2019), the 11,261st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,546th in 2019) and the 744th most popular American Politician.

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  • 49.78

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Steny Hoyer ranks 17,042 out of 19,576. Before him are Helen Tanger, Dietrich Stobbe, Herbert Kickl, Moeketsi Majoro, Edwin Montagu, and Arsen Fadzaev. After him are Gwendal Peizerat, Leopold Wohlrab, Howell Cobb, Maria Kalesnikava, Govan Mbeki, and Aleksandar Vulin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Steny Hoyer ranks 577. Before him are Harvey Pekar, Orlando Quevedo, Claude Piquemal, Kim Fowley, Karel Schoeman, and Giuseppe Beghetto. After him are Viktor Shustikov, Rhodri Morgan, Sergio Bianchetto, James Dunn, José Cardona, and David Hobbs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steny Hoyer ranks 11,261 out of 20,380. Before him are Gertrude Abercrombie (1909), Amy Jo Johnson (1970), Lilyan Tashman (1896), Olivia Munn (1980), Khary Payton (1972), and Bill Watterson (1958). After him are Burton Downing (1885), Lynne Cox (1957), Howell Cobb (1815), Maria Schneider (1960), June Haver (1926), and Horatio Seymour (1810).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Steny Hoyer ranks 744. Before him are John Brown Gordon (1832), Barbara Jordan (1936), Isidore Mankofsky (1931), John Adams Dix (1798), Don Young (1933), and Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900). After him are Howell Cobb (1815), Horatio Seymour (1810), Charles J. Folger (1818), Elliot Richardson (1920), Carl Levin (1934), and Levi Lincoln Sr. (1749).

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