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Steve Beshear

1944 - Today

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Steven Lynn Beshear ( bə-SHEER; born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th attorney general from 1980 to 1983 and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained a reputation as a consumer advocate. He parlayed that reputation into a term as attorney general, serving under Governor John Y. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Beshear has received more than 1,275,258 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Beshear is the 18,007th most popular politician (down from 16,327th in 2019), the 13,880th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,385th in 2019) and the 992nd most popular American Politician.

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.23

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  • 4.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Steve Beshear ranks 18,007 out of 19,576. Before him are Anna Kinberg Batra, John Carney, Wally Hickel, Nathalie Arthaud, Leonid Volkov, and Mark Gordon. After him are Ronald Gamarra Herrera, Samuel D. Ingham, Rosario Fernández, Michael Kretschmer, Felix Grundy, and Jim Justice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Steve Beshear ranks 721. Before him are Charles L. Veach, Terry Cooper, George Armstrong, Peter Asher, Bob Riley, and Steve Jones. After him are Conrad Black, Dave Morgan, Bonnie Franklin, Ibrahim Gambari, Mike Oxley, and Muzaffar Ali.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Beshear ranks 13,880 out of 20,380. Before him are Al Freeman Jr. (1934), Bill Dixon (1925), Eric Balfour (1977), Jon Watts (1981), Patrick Flueger (1983), and Mark Gordon (1957). After him are Potter Stewart (1915), Teyonah Parris (1987), Duffer brothers (1984), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), Jack Antonoff (1984), and Monica Raymund (1986).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Steve Beshear ranks 992. Before him are Deb Fischer (1951), Sandy Berger (1945), Mitch Daniels (1949), John Carney (1956), Wally Hickel (1919), and Mark Gordon (1957). After him are Samuel D. Ingham (1779), Felix Grundy (1777), Jim Justice (1951), Thomas Hart Benton (1782), Tommy Thompson (1941), and Bob Bennett (1933).

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