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Sylvia Mathews Burwell

1965 - Today

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Sylvia Mary Burwell (née Mathews; born June 23, 1965) is an American government and non-profit executive who was the 15th president of American University from 2017 to 2024. Burwell is the first woman to serve as the university's president. A member of the Democratic Party, Burwell earlier served as the 22nd United States secretary of health and human services from 2014 to 2017 and as 39th director of the Office of Management and Budget from 2013 to 2014. A West Virginia native, Burwell first worked for the United States government in Washington, D.C., during the presidency of Bill Clinton. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sylvia Mathews Burwell has received more than 746,962 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sylvia Mathews Burwell is the 19,263rd most popular politician (down from 17,633rd in 2019), the 18,491st most popular biography from United States (down from 17,185th in 2019) and the 1,461st most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sylvia Mathews Burwell ranks 19,263 out of 19,576. Before her are Anna Kareyeva, Yakup Kılıç, Ricardo Rosselló, Ken Calvert, Adam Kinzinger, and Lyubov Galkina. After her are Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, Dorel Simion, Abderrahmane Benamadi, Ren Hayakawa, and Ami Bera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Sylvia Mathews Burwell ranks 938. Before her are Mario Deslauriers, Mike Pollock, Jan Tore Sanner, Robert Satcher, Five for Fighting, and Gary Ablett. After her are James Tomkins, Ami Bera, Danny Harris, Teresa Weatherspoon, Tony Cottee, and Carlton Palmer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sylvia Mathews Burwell ranks 18,491 out of 20,380. Before her are Terrell Brandon (1970), Kate Voegele (1986), Channing Frye (1983), Carrie Steinseifer (1968), Adam Kinzinger (1978), and Hartley Sawyer (1985). After her are Jameer Nelson (1982), Jordan Farmar (1986), Roy Hibbert (1986), G Hannelius (1998), Justin Gimelstob (1977), and Hynden Walch (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Sylvia Mathews Burwell ranks 1,461. Before her are Steve Israel (1958), Paul Vallas (1953), Heather Wilson (1960), Peter Roskam (1961), Ken Calvert (1953), and Adam Kinzinger (1978). After her are Ami Bera (1965), Markwayne Mullin (1977), Tony Amonte (1970), Rob Bishop (1951), Doug LaMalfa (1960), and Dana Perino (1972).

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