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Terry Branstad

1946 - Today

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Terry Edward Branstad (born November 17, 1946) is an American politician and former diplomat. A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 before serving as the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and again as the 42nd Governor of the state from 2011 to 2017. He is the longest-serving governor in United States history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terry Branstad has received more than 1,311,882 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Branstad is the 16,162nd most popular politician (down from 15,248th in 2019), the 9,282nd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,472nd in 2019) and the 598th most popular American Politician.

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  • 4.50

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Terry Branstad ranks 16,162 out of 19,576Before him are Eochaid Buide, Liu Qi, Ma Kai, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, Andrey Lugovoy, and Tshering Tobgay. After him are Emil Stang, Folke Rogard, Özgür Özel, Alexander Volkov, Pany Yathotou, and Tomás Gomensoro Albín.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Terry Branstad ranks 644Before him are Dean Cundey, Peter Sutherland, Terry Kath, Ma Kai, Vahidin Musemić, and Helen Gourlay. After him are Patrick Rambaud, Georgi Markov, Eric Van Lustbader, María Teresa Ruiz, Chris Burden, and Dave Mason.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Branstad ranks 9,282 out of 20,380Before him are Larry the Cable Guy (1963), Harry Warren (1893), John Brinck (1908), Allen Daviau (1942), Terry Kath (1946), and Fritz Weaver (1926). After him are Scott Gorham (1951), George Adams (1940), Robert Surtees (1906), Booth Tarkington (1869), Ethan Phillips (1955), and George Steinbrenner (1930).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Terry Branstad ranks 598Before him are Jim Risch (1943), Mary Arthur McElroy (1841), Hiram Johnson (1866), James M. Cox (1870), Hugo Black (1886), and Fred M. Vinson (1890). After him are Porter Goss (1938), William H. Webster (1924), Jim Ross (1952), Gary Hart (1936), James Skivring Smith (1825), and Frank Murkowski (1933).