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Terry Sanford

1917 - 1998

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James Terry Sanford (August 20, 1917 – April 18, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford served as the 65th Governor of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965, was a two-time U.S. presidential candidate in the 1970s, and served as a U.S. senator from 1986 to 1993. He was a strong proponent of public education and introduced several reforms and new programs in North Carolina's schools and institutions of higher education as the state's governor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terry Sanford has received more than 429,160 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Sanford is the 18,664th most popular politician (down from 17,114th in 2019), the 15,943rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,791st in 2019) and the 1,233rd most popular American Politician.

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  • 16

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  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Terry Sanford ranks 18,664 out of 19,576. Before him are Annie Lööf, Eric Holcomb, Alcee Hastings, Patrick Femerling, Reubin Askew, and Aleksandr Martynov. After him are Wilfred Jacobs, Namadi Sambo, Torsten Albig, Zainab Bangura, Arne Duncan, and Annise Parker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Terry Sanford ranks 357. Before him are Ruth Park, Marjorie Reynolds, Robert Anderson, Googie Withers, Faye Emerson, and Cahal Daly. After him are Claudia McNeil, and Billy Allen. Among people deceased in 1998, Terry Sanford ranks 339. Before him are Irene Hervey, Barbara Acklin, Ram Swarup, Tony Shelly, Lawton Chiles, and Rodney Harvey. After him are Allen Drury, and Protima Bedi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Sanford ranks 15,943 out of 20,380. Before him are Lew Temple (1967), Jason Lamy-Chappuis (1986), Renée Felice Smith (1985), Ellen Kuras (1959), Justice Smith (1995), and Joshua Leonard (1975). After him are Sticky Fingaz (1973), Nicholas Braun (1988), Laura Harrier (1990), Ashton Eaton (1988), Walt Dohrn (1970), and Jason Dohring (1982).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Terry Sanford ranks 1,233. Before him are Tom Cotton (1977), Marty Walsh (1967), William Roth (1921), Eric Holcomb (1968), Alcee Hastings (1936), and Reubin Askew (1928). After him are Arne Duncan (1964), Annise Parker (1956), Norm Coleman (1949), Gary Peters (1958), Tom Coburn (1948), and Olene Walker (1930).

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