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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 400,131 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Sanford is the 17,175th most popular politician (down from 15,173rd in 2019), the 14,831st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,979th in 2019) and the 1,136th most popular American Politician.

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  • 31.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Terry Sanford ranks 17,175 out of 15,577. Before him are Barbie Ferreira, Jasna Fazlić, Alma Zadić, Andrea Sartoretti, Alan Keyes, and Baciro Djá. After him are Dirk Kempthorne, John Kitzhaber, Juho Sunila, Cynthia McKinney, Frank Carlson, and Chris Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Terry Sanford ranks 314. Before him are Mervyn Wood, Bill Clements, Marjorie Reynolds, Googie Withers, Cahal Daly, and Ruth Park.  Among people deceased in 1998, Terry Sanford ranks 300. Before him are Gene Raymond, Dane Clark, Syd Owen, Tron, Keith Newton, and Lawton Chiles. After him are Protima Bedi and Peter Sillett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Sanford ranks 14,831 out of 18,182. Before him are Kirk Franklin (1970), Duane G. Carey (1957), Alan Keyes (1950), Lindsay Sloane (1977), Brande Roderick (1974), and Robia LaMorte (1970). After him are Winona LaDuke (1959), Dirk Kempthorne (1951), Jadakiss (1975), John Kitzhaber (1947), Matthew Conger (1978), and Charles Michael Davis (1984).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Terry Sanford ranks 1,136. Before him are Elizabeth May (1954), Harry F. Byrd Jr. (1914), Dave Heineman (1948), Bill Haslam (1958), Barbie Ferreira (1996), and Alan Keyes (1950). After him are Dirk Kempthorne (1951), John Kitzhaber (1947), Cynthia McKinney (1955), Frank Carlson (1893), Chris Smith (1953), and Mark Sanford (1960).

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