POLITICIAN

Thad Cochran

1937 - 2019

Photo of Thad Cochran

Icon of person Thad Cochran

William Thad Cochran ( KOK-rən; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978. Born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, Cochran graduated from the University of Mississippi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thad Cochran has received more than 983,353 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Thad Cochran is the 18,054th most popular politician (down from 16,598th in 2019), the 14,001st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,141st in 2019) and the 1,008th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 980k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thad Cochran ranks 18,054 out of 19,576. Before him are Dieter Althaus, Ali Mohammed Ghedi, John L. McClellan, Marin Raykov, Pablo Casado, and George Forbes. After him are Shelley Moore Capito, Petar Lesov, László Toroczkai, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Jens Weidmann, and Marat Khusnullin.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Thad Cochran ranks 559. Before him are Donnelly Rhodes, Peter Brabrook, Al D'Amato, Giuseppe Pericu, Ramanathan Krishnan, and Gus Hutchison. After him are Stan Swamy, Deven Verma, Shay Brennan, Bailey Howell, Hal Rogers, and Jeff Farrell. Among people deceased in 2019, Thad Cochran ranks 582. Before him are Manohar Parrikar, Robert Hunter, Sandie Jones, Viktor Manakov, Anthoine Hubert, and D. C. Fontana. After him are Dorothy Masuka, Roberto Bailey, Juice Wrld, Stephanie Niznik, John Dingell, and Oliver Mtukudzi.

Others Born in 1937

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2019

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Thad Cochran ranks 14,001 out of 20,380. Before him are Nicky Hilton Rothschild (1983), Sin Cara (1977), James Grogan (1931), Earl Boykins (1976), Madelaine Petsch (1994), and Betty Everett (1939). After him are Dorothy Peterson (1897), Shelley Moore Capito (1953), Jerome Richardson (1920), Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935), Dave Meltzer (1959), and Philip Levine (1928).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Thad Cochran ranks 1,008. Before him are Larry Hogan (1956), Norman Thomas (1884), Bill Kristol (1952), Barbara Lee (1946), John L. McClellan (1896), and Marin Raykov (1960). After him are Shelley Moore Capito (1953), Ben Nighthorse Campbell (1933), Charlie Baker (1956), Tom Harkin (1939), Nancy Kassebaum (1932), and Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878).

American born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous