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Tom Foley

1929 - 2013

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Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represented Washington's fifth district for thirty years (1965–1995). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Foley has received more than 957,114 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Tom Foley is the 17,525th most popular politician (down from 16,250th in 2019), the 12,518th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,154th in 2019) and the 852nd most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 960k

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  • 40.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tom Foley ranks 17,525 out of 19,576. Before him are Voula Patoulidou, Audronius Ažubalis, Robert F. Stockton, Jan Brewer, John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, and Nika Melia. After him are Thomas Corwin, Vuk Jeremić, Arlen Specter, Patricia Roberts Harris, Coffi Codjia, and Jean-François Copé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Tom Foley ranks 530. Before him are Józef Zapędzki, Art Taylor, Charles Manring, Paul England, Daphne Hasenjäger, and Ian Stewart. After him are Ronnie Barker, Al Alvarez, Betty Boothroyd, Shirley Ann Grau, Creed Taylor, and George Clayton Johnson. Among people deceased in 2013, Tom Foley ranks 485. Before him are Stanisław Szozda, Dale Robertson, Karla Álvarez, John Kerr, Lajos Für, and Mary Ellen Rudin. After him are Dennis Burkley, Wilbur Thompson, Ruth Asawa, Otis Bowen, Ilya Tsymbalar, and Ann C. Crispin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Foley ranks 12,518 out of 20,380. Before him are John 5 (1971), Cindy McCain (1954), Ron Simmons (1958), Katharine Drexel (1858), Howard Hesseman (1940), and Jason Robards Sr. (1892). After him are Matt Salinger (1960), Thomas Corwin (1794), Nelsan Ellis (1977), Wendi McLendon-Covey (1969), Bryan Burk (1968), and Mason Adams (1919).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Tom Foley ranks 852. Before him are John Barrasso (1952), Jack Reed (1949), John B. Floyd (1806), Tim Scott (1965), Robert F. Stockton (1795), and Jan Brewer (1944). After him are Thomas Corwin (1794), Arlen Specter (1930), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), George Barnes (1892), John Breckinridge (1760), and David Paterson (1954).

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