1929 - 2013
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). He was the first Speaker of the House in over a century since Galusha Grow in 1862 to be defeated in a re-election campaign Born in Spokane, Washington, Foley attended Gonzaga University and pursued a legal career, after graduating from the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. He joined the staff of Senator Henry M. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Foley has received more than 889,330 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Foley is the 16,310th most popular politician (down from 14,259th in 2019), the 12,181st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,224th in 2019) and the 816th most popular American Politician.
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Among politicians, Tom Foley ranks 16,310 out of 15,577. Before him are Bert Koenders, John Kennedy, Alberto Vaquina, Jussi Halla-aho, Nikolay Merkushkin, and Kay Bailey Hutchison. After him are Rustem Khamitov, Andrea Bargnani, John Redmond, Dolkun Isa, Dominique Voynet, and Ali Mohammed Ghedi.
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 16,304
1951 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 16,305
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 16,306
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 16,307
1951 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 16,308
1943 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 16,309
1929 - 2013
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 16,310
1954 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 16,311
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 16,312
1856 - 1918
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 16,313
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 16,314
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 16,315
1952 - Present
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 16,316
Among people born in 1929, Tom Foley ranks 460. Before him are Peter Sculthorpe, John Conyers, Ronnie Allen, Ian Stewart, Alfredo Lim, and King Moody. After him are William Safire, Ronnie Barker, John Davies, George Clayton Johnson, Edith Windsor, and Shirley Ann Grau. Among people deceased in 2013, Tom Foley ranks 445. Before him are Mary Ellen Rudin, Ann C. Crispin, Sharon Stouder, Patricia Blair, Islam Bibi, and Allen Lanier. After him are Frank Lautenberg, Stuart Williams, Kofi Awoonor, Lee Thompson Young, Zelmo Beaty, and Allan Simonsen.
1929 - 2014
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 454
1929 - 2019
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 455
1929 - 2001
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 456
1929 - 2017
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 457
1929 - 2020
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 458
1929 - 2001
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 459
1929 - 2013
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 460
1929 - 2009
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 461
1929 - 2005
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 462
1929 - 2020
HPI: 37.02
Rank: 463
1929 - 2015
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 464
1929 - 2017
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 465
1929 - 2020
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 466
1924 - 2013
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 439
1950 - 2013
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 440
1948 - 2013
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 441
1933 - 2013
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 442
1974 - 2013
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 443
1946 - 2013
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 444
1929 - 2013
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 445
1924 - 2013
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 446
1930 - 2013
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 447
1935 - 2013
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 448
1984 - 2013
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 449
1939 - 2013
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 450
1978 - 2013
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 451
Among people born in United States, Tom Foley ranks 12,181 out of 18,182. Before him are John Kennedy (1951), Gary Collins (1938), Criss Oliva (1963), Bonnie Rotten (1993), Allen Lanier (1946), and Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943). After him are Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924), Chi Chi LaRue (1959), Susan Seidelman (1952), French Stewart (1964), Sinnamon Love (1973), and Allison Hayes (1930).
1951 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 12,175
1938 - 2012
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 12,176
1963 - 1993
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 12,177
1993 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 12,178
1946 - 2013
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 12,179
1943 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 12,180
1929 - 2013
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 12,181
1924 - 2023
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 12,182
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 12,183
1952 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 12,184
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 12,185
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 12,186
1930 - 1977
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 12,187
Among politicians born in United States, Tom Foley ranks 816. Before him are Paul Tsongas (1941), Daniel Manning (1831), George S. Boutwell (1818), Ralph Northam (1959), John Kennedy (1951), and Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943). After him are Smith Thompson (1768), Frank Lautenberg (1924), John Hickenlooper (1952), Caesar Augustus Rodney (1772), George Clymer (1739), and Alexander Martin (1740).
1941 - 1997
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 810
1831 - 1887
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 811
1818 - 1905
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 812
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 813
1951 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 814
1943 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 815
1929 - 2013
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 816
1768 - 1843
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 817
1924 - 2013
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 818
1952 - Present
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 819
1772 - 1824
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 820
1739 - 1813
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 821
1740 - 1807
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 822