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Tom Ridge

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Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1945) is an American politician and author who served in the George W. Bush administration as the assistant to the president for homeland security from 2001 to 2003 and as the United States secretary of homeland security from 2003 to 2005. He was the first person to hold either office. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and as the 43rd governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. Ridge was born in Munhall, Pennsylvania, and raised in veterans' public housing in Erie, Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Tom Ridge is the 17,627th most popular politician (up from 17,886th in 2024), the 12,568th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,641st in 2019) and the 950th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tom Ridge ranks 17,627 out of 19,576. Before him are Temir Sariyev, Derek Sikua, Mohamed Hussein Roble, Nick Griffin, Abdulla Shahid, and Nellie Connally. After him are Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Janet Napolitano, Jaume Collboni, Evelyn Wever-Croes, Gary Herbert, and Leo Amery.

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Among people born in 1945, Tom Ridge ranks 641. Before him are Greil Marcus, Wilma Mankiller, Vani Jairam, Aparna Sen, Leonardo Véliz, and Daniel Rudisha. After him are Byron Beck, Amjad Ali Khan, David S. Johnson, Kevin Berry, Annie Dillard, and Ron Glass.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Ridge ranks 12,572 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Macy (1922), Carlene Carter (1955), Jack Johnson (1975), Mike Bookie (1904), Crystal Waters (1964), and Grant Imahara (1970). After him are Richard LaGravenese (1959), Bobby Charles (1938), Olivia Cole (1942), Sim Iness (1930), Byron Beck (1945), and Vin Scully (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Tom Ridge ranks 950. Before him are Juanita M. Kreps (1921), Estes Kefauver (1903), Mike Beebe (1946), John W. Davis (1873), Paul Nitze (1907), and Nellie Connally (1919). After him are Janet Napolitano (1957), Gary Herbert (1947), Patrick M. Shanahan (1962), Robert P. Patterson (1891), Raúl Grijalva (1948), and Fitzhugh Lee (1835).

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