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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Ridge has received more than 952,001 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Ridge is the 17,916th most popular politician (down from 16,440th in 2019), the 13,636th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,701st in 2019) and the 958th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 950k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Tom Ridges by language

Over the past year Tom Ridge has had the most page views in the with 83,830 views, followed by Chinese (1,634), and German (1,565). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (69.07%), Egyptian Arabic (57.50%), and Southern Azerbaijani (56.44%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tom Ridge ranks 17,916 out of 19,576. Before him are Don McKinnon, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Zilya Valeeva, Manohar Parrikar, Marion Barry, and Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye. After him are Markus Büchel, Joseph B. Foraker, Bill Clements, Khatia Dekanoidze, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, and Vitalii Kim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Tom Ridge ranks 663. Before him are Philippa Marrack, David S. Johnson, Greil Marcus, Byron Beck, Tommy Smith, and Hassan Abshir Farah. After him are Allan Stone, Julie Heldman, Elkie Brooks, Tinnu Anand, Sandy Berger, and Stephen Schneider.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Ridge ranks 13,636 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Kelly (1975), Nick Wechsler (1978), Monique Gabrielle (1962), Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931), Marion Barry (1936), and Lawrence Wright (1947). After him are Hurley Haywood (1948), Autumn Reeser (1980), Amber Liu (1992), Joseph B. Foraker (1846), Bill Clements (1917), and Haviland Morris (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Tom Ridge ranks 958. Before him are Richard Grenell (1966), Israel Pickens (1780), William Blount (1749), Simon Cameron (1799), Alberto Gonzales (1955), and Marion Barry (1936). After him are Joseph B. Foraker (1846), Bill Clements (1917), Mike Parson (1955), Muriel Bowser (1972), Albert B. Fall (1861), and Bob Graham (1936).

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