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Tommy Thompson

1941 - Today

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Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is an American politician who served as the 19th United States secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001 to 2005 in the cabinet of President George W. Bush. Before that, he was the 42nd governor of Wisconsin (1987–2001) and Republican floor leader in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1981–1987). Thompson is the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history, holding office from January 1987 until February 2001, and is the only person to be elected to the office four times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tommy Thompson has received more than 783,673 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Thompson is the 18,016th most popular politician (down from 16,509th in 2019), the 13,907th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,889th in 2019) and the 997th most popular American Politician.

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  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tommy Thompson ranks 18,016 out of 19,576. Before him are Samuel D. Ingham, Rosario Fernández, Michael Kretschmer, Felix Grundy, Jim Justice, and Thomas Hart Benton. After him are Akhilesh Yadav, Anna Diamantopoulou, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Ivy Dumont, Bob Bennett, and Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Tommy Thompson ranks 625. Before him are Frederick Hauck, Robert Hunter, Ali Khalif Galaydh, Lamont Dozier, Joan A. Steitz, and Donna Shalala. After him are Martin Carthy, Lucious Jackson, Eddie Rabbitt, Ulis Williams, Martha Reeves, and Ben Nelson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Thompson ranks 13,907 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Ruben (1913), Omari Hardwick (1974), Kenny Rollins (1923), Constance Wu (1982), Thomas Hart Benton (1782), and Katharine Lee Bates (1859). After him are Jack Mercer (1910), Madeleine Peyroux (1974), Kermit Washington (1951), Bob Bennett (1933), Stephen Schneider (1945), and John Laurinaitis (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Tommy Thompson ranks 997. Before him are Mark Gordon (1957), Steve Beshear (1944), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), Felix Grundy (1777), Jim Justice (1951), and Thomas Hart Benton (1782). After him are Bob Bennett (1933), Harriet Miers (1945), Jerry Moran (1954), Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827), Larry Hogan (1956), and Norman Thomas (1884).

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