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Tommy Thompson

1941 - Today

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Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is an American Republican politician and the current President of the University of Wisconsin System, serving on an interim basis since July 1, 2020. He previously served as the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin and was the 19th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, in the cabinet of U.S. President George W. Bush. He 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 433,711 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Tommy Thompson is the 14,675th most popular politician (down from 13,413th in 2019), the 11,351st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,129th in 2019) and the 813th most popular American Politician.

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  • 430k

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  • 51.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tommy Thompson ranks 14,675 out of 15,710. Before him are Bob Riley, Jonas Sjöstedt, Ed Markey, Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Caesar Rodney, and Stéphane Le Foll. After him are Jack Layton, Nitzan Horowitz, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Marina Kaljurand, Tibor Navracsics, and Evgeny Bareev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Tommy Thompson ranks 458. Before him are James Clapper, Michael Mukasey, Bertrand Halperin, Alan Mullery, Eddie Rabbitt, and Donna Shalala. After him are Arun Shourie, Darshan Ranganathan, Ron Brown, Elaine Showalter, Martha Reeves, and Jim "Bad News" Barnes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Thompson ranks 11,351 out of 15,968. Before him are Charlie Benante (1962), Steve Antin (1958), Cam Clarke (1957), Paula Cole (1968), Sandy West (1959), and Damon Wayans Jr. (1982). After him are Redman (1970), Jerry Nelson (1934), Henry Schoolcraft (1793), Jacoby Shaddix (1976), Willard Schmidt (1910), and Solange Knowles (1986).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Tommy Thompson ranks 813. Before him are Stephen Hadley (1947), Richard M. Daley (1942), Bob Riley (1944), Ed Markey (1946), Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886), and Caesar Rodney (1728). After him are Pete Stark (1931), Sean Hannity (1961), Buddy MacKay (1933), Lot M. Morrill (1813), Liz Cheney (1966), and Maxine Waters (1938).

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