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POLITICIAN

Wally Hickel

1919 - 2010

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Walter Joseph Hickel (August 18, 1919 – May 7, 2010) was an American businessman, real estate developer, and politician who served as the second governor of Alaska from 1966 to 1969 and 1990 to 1994, as well as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1969 to 1970. He worked as a construction worker and eventually became a construction company operator during Alaska's territorial days. Following World War II, Hickel became heavily involved with real estate development, building residential subdivisions, shopping centers and hotels. Hickel entered politics in the 1950s during Alaska's battle for statehood and remained politically active for the rest of his life.Hickel served as the second governor of Alaska, defeating incumbent and first governor William A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wally Hickel has received more than 254,566 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Wally Hickel is the 16,726th most popular politician (down from 14,737th in 2019), the 13,392nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,574th in 2019) and the 950th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wally Hickel ranks 16,726 out of 15,577Before her are J. P. Nadda, Felice Mariani, Jiang Yi-huah, Andrew Yang, Rafael Pascual, and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum. After her are Manohar Parrikar, Talant Mamytov, Richard J. Terrile, John M. Berrien, Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, and Abdirizak Haji Hussein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Wally Hickel ranks 317Before her are Gretchen Fraser, Jayne Meadows, Mary Beth Hughes, Shamshad Begum, Janet Waldo, and Ella Grasso. After her are Andy Rooney, Beryl Reid, and Doris Singleton. Among people deceased in 2010, Wally Hickel ranks 422Before her are Teena Marie, Eddie Baily, Sławomir Skrzypek, Barbara Billingsley, Ksenija Pajčin, and Stephen Schneider. After her are Janusz Kurtyka, Frances Reid, Edwin Morgan, Kage Baker, Fatima Meer, and Abdolmalek Rigi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wally Hickel ranks 13,392 out of 18,182Before her are Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (1969), Dan Calichman (1968), Randy Travis (1959), Jeff Nichols (1978), Austin Amelio (1988), and Andre Phillips (1959). After her are Joanne Chory (1955), Latrell Sprewell (1970), Rachel Talalay (1958), Olivia Palermo (1986), Gilbert Arenas (1982), and Christopher Ferguson (1961).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Wally Hickel ranks 950Before her are Ben Nelson (1941), Ella Grasso (1919), Jim Justice (1951), Thomas Menino (1942), Andrew Yang (1975), and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (1969). After her are Richard J. Terrile (1951), John M. Berrien (1781), Paul LePage (1948), Buddy MacKay (1933), Tony Evers (1951), and Richard Burr (1955).