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Wendell R. Anderson

1933 - 2016

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Wendell Richard "Wendy" Anderson (February 1, 1933 – July 17, 2016) was an American hockey player, politician, and the 33rd governor of Minnesota, serving from January 4, 1971, to December 29, 1976. In late 1976 he resigned as governor in order to be appointed to the U.S. Senate after Senator Walter Mondale was elected Vice President of the United States. Anderson served in the Senate from December 30, 1976, to December 29, 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wendell R. Anderson has received more than 72,126 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Wendell R. Anderson is the 18,475th most popular politician (down from 16,959th in 2019), the 15,296th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,307th in 2019) and the 1,157th most popular American Politician.

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  • 72k

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  • 35.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Wendell R. Anderson has had the most page views in the with 15,173 views, followed by Hungarian (1,036), and Swedish (884). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (112.14%), Simple English (77.82%), and Finnish (65.59%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wendell R. Anderson ranks 18,475 out of 19,576Before her are Richard J. Terrile, Patricia de Lille, Elena Kountoura, Manik Sarkar, José Antonio Alonso, and Pauline Ducruet. After her are Michael Bennet, Tony Leon, Chris Smith, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Ted Strickland, and Fu Mingxia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Wendell R. Anderson ranks 546Before her are Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Charles Portis, Peter Sillett, Craig L. Thomas, Stan Anderson, and David Bellamy. After her are Richard Riley, Yoshi Oyakawa, and Albert Quixall. Among people deceased in 2016, Wendell R. Anderson ranks 606Before her are Dale Bumpers, Big Syke, David Cañada, Bahman Golbarnezhad, José María Rivas, and Ali Hussein Shihab. After her are Victoria Wood, Arthur Maia, Ralph Stanley, Henry Worsley, Bruno Rangel, and René Marsiglia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wendell R. Anderson ranks 15,296 out of 20,380Before her are Steven Klein (1965), Eric Linden (1909), John O'Hurley (1954), Geraldine Brooks (1925), Biz Markie (1964), and AZ (1972). After her are Kenny Atkinson (1967), Chris Smith (1953), Steve Wilhite (1948), Danielle Rose Russell (1999), Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872), and Jordan Ladd (1975).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Wendell R. Anderson ranks 1,157Before her are Susana Martinez (1959), Tom DeLay (1947), Douglas Wilder (1931), Tammy Baldwin (1962), Maria Cantwell (1958), and Richard J. Terrile (1951). After her are Chris Smith (1953), Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872), Ted Strickland (1941), John Chafee (1922), Ronna McDaniel (1973), and Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802).