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Alf Landon

1887 - 1987

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Alfred Mossman Landon (September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American oilman and politician who served as the 26th governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 1936 presidential election, and was defeated in a landslide by incumbent president Franklin D. Roosevelt. The margin of victory in the electoral college was the largest of Roosevelt's four elections to the office of president, as Landon won just 8 electoral votes to Roosevelt's 523. Landon died on October 12, 1987, becoming the only presidential candidate from either of the major parties to live to the age of 100 until Jimmy Carter in 2024, and is to date the only Republican candidate to do so. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Alf Landon is the 14,505th most popular politician (down from 13,959th in 2024), the 7,000th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,208th in 2019) and the 554th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Alf Landon ranks 14,506 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward Natapei, Joseph Cook, Vsevolod of Pskov, Meira Kumar, Sigeberht the Good, Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha, and Said Musa. After him are Bhagwan Das, Manuel Candamo, Arsames I, Constantin Argetoianu, and Alexandros Diomidis.

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Among people born in 1887, Alf Landon ranks 209. Before him are Bruno Frank, Géza Csáth, Alfonso Calzolari, Dmitry Bogrov, Väinö Siikaniemi, and Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli. After him are Sam Warner, Igor Severyanin, Gregorio Marañón, David Keilin, Boris Kostić, and Jack Conway. Among people deceased in 1987, Alf Landon ranks 169. Before him are Gerhard Fieseler, Ethel Catherwood, František Šafránek, James Jesus Angleton, Leabua Jonathan, and Solomana Kante. After him are Franjo Wölfl, Alphonse Alley, Valentín Paz-Andrade, Ajita Wilson, Hans Gál, and Georges Buchard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alf Landon ranks 7,003 out of 20,380. Before him are Nancy Chodorow (1944), Ethel Waters (1896), John Diehl (1950), Chris Morgan (1966), Sandy Neilson (1956), John Exley (1867), and Gil Scott-Heron (1949). After him are Terry Bozzio (1950), Leslie Grossman (1971), Jason Scott Lee (1966), William Wharton (1925), and Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Alf Landon ranks 554. Before him are Bainbridge Colby (1869), Bill Richardson (1947), José Graziano da Silva (1949), Vince Lombardi (1913), Liao Zhongkai (1877), and Al Smith (1873). After him are J. William Fulbright (1905), Maura Healey (1971), Eugene Burton Ely (1886), Pam Bondi (1965), Richard Lugar (1932), and Brent Scowcroft (1925).

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