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Ann Richards

1933 - 2006

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Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Richards was the second female governor of Texas (the first being Miriam A. Ferguson), and was frequently noted in the media for her outspoken feminism and her one-liners. Born in McLennan County, Texas, Richards became a schoolteacher after graduating from Baylor University. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ann Richards is the 16,589th most popular politician (down from 15,807th in 2019), the 10,130th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,651st in 2019) and the 763rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Ann Richards ranks 16,588 out of 19,576. Before her are Johan van Hulst, Pandeli Majko, Alfred Sant, Ernst Benda, and Django Sissoko. After her are Ted Stevens, Sheila Dikshit, Jack Layton, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Pierre Joxe, César Villanueva, and Malu Dreyer.

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Among people born in 1933, Ann Richards ranks 470. Before her are David Storey, Lou Albano, Constand Viljoen, Maigonis Valdmanis, Tom Price, and Conway Twitty. After her are Gilberto Penayo, Basil Heatley, Jesse Mashburn, Denis Goldberg, Bob Bondurant, and Scotty Bowman. Among people deceased in 2006, Ann Richards ranks 341. Before her are Padmini, Jackie McLean, Adolphe Hug, Gun Röring, Boz Burrell, and Hanka Bielicka. After her are Elton Dean, Gunnar Åkerlund, Darren McGavin, Moira Shearer, Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo, and Ron Greenwood.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ann Richards ranks 10,132 out of 20,380. Before her are Missi Pyle (1972), Justin McCarthy (1899), James Smith (1953), Gerard Way (1977), Bernie Casey (1939), and John Debney (1956). After her are Ted Stevens (1923), Ellen S. Baker (1953), W. S. Merwin (1927), Gary Fisher (1950), Jerry Jones (1942), and Frank Buckles (1901).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ann Richards ranks 763. Before her are John Edwards (1953), Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835), Rand Paul (1963), Jim Risch (1943), George Hearst (1820), and Corine Mauch (1960). After her are Ted Stevens (1923), Karl Rove (1950), Edward Seaga (1930), Josiah Bartlett (1729), John Kasich (1952), and Philip Francis Thomas (1810).

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