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Barbara Jordan

1936 - 1996

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Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate since Reconstruction, the first southern African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and one of the first two African Americans elected to the U.S. House from the former Confederacy since 1901, alongside Andrew Young of Georgia. Jordan achieved fame for delivering a powerful opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee hearings during the impeachment process against Richard Nixon. In 1976, she became the first African American, and the first woman, to deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barbara Jordan is the 17,146th most popular politician (down from 17,007th in 2019), the 11,342nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,171st in 2019) and the 862nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Barbara Jordan ranks 17,146 out of 19,576. Before her are Pierre Laurent, Natalia Shaposhnikova, Carlos P. Romulo, Penaia Ganilau, Ana Palacio, and Kristina Šmigun-Vähi. After her are Horatio Seymour, Igor Lukšić, Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov, Julio Cobos, Arthur Foulkes, and Bob Kerrey.

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Among people born in 1936, Barbara Jordan ranks 538. Before her are Peter Hill-Wood, Michael Dertouzos, Kalevi Oikarainen, Al Attles, Edward C. Stone, and Nils Nilsson. After her are Charlie Daniels, Shelley Morrison, Roger Miller, Andrew Davies, Rosa María Britton, and John Tchicai. Among people deceased in 1996, Barbara Jordan ranks 329. Before her are Evelyn Hooker, Sultan Rahi, Zdeněk Škrland, Pat Brown, Swami Rama, Sverre Sørsdal, Willi Heeks, Otto Licha, Ron Brown, and Konstantin Loktev. After her are Nino Borsari, and Jean Muir.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barbara Jordan ranks 11,344 out of 20,380. Before her are Bob Burns (1950), Barbara Cochran (1951), Hilary Hahn (1979), Juliet Landau (1965), George Henry Thomas (1816), and Katie Cassidy (1986). After her are Jay Hernandez (1978), Katherine Moennig (1977), Bert I. Gordon (1922), Horatio Seymour (1810), Thomas Starzl (1926), and Walt Hansgen (1919).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Barbara Jordan ranks 862. Before her are Daniel Goldin (1940), William Hooper (1742), Levi Woodbury (1789), Adam Schiff (1960), Lauren Boebert (1986), and Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900). After her are Horatio Seymour (1810), Bob Kerrey (1943), Francis James Child (1825), Buddy MacKay (1933), Charles J. Folger (1818), and Patricia Roberts Harris (1924).

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