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Barbara Mikulski

1936 - Today

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Barbara Ann Mikulski ( mih-KUL-skee; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987. Mikulski is the third-longest-serving female United States Senator, and the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Maryland history. Born and raised in the Highlandtown neighborhood of East Baltimore, Mikulski attended Mount Saint Agnes College and the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Barbara Mikulski is the 17,338th most popular politician (down from 16,734th in 2024), the 11,739th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,500th in 2019) and the 889th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Barbara Mikulski ranks 17,334 out of 19,576Before her are Augusto Santos Silva, and Feargus O'Connor. After her are Akejan Kajegeldin, Lipit-Enlil, Bill Hayden, Nika Gilauri, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Dumitru Braghiș, Rosa Díez, Jürgen Rüttgers, Malik Meraj Khalid, and Vadym Prystaiko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Barbara Mikulski ranks 549Before her are Rosa María Britton, John Tchicai, Adrian Smith, Mihály Fülöp, Peter Duesberg, and Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky. After her are Tommy Steele, Billy Higgins, Reginald Hill, Dave Allen, Sergio Navarro, and Jackie Lewis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barbara Mikulski ranks 11,741 out of 20,380Before her are Wiley Post (1898), James Jones (1980), George Perle (1915), Charlie Rose (1942), Patricia Richardson (1951), and Alvah Bessie (1904). After her are Lisa Nowak (1963), Anna Belknap (1972), Jim Byrnes (1948), Cynthia Ozick (1928), Gregory S. Paul (1954), and Chester Morris (1901).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Barbara Mikulski ranks 889Before her are Isidore Mankofsky (1931), Margaret Chase Smith (1897), Rodney Mullen (1966), Bob Avakian (1943), Betsy DeVos (1958), and John Cornyn (1952). After her are Jon Kyl (1942), Joe Walsh (1961), Henry M. Jackson (1912), Mike Gravel (1930), William Gibbs McAdoo (1863), and Mike Honda (1941).