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Barney Frank

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Barnett Frank (born March 31, 1940) is a retired American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011 and was a leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd–Frank Act. Frank, a resident of Newton, Massachusetts, was considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States during his time in Congress. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Barney Frank is the 18,504th most popular politician (down from 18,174th in 2024), the 15,117th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,492nd in 2019) and the 1,192nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Barney Frank ranks 18,504 out of 19,576. Before him are George W. Norris, Savitri Jindal, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Jack Guy Lafontant, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Daniel Günther. After him are Phil Bredesen, Annapurna Devi, Gale Norton, John Tower, Pere Aragonès, and Kapil Sibal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Barney Frank ranks 609. Before him are Bob Knight, Harry Jerome, James Burrows, Adam Faith, Cynthia Weil, and Savitri Jindal. After him are Robert Pinsky, Jim Clyburn, Ali Eid, David Broome, Bharati Mukherjee, and Roger K. Crouch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barney Frank ranks 15,123 out of 20,380. Before him are Lisa Boyle (1964), Ira Sachs (1965), Sheldon Whitehouse (1955), Alvan Adams (1954), Terry Rozier (1994), and Justin Roiland (1980). After him are Jake Kasdan (1974), Alex D. Linz (1989), Al Snow (1963), Phil Bredesen (1943), Pamela Springsteen (1962), and Seth Meyers (1973).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Barney Frank ranks 1,192. Before him are Clement Comer Clay (1789), Bill Clements (1917), Carl Hayden (1877), Jerry Moran (1954), George W. Norris (1861), and Sheldon Whitehouse (1955). After him are Phil Bredesen (1943), Gale Norton (1954), John Tower (1925), John W. Weeks (1860), Paul Sarbanes (1933), and Dick Thornburgh (1932).

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