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Ben Cardin

1943 - Today

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Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 2007 until 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 2007. Cardin served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1967 to 1987 and as its speaker from 1979 to 1987. In 58 years as an elected official, Cardin never lost an election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Cardin is the 16,865th most popular politician (down from 15,933rd in 2019), the 10,693rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,842nd in 2019) and the 812th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ben Cardin ranks 16,865 out of 19,576. Before him are Élie Doté, Carter Braxton, Álvaro García Linera, Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, and Merav Michaeli. After him are Rodolfo Nin Novoa, Sanjaagiin Bayar, Uri Rosenthal, Jozefina Topalli, John Thune, and Lotay Tshering.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Ben Cardin ranks 637. Before him are Wolfgang Scheidel, Nicolae Pescaru, Masushi Ouchi, Ignacio Calderón, James Herbert, and Mike Fisher. After him are Mick Abrahams, Traudl Hecher, Ignacio Prieto, Manfred Schaefer, Andrzej Badeński, and Tommy Gemmell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Cardin ranks 10,695 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Fisher (1943), Peter Matthiessen (1927), Cheryl Hines (1965), Patrice Wymore (1926), David Garrison (1952), and Elaine de Kooning (1918). After him are Maud Barger-Wallach (1870), Michael Wong (1965), John T. Scopes (1900), Sara Foster (1981), Dan Gilroy (1959), and John Thune (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ben Cardin ranks 812. Before him are Mike Mansfield (1903), Caleb Cushing (1800), Eric Holder (1951), Nicholas Katzenbach (1922), Sherrod Brown (1952), and Carter Braxton (1736). After him are John Thune (1961), Elizabeth Dole (1936), Nelson W. Aldrich (1841), Gary Hart (1936), Neil Abercrombie (1938), and John Delaney (1963).

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