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Ben Carson

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Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon, academic, author, and government official who served as the 17th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 2017 to 2021. A pioneer in the field of neurosurgery, he was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. Carson is one of the most prominent black conservatives in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Carson is the 3,775th most popular politician (up from 5,865th in 2019), the 1,369th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,871st in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Ben Carson ranks 3,775 out of 19,576. Before him are Giacomo Matteotti, Antiochus VIII Grypus, Wei Yan, Devlet I Giray, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Al-Qahir. After him are Salva Kiir Mayardit, Cao Fang, Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Hystaspes, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, and Josef Terboven.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Ben Carson ranks 48. Before him are Gordon Brown, Myint Swe, Elio Di Rupo, Tommy Hilfiger, Kirstie Alley, and Chris Rea. After him are Salva Kiir Mayardit, David Coverdale, Kenny Dalglish, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Rob Halford, and Kevin Keegan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Carson ranks 1,369 out of 20,380. Before him are Rodney King (1965), Stephen Curry (1988), Michael Flynn (1958), Dred Scott (1795), Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), and Ron Howard (1954). After him are Peter Agre (1949), Irving Fisher (1867), John Cocke (1925), Nettie Stevens (1861), John F. Kelly (1950), and Wesley Snipes (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ben Carson ranks 129. Before him are Condoleezza Rice (1954), Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760), William Barr (1950), Andrew Dickson White (1832), Michael Flynn (1958), and Dred Scott (1795). After him are John F. Kelly (1950), Paul Bremer (1941), Eric Adams (1960), Robert M. La Follette (1855), Gina Haspel (1956), and Charles G. Dawes (1865).

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