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Ben Nelson

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Earl Benjamin Nelson (born May 17, 1941) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 37th governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and as of 2025, is the last Democrat to hold and/or win any statewide elected office in Nebraska. Nelson was an insurance executive before he entered politics. His first run for office was in 1990, when he narrowly defeated incumbent Republican governor Kay Orr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Nelson is the 18,096th most popular politician (up from 18,120th in 2019), the 14,163rd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,225th in 2019) and the 1,098th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ben Nelson ranks 18,096 out of 19,576. Before him are Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, Shelley Moore Capito, John B. Weller, Hossein Rezazadeh, Rebecca Long-Bailey, and Dieter Althaus. After him are Dalton Tagelagi, John Redmond, Barbara Rosenkranz, Christine Lieberknecht, Agnès Buzyn, and Ilse Aigner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Ben Nelson ranks 627. Before him are Dr. Demento, Michel Roux, Tommy Thompson, Asko Parpola, Gloria Allred, and Roger Taylor. After him are Sushilkumar Shinde, Robert Hunter, Ulis Williams, Jan Lehane, Guy Clark, and Anita Lonsbrough.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Nelson ranks 14,167 out of 20,380. Before him are Jonathan Adams (1967), Charles Portis (1933), Leonard Maltin (1950), Chris Hero (1979), Annalise Basso (1998), and John B. Weller (1812). After him are Kathryn C. Thornton (1952), Jim Brewer (1951), Beau Garrett (1982), Jeffrey Ashby (1954), Brett Gelman (1976), and Scott Cooper (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ben Nelson ranks 1,098. Before him are Peter Fitzgerald (1960), Sam Rayburn (1882), Lincoln Chafee (1953), Robert Smalls (1839), Shelley Moore Capito (1953), and John B. Weller (1812). After him are Alex Padilla (1973), Martha Layne Collins (1936), Mike Oxley (1944), Paul LePage (1948), Kim Reynolds (1959), and Charles Pinckney (1757).

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