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Ben Nighthorse Campbell

1933 - Today

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Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born Benny Marshall Campbell on April 13, 1933) is an American and Northern Cheyenne politician and Air Force veteran who served in both chambers of the United States Congress; representing Colorado in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993 and in the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 2005. He serves as one of 44 members of the Council of Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe. During his time in office, he was the only Native American serving in Congress. He was the last Native American elected to the U.S. Senate until the 2022 election of Cherokee Markwayne Mullin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Ben Nighthorse Campbell is the 18,089th most popular politician (down from 18,031st in 2024), the 13,971st most popular biography from United States (up from 14,017th in 2019) and the 1,073rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ben Nighthorse Campbell ranks 18,089 out of 19,576. Before him are George Walton, Mara Carfagna, Mike Crapo, Henri-Marie Dondra, Andrew Cooper, and Petar Lesov. After him are Gretchen Whitmer, Filippos Petsalnikos, Saleh Ali al-Sammad, Jens Spahn, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Kuldip Nayar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Ben Nighthorse Campbell ranks 537. Before him are Adolph Caesar, Caldwell Esselstyn, William G. Dever, Floyd Cramer, Madhur Jaffrey, and John Cannon. After him are Zoe Caldwell, Craig L. Thomas, Charles Portis, Tom Gola, Patricia Blair, and Jean Carnahan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Nighthorse Campbell ranks 13,975 out of 20,380. Before him are Philip Freneau (1752), Pauli Murray (1910), Abigail Spencer (1981), Madeleine Peyroux (1974), Julia Phillips (1944), and Jeff Young (1962). After him are Gretchen Whitmer (1971), Cliff Hagan (1931), David Giuntoli (1980), Jacoby Shaddix (1976), George Hincapie (1973), and Richard A. Muller (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ben Nighthorse Campbell ranks 1,073. Before him are John Eaton (1790), Greg Foster (1958), George Stoneman (1822), P. B. S. Pinchback (1837), George Walton (1741), and Mike Crapo (1951). After him are Gretchen Whitmer (1971), Eleanor Holmes Norton (1937), Eliot Spitzer (1959), Deval Patrick (1956), Varina Davis (1826), and John Davis Lodge (1903).

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