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Bill Clinton

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William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979 and as the governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992. Clinton, whose policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy, became known as a New Democrat. Born and raised in Arkansas, Clinton graduated from Georgetown University in 1968, and later from Yale Law School, where he met his future wife, Hillary Rodham. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Clinton is the 209th most popular politician (up from 231st in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from United States (up from 75th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Politician.

Bill Clinton is most famous for being the 42nd president of the United States. He is also known for his affair with Monica Lewinsky.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bill Clinton ranks 209 out of 19,576Before him are Philip II of Macedon, William I, German Emperor, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Kösem Sultan, Isabella I of Castile, and Artaxerxes I of Persia. After him are Pol Pot, Sejong the Great, Francis I of France, Xi Jinping, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, and Haakon VII of Norway.

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Among people born in 1946, Bill Clinton ranks 9Before him are Steven Spielberg, Freddie Mercury, Cher, George W. Bush, Hassanal Bolkiah, and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. After him are David Lynch, Sonia Gandhi, Marina Abramović, Isaias Afwerki, Patti Smith, and Alan Rickman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Clinton ranks 63 out of 20,380Before him are Joan Baez (1941), Howard Hughes (1905), Robert Frost (1874), Wallis Simpson (1896), James Watson (1928), and Andy Warhol (1928). After him are Marlon Brando (1924), Toni Morrison (1931), George R. R. Martin (1948), Bob Dylan (1941), Richard Nixon (1913), and Bill Gates (1955).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bill Clinton ranks 21Before him are Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882), Benjamin Franklin (1706), Al Gore (1948), George W. Bush (1946), George Marshall (1880), and Harry S. Truman (1884). After him are Richard Nixon (1913), Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927), George H. W. Bush (1924), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890), Barbara Bush (1925), and Barack Obama (1961).