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Bill Nelson

1942 - Today

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Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician, attorney, and former astronaut who served from 2001 to 2019 as a United States senator from Florida and from 2021 to 2025 as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). A member of the Democratic Party, Nelson served from 1979 to 1991 as a U.S. representative from Florida's Space Coast, and from 1972 to 1978 as a member of the Florida House of Representatives. In January 1986, he became the second sitting member of Congress to fly in space, after Senator Jake Garn, when he served as a payload specialist on mission STS-61-C aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Before entering politics he served in the United States Army Reserve during the Vietnam War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Nelson is the 1,362nd most popular politician (up from 9,875th in 2019), the 451st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,436th in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bill Nelson ranks 1,362 out of 19,576. Before him are Tabaré Vázquez, Jianwen Emperor, Francesco I Sforza, Arsinoe III of Egypt, Sergey Kirov, and Shah Rukh. After him are Alauddin Khalji, Peter I of Portugal, Leo V the Armenian, Georgy Lvov, Mohammed Omar, and Antiochus I Soter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Bill Nelson ranks 28. Before him are Brian Wilson, Ronnie James Dio, John Sulston, Leo Beenhakker, Michael York, and Frank Williams. After him are Mohamed ElBaradei, Brian Jones, Ehud Barak, Javier Solana, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, and Daniel Barenboim.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Nelson ranks 451 out of 20,380. Before him are Philip Kotler (1931), Lou Henry Hoover (1874), Edward Hopper (1882), Jeffrey Dahmer (1960), Nancy Reagan (1921), and Margaret Mitchell (1900). After him are Eli Wallach (1915), John Rawls (1921), William F. Sharpe (1934), Angelina Jolie (1975), Edward Drinker Cope (1840), and Man Ray (1890).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bill Nelson ranks 67. Before him are Franklin Pierce (1804), Sarah Palin (1964), William Henry Harrison (1773), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882), and Lou Henry Hoover (1874). After him are Millard Fillmore (1800), Edith Wilson (1872), Jefferson Davis (1808), Rutherford B. Hayes (1822), John Tyler (1790), and Jim Mattis (1950).

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