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Bill Weld

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William Floyd Weld (born July 31, 1945) is an American attorney, businessman, author, and politician who served as the 68th Governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997. A Harvard graduate, Weld began his career as legal counsel to the United States House Committee on the Judiciary before becoming the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and later, the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. He worked on a series of high-profile public corruption cases and later resigned in protest of an ethics scandal and associated investigations into Attorney General Edwin Meese. Weld was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Weld is the 5,130th most popular politician (up from 16,913th in 2019), the 1,860th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,933rd in 2019) and the 161st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Bill Weld ranks 5,130 out of 19,576. Before him are Anna of Trebizond, Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger, Enrico Berlinguer, Li Zongren, Adib Shishakli, and Munjong of Goryeo. After him are Hugo Banzer, Al-Aziz Billah, Seongjong of Goryeo, Bernard Tapie, Aleksander Čeferin, and Bagoas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Bill Weld ranks 113. Before him are John Fogerty, Bob Gunton, Carlos Osoro Sierra, Stanisław Ryłko, Bubba Smith, and Catherine Spaak. After him are Elis Regina, Bob Klose, Patch Adams, John McAfee, Kim Carnes, and Anatoly Fomenko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Weld ranks 1,860 out of 20,380. Before him are Viola Davis (1965), George Benson (1943), Susanna Hoffs (1959), Joe Simon (1913), Peter Dinklage (1969), and John Mearsheimer (1947). After him are Carson McCullers (1917), J. Michael Bishop (1936), John Forsythe (1918), Jack Warden (1920), James E. Webb (1906), and Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bill Weld ranks 161. Before him are Benjamin Butler (1818), Melvin Laird (1922), Alben W. Barkley (1877), Walter Mondale (1928), Pat Brown (1905), and Tecumseh (1768). After him are James E. Webb (1906), Red Cloud (1822), Tim Johnson (1946), John Foster Dulles (1888), Paul H. O'Neill (1935), and Jack Lew (1955).

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