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Bob Kerrey

1943 - Today

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Joseph Robert Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietnam War, as a United States Navy SEAL officer and was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in combat. During the action for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, he was severely wounded, precluding further naval service. He later faced controversy for being the commanding officer during the Thanh Phong raid, where numerous civilians were killed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Bob Kerrey is the 17,218th most popular politician (down from 16,557th in 2024), the 11,380th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,114th in 2019) and the 866th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bob Kerrey ranks 17,217 out of 19,576. Before him are Horatio Seymour, Igor Lukšić, Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov, Julio Cobos, and Arthur Foulkes. After him are Martinho Ndafa Kabi, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Francia Márquez, Grace Poe, Beatrix von Storch, Francis James Child, and Louise Mushikiwabo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Bob Kerrey ranks 656. Before him are Zdravko Hebel, Richard Moll, Reita Faria, Richard Eyre, Pete Quaife, and Tamás Kovács. After him are Guillermo Yávar, Udo Zimmermann, James L. Jones, Lothar Kobluhn, Pedro González, and Phyllis Somerville.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Kerrey ranks 11,376 out of 20,380. After him are Bill Holland (1907), Joe Flanigan (1967), Evelyne Hall (1909), Alexander Rossi (1991), Jonathan Kellerman (1949), Tom Scholz (1947), Lowell George (1945), Eugenie Scott (1945), Nicole Gale Anderson (1990), Richard Jeni (1957), Danny Jacobs (1968), and Joy Mangano (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bob Kerrey ranks 866. Before him are Levi Woodbury (1789), Adam Schiff (1960), Lauren Boebert (1986), Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900), Barbara Jordan (1936), and Horatio Seymour (1810). After him are Francis James Child (1825), Buddy MacKay (1933), Charles J. Folger (1818), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), Jim Webb (1946), and Alfred Lindley (1904).

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