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Buddy MacKay

1933 - 2024

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Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay Jr. (March 22, 1933 – December 31, 2024) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 42nd governor of Florida from December 12, 1998, to January 5, 1999, upon the death of Lawton Chiles. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Florida from 1991 to 1998. During his career, he also served as a state legislator and as a United States representative and special envoy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Buddy MacKay is the 17,164th most popular politician (up from 17,876th in 2019), the 11,376th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,565th in 2019) and the 866th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Buddy MacKay ranks 17,164 out of 19,576. Before him are Francis James Child, Asashōryū Akinori, Louise Mushikiwabo, Piero Fassino, Hannelore Kraft, and Ingrid Wendl. After him are Doris Bures, Guo Jinlong, Elisabeta Lipă, Baburam Bhattarai, E. M. S. Namboodiripad, and Charles J. Folger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Buddy MacKay ranks 504. Before him are Steve Shirley, Jeffrey Goldstone, Mihály Mayer, Raúl Sánchez, Lloyd Price, and Colin Davis. After him are Maurice Stokes, Glenn Corbett, Irwin M. Jacobs, Bill Hayden, David McCullough, and Donald Burgess. Among people deceased in 2024, Buddy MacKay ranks 458. Before him are Kagney Linn Karter, Dick Van Arsdale, Al Attles, Edward C. Stone, Phil Lesh, and Johnny Gaudreau. After him are Igors Rausis, N. Scott Momaday, Brian Stableford, Ken Page, Roberto Chale, and Choi Dae-shik.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buddy MacKay ranks 11,378 out of 20,380. Before him are Vinnie Moore (1964), Francis James Child (1825), David Eigenberg (1964), Oscar Apfel (1878), Bo Dallas (1990), and Bill Thompson (1913). After him are Barry Diller (1942), Spring Byington (1886), Sammy Lee (1920), Billy Mills (1938), Alana de la Garza (1976), and Kathryn Hunter (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Buddy MacKay ranks 866. Before him are Lauren Boebert (1986), Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900), Barbara Jordan (1936), Horatio Seymour (1810), Bob Kerrey (1943), and Francis James Child (1825). After him are Charles J. Folger (1818), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), Jim Webb (1946), Alfred Lindley (1904), William R. Day (1849), and Leonard Wood (1860).

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