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Claiborne Pell

1918 - 2009

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Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, which provides financial aid funding to American college students; the grant was given Pell's name in 1980 in honor of his work in education legislation. A member of the Democratic Party, Pell remains the longest serving U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Claiborne Pell is the 18,995th most popular politician (down from 18,817th in 2024), the 16,575th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,620th in 2019) and the 1,336th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Claiborne Pell ranks 18,995 out of 19,576. Before him are Jack Markell, Sergey Abramov, Geoff Hoon, Diederik Samsom, Mary Landrieu, and Jay Nixon. After him are Toomas Tõniste, Terry McAuliffe, Valerie Jarrett, Şafak Pavey, Joshua Bolten, and Abir Al-Sahlani.

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Among people born in 1918, Claiborne Pell ranks 346. Before him are Henry M. Morris, Edwin O'Connor, Jane Bryan, Allen Drury, Griffin Bell, and Nipsey Russell. After him is Denis Compton. Among people deceased in 2009, Claiborne Pell ranks 437. Before him are Vic Chesnutt, Karine Ruby, Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini, Griffin Bell, Kamila Skolimowska, and Don Hewitt. After him are Jocelyn Quivrin, Delara Darabi, Andrei Ivanov, Andriy Fedchuk, Yasmine Belmadi, and Wayman Tisdale.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Claiborne Pell ranks 16,582 out of 20,380. Before him are Daran Norris (1964), James Lesure (1970), Carolyn McCormick (1959), Mary Landrieu (1955), Jay Nixon (1956), and Amy Hargreaves (1970). After him are Karl Glusman (1988), Robert Finke (1999), Laura Jane Grace (1980), AZ (1972), Ernest Truex (1889), and WC (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Claiborne Pell ranks 1,336. Before him are Bev Perdue (1947), John Sparkman (1899), Alan Keyes (1950), Jack Markell (1960), Mary Landrieu (1955), and Jay Nixon (1956). After him are Terry McAuliffe (1957), Joshua Bolten (1954), Keith Ellison (1963), Kevin Stitt (1972), Eric Holcomb (1968), and Bennie Thompson (1948).

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