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Clementa C. Pinckney

1973 - 2015

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Clementa Carlos Pinckney (July 30, 1973 – June 17, 2015) was an American politician and pastor who served as a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 45th District from 2000 until his assassination in 2015. He was previously a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1997 through 2000. Pinckney was born to a large family with six siblings in Beaufort, South Carolina. He began preaching at church at age thirteen and was appointed pastor at age eighteen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clementa C. Pinckney is the 19,390th most popular politician (down from 19,299th in 2019), the 18,944th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,657th in 2019) and the 1,498th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Clementa C. Pinckney ranks 19,390 out of 19,576Before him are Brandon Lewis, Zhang Xi, Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Dev1ce, Daniele Molmenti, and Patrick McHenry. After him are Trey Gowdy, Hope Hicks, Ted Budd, Daniel Hannan, Žiga Jeglič, and Miho Nonaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Clementa C. Pinckney ranks 1,114Before him are Jackie McNamara, Sakshi Tanwar, Darren Campbell, Nicole Pratt, Gretchen Wilson, and Helga Pedersen. After him are Hajime Eto, Arnab Goswami, Rob Hayles, Jade Puget, Pullela Gopichand, and Danny Tiatto. Among people deceased in 2015, Clementa C. Pinckney ranks 590Before him are Hema Upadhyay, Maria Kryuchkova, Arnold Peralta, Windell Middlebrooks, Murder of Özgecan Aslan, and Aadesh Shrivastava. After him is Ali Raymi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clementa C. Pinckney ranks 18,952 out of 20,380Before him are Roy Hibbert (1986), Danielle Page (1986), Sheila Taormina (1969), Tyler Herro (2000), Cuttino Mobley (1975), and Phillipa Soo (1990). After him are Trey Gowdy (1964), Joe Adler (1993), Julianna Guill (1987), Young Dolph (1985), Kendra Harrison (1992), and Jae Crowder (1990).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Clementa C. Pinckney ranks 1,498Before him are Ann Wagner (1962), Mo Cowan (1969), Ken Buck (1959), London Breed (1974), Chet Culver (1966), and Patrick McHenry (1975). After him are Trey Gowdy (1964), Hope Hicks (1988), Ted Budd (1971), Mark Pocan (1964), Terri Sewell (1965), and Cory Gardner (1974).