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David Dinkins

1927 - 2020

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David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 – November 23, 2020) was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993. Dinkins was among the more than 20,000 Montford Point Marines, the first African-American U.S. Marines, from 1945 to 1946. He graduated cum laude from Howard University and received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1956. A longtime member of Harlem's Carver Democratic Club, Dinkins began his electoral career by serving in the New York State Assembly in 1966, eventually advancing to Manhattan borough president. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. David Dinkins is the 15,829th most popular politician (down from 14,281st in 2024), the 8,737th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,557th in 2019) and the 665th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, David Dinkins ranks 15,829 out of 19,576. Before him are Joseph Saidu Momoh, Antonio Cubillo, Georges Spénale, Frank Schwalba-Hoth, Salvador Illa, and Nagamichi Kuroda. After him are William Colby, Zhou Xiaochuan, Epameinondas Deligeorgis, Wuffa of East Anglia, Vladimir Medinsky, and Antoni Macierewicz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, David Dinkins ranks 378. Before him are Henri Dirickx, Sirkka Polkunen, Bill Daily, Ermes Muccinelli, Frank Sedgman, and McLean Stevenson. After him are Dorothy Manley, Heini Walter, Nancy Dupree, Gerard Cieślik, Gábor Benedek, and Vince Boryla. Among people deceased in 2020, David Dinkins ranks 566. Before him are Péter Marót, Maurice Moucheraud, Norbert Blüm, Valdir Espinosa, Nathan Zach, and Marcelino dos Santos. After him are Károly Wieland, Alex Trebek, Volodymyr Troshkin, Kurt Stettler, Khalil Taha, and Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Dinkins ranks 8,739 out of 20,380. Before him are Julie Hagerty (1955), Kristin Hannah (1960), Peter S. Beagle (1939), Daniel Mann (1912), Lizzy Caplan (1982), and Travis Knight (1973). After him are George M. Cohan (1878), William Colby (1920), Carla Laemmle (1909), Vivica A. Fox (1964), Ramsey Lewis (1935), and David Weber (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, David Dinkins ranks 665. Before him are Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807), Doug Burgum (1956), Tom Hayden (1939), Nikki Haley (1972), William Livingston (1723), and Dick Durbin (1944). After him are William Colby (1920), Richard Neal (1949), Richard Henry Lee (1732), Jim McGovern (1959), Lee Friedlander (1934), and Bella Abzug (1920).

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