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Dennis Daugaard

1953 - Today

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Dennis Martin Daugaard (born June 11, 1953) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 32nd governor of South Dakota from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first chief executive of a U.S. state to be the child of deaf parents. Before being elected governor, he was a lawyer, banker, development director for a nonprofit organization; he also served as a state senator from 1997 to 2003 and the 37th lieutenant governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Dennis Daugaard is the 18,824th most popular politician (up from 18,944th in 2024), the 15,979th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,171st in 2019) and the 1,278th most popular American Politician.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Dennis Daugaard ranks 686Before him are Sebastian Faulks, Reggie Lucas, Marillyn Hewson, Claire McCaskill, William Malone, and Pippa Norris. After him are Kathleen Wynne, Karl-Heinz Brunner, Chris Smith, Dwight Stones, Kevin Beattie, and Linda A. Morabito.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dennis Daugaard ranks 15,986 out of 20,380Before him are Jonathan Knight (1968), Enver Gjokaj (1980), Adam LaVorgna (1981), Joseph Atiyeh (1957), John O'Hurley (1954), and Hans Niemann (2003). After him are Pete Domenici (1932), Larisa Oleynik (1981), Ralph Yarborough (1903), Mary Lou Retton (1968), Bo Jackson (1962), and J Mascis (1965).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Dennis Daugaard ranks 1,278Before him are Anna Eshoo (1942), Ernie Fletcher (1952), Kellyanne Conway (1967), Alex Azar (1967), Cynthia McKinney (1955), and Mel Carnahan (1934). After him are Pete Domenici (1932), Ralph Yarborough (1903), Evan Bayh (1955), Tom Corbett (1949), Bobby Rush (1946), and Mark Hatfield (1922).