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Don Young

1933 - 2022

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Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from Alaska. He is the longest-serving Republican in House history, having been the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district for 49 years, from 1973 until his death in 2022. Born and raised in California, Young moved to Alaska in 1959 after a stint in the U.S. Army. He worked various careers, including sailing and teaching, in the small city of Fort Yukon, where he was elected mayor in 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Don Young is the 17,470th most popular politician (down from 17,004th in 2024), the 12,118th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,205th in 2019) and the 915th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Don Young ranks 17,470 out of 19,576. Before him are Robinah Nabbanja, Sol Plaatje, Jorge Fernández Díaz, Jake Garn, Alen Simonyan, and Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. After him are Tip O'Neill, David Thompson, Guntars Krasts, Louis A. Johnson, Teodor Meleșcanu, and Bhanu Athaiya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Don Young ranks 512. Before him are Glenn Corbett, Irwin M. Jacobs, Bill Hayden, David McCullough, Donald Burgess, and Jackie Blanchflower. After him are Ken Berry, Caroll Spinney, Hayes Alan Jenkins, Celina Jesionowska, Sándor Sára, and Roy Clark. Among people deceased in 2022, Don Young ranks 619. Before him are John Landy, Sergei Puskepalis, Bob McGrath, Hilarion Kapral, Nina Rocheva, and Anthony Johnson. After him are Albert Pobor, Josephine Tewson, Bill Lienhard, Nel Noddings, Ludwik Dorn, and Rosemary Radford Ruether.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Young ranks 12,120 out of 20,380. Before him are Dean Malenko (1960), Levi Leipheimer (1973), AnnaSophia Robb (1993), Anthony Johnson (1984), Tamara Tunie (1959), and Lester Bangs (1948). After him are Kristen Johnston (1967), Tip O'Neill (1912), Terence Crawford (1987), Zina Garrison (1963), Sam McMurray (1952), and Jessica Szohr (1985).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Don Young ranks 915. Before him are William Paca (1740), Xavier Becerra (1958), Timothy Geithner (1961), Susan Rice (1964), Chris Dodd (1944), and Jake Garn (1932). After him are Tip O'Neill (1912), Louis A. Johnson (1891), George Santos (1988), Richard J. Terrile (1951), Asa Hutchinson (1950), and Jay Inslee (1951).

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