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Edwin Edwards

1927 - 2021

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Edwin Washington Edwards (August 7, 1927 – July 12, 2021) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 7th congressional district from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972–1980, 1984–1988, and 1992–1996). A member of the Democratic Party, he served twice as many elected terms as any other Louisiana chief executive. He served a total of almost 16 years in gubernatorial office, which at 5,784 days is the sixth-longest such tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history. An influential figure in Louisiana politics, Edwards, who was dubbed the "very last of the line of New Deal Southern Democrats", was long dogged by charges of corruption. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin Edwards is the 18,979th most popular politician (down from 18,669th in 2024), the 16,517th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,087th in 2019) and the 1,328th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Edwin Edwards ranks 18,979 out of 19,576. Before him are Klara Geywitz, Kevin P. Chilton, Dixie Bibb Graves, David Usupashvili, Iryna Venediktova, and Enikő Győri. After him are Mia Love, Bev Perdue, Carola Schouten, John Sparkman, Alan Keyes, and Pablo Casado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Edwin Edwards ranks 510. Before him are Mort Sahl, Joan Birman, Peggie Castle, Phyllis Coates, Abrar Alvi, and Ken Dodd. After him is Steven Muller. Among people deceased in 2021, Edwin Edwards ranks 732. Before him are Medina Dixon, Mehrdad Minavand, Fatima Aziz, Žana Lelas, Luíz Antônio dos Santos, and Nanci Griffith. After him are Markis Kido, Todd Akin, Diána Igaly, Abdalelah Haroun, Ted Nash, and Jagjit Kaur.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edwin Edwards ranks 16,524 out of 20,380. Before him are Ike Barinholtz (1977), Kate Micucci (1980), Rachel Hilson (1995), James Carter (1969), DeMarcus Cousins (1990), and Walt Dohrn (1970). After him are Zabryna Guevara (1972), Mia Love (1975), Nipsey Russell (1918), Bev Perdue (1947), Barbara Mandrell (1948), and Ryan Lochte (1984).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Edwin Edwards ranks 1,328. Before him are John H. Cox (1955), Martin O'Malley (1963), Tina Kotek (1966), Bob McDonnell (1954), Kevin P. Chilton (1954), and Dixie Bibb Graves (1882). After him are Mia Love (1975), Bev Perdue (1947), John Sparkman (1899), Alan Keyes (1950), Jack Markell (1960), and Mary Landrieu (1955).

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