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Eliot Engel

1947 - Today

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Eliot Lance Engel (; born February 18, 1947) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1989 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented a district covering portions of the north Bronx and southern Westchester County. Engel won his first congressional election in 1988, defeating Mario Biaggi in the Democratic primary. In 2019, following Democratic gains in the 2018 elections, Engel was named chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; he previously was its ranking member from 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Eliot Engel is the 18,352nd most popular politician (down from 18,317th in 2024), the 14,666th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,906th in 2019) and the 1,144th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Eliot Engel ranks 18,352 out of 19,576. Before him are Ram Jethmalani, Luisa Fernanda Rudi, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Philip May, Giorgi Baramidze, and Diane Abbott. After him are Ángel Acebes, Ian Ferguson, Judy Martz, Kent Conrad, Aleksei Chaly, and Riho Terras.

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Among people born in 1947, Eliot Engel ranks 873. Before him are Alan Pascoe, Ann Widdecombe, Steve Heighway, John Ralston Saul, Federico Peña, and Mona Marshall. After him are Carlos Ezquerra, Togiola Tulafono, Laura Tyson, David Hare, Maddy Prior, and Haley Barbour.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Eliot Engel ranks 1,144. Before him are Karoline Leavitt (1997), Jodi Rell (1946), C. Everett Koop (1916), Albert Brewer (1928), Federico Peña (1947), and Jared Ingersoll (1749). After him are Judy Martz (1943), Kent Conrad (1948), Jack Dalrymple (1948), Oveta Culp Hobby (1905), Roy Cooper (1957), and Alton B. Parker (1852).

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