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Elizabeth Dole

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Mary Elizabeth Alexander Dole (née Hanford; born July 29, 1936) is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from North Carolina from 2003 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served in five presidential administrations, including as U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Ronald Reagan from 1983 to 1987 and as U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan's successor, George H. W. Bush, from 1989 until 1990. Dole then left government to serve as president of the American Red Cross from 1991 to 1999; she departed from that position to seek the Republican nomination in the 2000 presidential election, but eventually withdrew from the race. Dole graduated from Duke University in 1958 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1965. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth Dole is the 16,921st most popular politician (down from 16,580th in 2024), the 10,718th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,156th in 2019) and the 816th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Elizabeth Dole ranks 16,922 out of 19,576. Before her are Ben Cardin, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, Sanjaagiin Bayar, Uri Rosenthal, Jozefina Topalli, John Thune, and Lotay Tshering. After her are Carl I. Hagen, Nelson W. Aldrich, Maatia Toafa, Gabriela Michetti, and Kai Wegner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Elizabeth Dole ranks 523. Before her are Ignacio Achúcarro, Roderick Thorp, Peter Cook, Charles Dierkop, M. Scott Peck, and James Stacy. After her are Gary Hart, Dick Cavett, Akwasi Afrifa, Dick Richards, Barbara Sobotta, and Roger Staub.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elizabeth Dole ranks 10,721 out of 20,380. Before her are John Thune (1961), Gauge (1980), Kerr Smith (1972), William Dickey (1874), Katie Bouman (1989), Keith Szarabajka (1952), and Amory Lovins (1947). After her are Kate Smith (1907), Bret Michaels (1963), Nelson W. Aldrich (1841), Charlie Dominici (1951), and Jon-Erik Hexum (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Elizabeth Dole ranks 816. Before her are Eric Holder (1951), Nicholas Katzenbach (1922), Sherrod Brown (1952), Carter Braxton (1736), Ben Cardin (1943), and John Thune (1961). After her are Nelson W. Aldrich (1841), Gary Hart (1936), Neil Abercrombie (1938), John Delaney (1963), Jeremiah Denton (1924), and Jonathan Dayton (1760).

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