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Elizabeth Edwards

1949 - 2010

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Mary Elizabeth Anania Edwards (July 3, 1949 – December 7, 2010) was an American attorney, author, and health care activist. She was married to John Edwards, the former U.S. Senator from North Carolina who was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Edwards lived a private life until her husband's rise as senator and ultimately unsuccessful vice presidential and presidential campaigns. She was his chief policy advisor during his presidential bid, and was instrumental in pushing him towards more liberal stances on subjects such as universal health care. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth Edwards is the 7,160th most popular writer (down from 7,154th in 2019), the 17,431st most popular biography from United States (down from 17,202nd in 2019) and the 1,158th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Elizabeth Edwards ranks 7,160 out of 7,302Before her are Owen Gleiberman, Marissa Meyer, Kate Grenville, James Vanderbilt, Simon Kuper, and Carter Bays. After her are Mary Roach, Mike Reiss, Sophie Dahl, Judith Wright, Edward Kitsis, and Tapan Kumar Pradhan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Elizabeth Edwards ranks 812Before her are Mo Mowlam, Janet Maslin, Tom Cole, Sammy Nelson, John Sentamu, and Will Ryan. After her are Dolly Guleria, Ilene Graff, Nancy Hollister, and J. P. Dutta. Among people deceased in 2010, Elizabeth Edwards ranks 499Before her are Wayne Collett, Lucille Clifton, John Murtha, Andy Holmes, Natalia Lavrova, and Mark Linkous. After her are Andrew Koenig, Derlis Florentín, Lorenzen Wright, Death of Khaled Mohamed Saeed, Besian Idrizaj, and Lance Cade.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elizabeth Edwards ranks 17,438 out of 20,380Before her are Jamie Hector (1975), Mo Brooks (1954), Jadakiss (1975), Rob Barrett (1969), Sam Bankman-Fried (1992), and Reggie Theus (1957). After her are Kim Graham (1971), Mary Roach (1959), Josh Cooley (1979), Mike Reiss (1959), Antawn Jamison (1976), and Hallie Todd (1962).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Elizabeth Edwards ranks 1,158Before her are Tom Bergeron (1955), Kristin Cashore (1976), Vince Flynn (1966), Marissa Meyer (1984), James Vanderbilt (1975), and Carter Bays (1975). After her are Mary Roach (1959), Mike Reiss (1959), Edward Kitsis (1971), Adam Johnson (1967), Scott Lynch (1978), and Ottessa Moshfegh (1981).