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Ella Grasso

1919 - 1981

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Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso (née Tambussi; May 10, 1919 – February 5, 1981) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd governor of Connecticut from January 8, 1975, to December 31, 1980, after rejecting past offers of candidacies for Senate and governor. She was the first woman elected governor in Connecticut and the fourth woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state. She is also the first female governor to not be the spouse or widow of a former governor. She resigned as governor due to her battle with ovarian cancer. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Ella Grasso is the 7,609th most popular politician (up from 17,806th in 2024), the 2,782nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,431st in 2019) and the 239th most popular American Politician.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Ella Grasso ranks 7,609 out of 19,576. Before her are Princess Charlotte of Württemberg, Tokugawa Ietsugu, Henry III, Duke of Limburg, Jan Stráský, Caroline Kennedy, and John II, Marquis of Montferrat. After her are Ostoja of Bosnia, Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia, Jeb Bush, Teddy Kollek, Demaratus of Corinth, and Allectus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Ella Grasso ranks 87. Before her are Christoph Probst, Joe Weider, Héctor Germán Oesterheld, François Périer, Red Buttons, and Mitja Ribičič. After her are Frederik Pohl, Marina Ginestà, Joop den Uyl, Ashraf Pahlavi, Ross Bagdasarian, and P. F. Strawson. Among people deceased in 1981, Ella Grasso ranks 63. Before her are Donald Wills Douglas Sr., Heinz Kohut, Mike Hailwood, Giuseppe Pella, Lotte Reiniger, and Franjo Šeper. After her are Valeri Kharlamov, Nelson Algren, Lotte Lenya, Christy Brown, Ziaur Rahman, and Jim Davis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ella Grasso ranks 2,782 out of NaN. Before her are Priscilla Pointer (1924), Chris Noth (1954), Tim McGraw (1967), Shirley Jackson (1916), Billy Drago (1945), and Caroline Kennedy (1957). After her are Jeb Bush (1953), Frederik Pohl (1919), Dan Inosanto (1936), James Levine (1943), Benjamin Spock (1903), and E. E. Cummings (1894).

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Among Politicians In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ella Grasso ranks 239. Before her are Phil Murphy (1957), Brian Kemp (1963), Paul Wolfowitz (1943), Cochise (1805), Loretta Lynch (1959), and Caroline Kennedy (1957). After her are Jeb Bush (1953), Richard Bassett (1745), Avery Brundage (1887), Dwight F. Davis (1879), Ron Johnson (1955), and Ron DeSantis (1978).

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