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George Wallace

1919 - 1998

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George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who was the 45th and longest-serving governor of Alabama (1963–1967; 1971–1979; 1983–1987), and the longest-serving governor from the Democratic Party. Wallace is remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views although in the late 1970s he moderated his views on race, renouncing his support for segregation. During Wallace's tenure as governor of Alabama, he promoted "industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools." Wallace unsuccessfully sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once with the American Independent Party, in which he carried five states in the 1968 election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Wallace is the 7,005th most popular politician (down from 6,681st in 2019), the 2,548th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,157th in 2019) and the 215th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Wallace ranks 7,005 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert Sarraut, Charles Lee, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, André Tardieu, Malik Shah, and Camille Chautemps. After him are Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura, Jacques Thibaud, Peter II, Count of Savoy, Orodes III of Parthia, Amastrine, and Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, George Wallace ranks 80. Before him are Liberace, Bob Paisley, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Art Blakey, Hermine Braunsteiner, and Pierre Soulages. After him are Christoph Probst, Joe Weider, Héctor Germán Oesterheld, François Périer, Red Buttons, and Mitja Ribičič. Among people deceased in 1998, George Wallace ranks 76. Before him are Efim Geller, James Earl Ray, Anne Desclos, Don Taylor, Marie-Louise von Franz, and Gulzarilal Nanda. After him are Archie Moore, Ted Hughes, Ferenc Deák, Sōsuke Uno, László Szabó, and Frithjof Schuon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Wallace ranks 2,548 out of 20,380. Before him are Tex Avery (1908), Leif Erickson (1911), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Charles Mingus (1922), Laura Linney (1964), and Margaret Keane (1927). After him are Darren Aronofsky (1969), Robert E. Park (1864), Tina Aumont (1946), Ornette Coleman (1930), Edward Witten (1951), and Rick Riordan (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, George Wallace ranks 215. Before him are Mike Dunleavy (1961), William H. Seward (1801), Curtis LeMay (1906), Sam Houston (1793), Ron Paul (1935), and Henry L. Stimson (1867). After him are Robert Todd Lincoln (1843), Maggie Hassan (1958), Samuel Adams (1722), Mike Pompeo (1963), John Breckinridge (1760), and Shirley Chisholm (1924).

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