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Geraldine Ferraro

1935 - 2011

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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 1984 presidential election, running alongside Walter Mondale; this made her the first female vice-presidential nominee representing a major American political party. She was also a journalist, author, and businesswoman. Ferraro grew up in New York City and worked as a public school teacher before training as a lawyer. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). Geraldine Ferraro is the 14,380th most popular politician (down from 13,788th in 2024), the 6,858th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,036th in 2019) and the 544th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Geraldine Ferraro ranks 14,382 out of 19,576. Before her are Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Paul Eyschen, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Eugenio Montero Ríos, Luis José de Orbegoso, Richard Helms, Sylvie Kinigi, and Kang Kyung-wha. After her are Lucius Aurelius Cotta, Oscar Temaru, Lolo Matalasi Moliga, and Aemilia Tertia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Geraldine Ferraro ranks 325. Before her are Aulis Sallinen, Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Roberto Ferreiro, Enzo Jannacci, Régine Deforges, and Sultan Ali Keshtmand. After her are Dimitri Kitsikis, Jacques Gaillot, Theodor Hoffmann, Jim Dine, Győző Forintos, and Teddy Mayer. Among people deceased in 2011, Geraldine Ferraro ranks 279. Before her are Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Adrián Escudero, Mark Blaug, Gunnar Fischer, and Radivoje Ognjanović. After her are Milivoj Ašner, Andrej Bajuk, Tura Satana, Nat Lofthouse, Birgitta Trotzig, and Friedrich Kittler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Geraldine Ferraro ranks 6,860 out of 20,380. Before her are Mildred Gillars (1900), Richard Helms (1913), Bellamy Young (1970), Jerry Buss (1933), Joseph Hooker (1814), and John Baldessari (1931). After her are Timbaland (1972), Richard Kind (1956), Van Johnson (1916), Helen Walton (1919), Mädchen Amick (1970), and Stephen F. Austin (1793).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Geraldine Ferraro ranks 544. Before her are Josh Hawley (1979), Timothy Pickering (1745), Edward Livingston (1764), Bisher Al-Khasawneh (1969), Juan Trippe (1899), and Richard Helms (1913). After her are Stephen F. Austin (1793), Ben Sasse (1972), John W. Foster (1836), Bainbridge Colby (1869), Bill Richardson (1947), and José Graziano da Silva (1949).

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