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Howard Baker

1925 - 2014

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Howard Henry Baker Jr. (November 15, 1925 – June 26, 2014) was an American politician, diplomat and photographer who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate Minority Leader and then Senate Majority Leader. A member of the Republican Party, Baker was the first Republican to be elected to the U.S. Senate in Tennessee since the Reconstruction era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Baker is the 16,820th most popular politician (down from 16,534th in 2019), the 10,599th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,058th in 2019) and the 801st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Howard Baker ranks 16,820 out of 19,576. Before him are Terry Branstad, Baleka Mbete, Sonny Perdue, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Mike Moore, and George Ariyoshi. After him are Jesse Jackson Jr., José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquess of Rodil, Sheikh Abdullah, Gonzalo Córdova, Errol Barrow, and Dan Crenshaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Howard Baker ranks 482. Before him are D. A. Pennebaker, Maxine Kumin, Joan Leslie, Barbara Bates, Cal Tjader, and Edward F. Moore. After him are Eric Fleming, Martin David Kruskal, Tony Hillerman, G. William Miller, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, and Doc Pomus. Among people deceased in 2014, Howard Baker ranks 477. Before him are Lynsey de Paul, Annemarie Buchner, Çolpan İlhan, Mae Young, Ghiță Licu, and Ralph Giordano. After him are Peter Matthiessen, Patrice Wymore, Uroš Marović, Jeremiah Denton, Wayne Static, and Stanisław Barańczak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Baker ranks 10,601 out of 20,380. Before him are Mackenyu (1996), Marie Doro (1882), Steve Cherundolo (1979), Michael O'Hare (1952), George Ariyoshi (1926), and Clarence White (1944). After him are Horatio Fitch (1900), Jesse Jackson Jr. (1965), Ernest Lehman (1915), Lillian Copeland (1904), Randy Spears (1961), and Mark Lenard (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Howard Baker ranks 801. Before him are Butch Otter (1942), Amy Klobuchar (1960), Jim Inhofe (1934), Terry Branstad (1946), Sonny Perdue (1946), and George Ariyoshi (1926). After him are Jesse Jackson Jr. (1965), David Malpass (1956), John N. Mitchell (1913), Walter Forward (1786), Mike Mansfield (1903), and Caleb Cushing (1800).

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