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Jake Garn

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Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Utah. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of the United States Congress of either chamber to fly in space when he flew aboard the now-former Space Shuttle Discovery as a payload specialist during NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) mission STS-51-D (April 12–19, 1985). Prior to his time in Congress, he served as the mayor of Salt Lake City from 1972 to 1974. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jake Garn is the 17,417th most popular politician (down from 16,899th in 2019), the 12,093rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,890th in 2019) and the 912th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jake Garn ranks 17,417 out of 19,576. Before him are Norbert Röttgen, Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, Johanna Wanka, Robinah Nabbanja, Sol Plaatje, and Jorge Fernández Díaz. After him are Alen Simonyan, Don Young, Tip O'Neill, David Thompson, Guntars Krasts, and Louis A. Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Jake Garn ranks 538. Before him are Susan Oliver, Enrique Múgica, Howard Hodgkin, Danny Hodge, Michael McClure, and Bob McGrath. After him are Alexander Goehr, Andrea Mead Lawrence, Jackie Henderson, Bob Lutz, Slide Hampton, and Kishori Amonkar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jake Garn ranks 12,095 out of 20,380. Before him are Adrienne Ames (1907), George Rogers Clark (1752), Deborah Ann Woll (1985), Rya Kihlstedt (1970), Dan Butler (1954), and Al Harker (1910). After him are Dean Malenko (1960), Levi Leipheimer (1973), AnnaSophia Robb (1993), Anthony Johnson (1984), Tamara Tunie (1959), and Lester Bangs (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jake Garn ranks 912. Before him are Paine Wingate (1739), William Paca (1740), Xavier Becerra (1958), Timothy Geithner (1961), Susan Rice (1964), and Chris Dodd (1944). After him are Don Young (1933), Tip O'Neill (1912), Louis A. Johnson (1891), George Santos (1988), Richard J. Terrile (1951), and Asa Hutchinson (1950).

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