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Janet Reno

1938 - 2016

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Janet Wood Reno (July 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016) was an American lawyer and public official who served as the 78th United States attorney general from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. A member of the Democratic Party, Reno was the second-longest serving attorney general, behind only William Wirt, and the first woman to serve in the position. Reno was born and raised in Miami, Florida. After leaving to attend Cornell University and Harvard Law School, she returned to Miami where she started her career at private law firms. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Janet Reno is the 15,241st most popular politician (down from 14,328th in 2024), the 7,902nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,630th in 2019) and the 608th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Janet Reno ranks 15,241 out of 19,576. Before her are Anna Kéthly, Ricardo Samper, Mahammed Dionne, Arlette Laguiller, Sesheshet, and Durgabai Deshmukh. After her are Juan Bautista Topete, Joaquín Chapaprieta, Ora Namir, George Cadle Price, Kessai Note, and Eduard Heger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Janet Reno ranks 438. Before her are Danièle Dupré, Dolores Hart, Shyamala Gopalan, Verna Bloom, Jim Wedderburn, and Theo-Ben Gurirab. After her are Wiesław Maniak, Roberto Anzolin, Péter Bakonyi, Eppie Wietzes, Emilio Trivini, and Vija Celmins. Among people deceased in 2016, Janet Reno ranks 382. Before her are Mother Angelica, Tina Anselmi, Silvano Piovanelli, Alfred G. Knudson, Larry Drake, and Gotlib. After her are Erol Keskin, Liz Smith, Ken Howard, Marni Nixon, Natalya Krachkovskaya, and Amelia Bence.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Janet Reno ranks 7,904 out of 20,380. Before her are Peter Pace (1945), Oscar Pettiford (1922), Yokozuna (1966), Julian Jaynes (1920), Catherine Oxenberg (1961), and David Souter (1939). After her are Tori Spelling (1973), Warren E. Burger (1907), Aaron Russo (1943), Logic (1990), Dylan Baker (1959), and Alice Faye (1915).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Janet Reno ranks 608. Before her are Ramsey Clark (1927), Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (1953), Kay Ivey (1944), Mary Harrison McKee (1858), Abel P. Upshur (1790), and Larry O'Brien (1917). After her are Orrin Hatch (1934), Mike Rogers (1958), Joe Crowley (1962), Robert J. Walker (1801), Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815), and Gray Davis (1942).

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