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Jay Rockefeller

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John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937) is an American retired politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia from 1985 to 2015. He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as governor of West Virginia (1977–1985). Rockefeller moved to Emmons, West Virginia, to serve as a Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) worker in 1964 and was first elected to public office as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1966–1968). Rockefeller was later elected secretary of state of West Virginia (1968–1973) and was president of West Virginia Wesleyan College (1973–1975). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jay Rockefeller is the 9,815th most popular politician (down from 8,121st in 2019), the 3,736th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,687th in 2019) and the 318th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jay Rockefeller ranks 9,815 out of 19,576. Before him are Sisavath Keobounphanh, Donald Tsang, Roger of Salerno, Armand Trousseau, Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg, and Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders. After him are Juan José Arévalo, Kakha Kaladze, Marie Smith Jones, Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Abdelmalek Sellal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Jay Rockefeller ranks 178. Before him are Archie Shepp, Harris Yulin, Barbara Jones, Mikheil Meskhi, Manga, and Paolo Bonacelli. After him are Cornelis Vreeswijk, Monica Zetterlund, Seymour Hersh, Don Bluth, Maria Teresa Horta, and Valentin Bondarenko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay Rockefeller ranks 3,736 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Myers (1882), Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963), Clarence Zener (1905), Winslow Homer (1836), Stuart Roosa (1933), and Josh Holloway (1969). After him are Marie Smith Jones (1918), Alice B. Toklas (1877), Curtis Mayfield (1942), Steven Wright (1955), Scatman Crothers (1910), and Wesley Clark (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jay Rockefeller ranks 318. Before him are Winfield Scott (1786), Bill Walker (1951), Edith Head (1897), Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872), Elizabeth Monroe (1768), and Harry Hopkins (1890). After him are Marie Smith Jones (1918), R. James Woolsey Jr. (1941), Jim Garrison (1921), William Windom (1827), Phil Scott (1958), and Ignacio Zaragoza (1829).

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