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Jim Gibbons

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James Arthur Gibbons (born December 16, 1944) is an American attorney, aviator, geologist, hydrologist and politician who was the 28th Governor of Nevada from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2006. Following his service in the United States Air Force, Gibbons served as vice commander of the Nevada National Guard from 1990 to 1996. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of Nevada in 1994, losing to incumbent Bob Miller. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Jim Gibbons is the 13,492nd most popular politician (up from 19,024th in 2024), the 6,053rd most popular biography from United States (up from 17,607th in 2019) and the 488th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jim Gibbons ranks 13,492 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Maria Gusakova, Mariano Melgarejo, Prince Hassan bin Talal, Heinrich Lammasch, and Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders. After him are Neferuptah, Marina Silva, David IX of Georgia, Saara Kuugongelwa, Sergei Sidorsky, and King Xi of Zhou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Jim Gibbons ranks 426. Before him are Antal Nagy, Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Oleksandr Moroz, Pat Martino, Gregory Hoblit, and František Pospíšil. After him are Monica Bleibtreu, Jonelle Allen, Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu, Diana Bracho, Pleun Strik, and John Onaiyekan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Gibbons ranks 6,053 out of 20,380. Before him are Sandy Martin (1949), Chester Thompson (1948), Dixie Carter (1939), Steve Anderson (1906), Chuck Close (1940), and Abella Danger (1995). After him are Harrison Ford (1884), Kenneth Bainbridge (1904), Cassady McClincy (2000), Stuart Gordon (1947), Bo Hopkins (1942), and Tech N9ne (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jim Gibbons ranks 488. Before him are Pete Rose (1941), Robert Zoellick (1953), Henry Knox (1750), Robert Byrd (1917), Stephen A. Douglas (1813), and Dean Phillips (1969). After him are Leo Ryan (1925), Olene Walker (1930), William J. Donovan (1883), Enoch L. Johnson (1883), Clyde Tolson (1900), and Michael Kahn (1935).

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