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Joe Arpaio

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Joseph Michael Arpaio (; born June 14, 1932) is an American former law enforcement officer and politician. He was the Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona for 24 years, from 1993 to 2017, losing reelection to Democrat Paul Penzone in 2016. Starting in 2005, Arpaio took an outspoken stance against illegal immigration, styling himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff". In 2010, he became a flashpoint for opposition to Arizona's SB1070 anti-illegal immigrant law, which was largely struck down by the Supreme Court of the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Joe Arpaio is the 16,342nd most popular politician (up from 16,730th in 2024), the 9,606th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,494th in 2019) and the 729th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Joe Arpaio ranks 16,342 out of 19,576. Before him are Marguerite Pindling, Florin Cîțu, Rahm Emanuel, Jerzy Szmajdziński, Cuspius Fadus, and Paulo Kassoma. After him are Les Aspin, Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl, Hubert Minnis, Tahirou Congacou, Amos Sawyer, and Erwin Huber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Joe Arpaio ranks 462. Before him are Els Borst, Alma Cogan, Gösta Sandberg, Dániel Magay, Sidney Verba, and Marguerite Pindling. After him are Peter Blake, Dany Carrel, Max Streibl, Kenneth Appel, George Gruntz, and Pál Gábor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Arpaio ranks 9,608 out of 20,380. Before him are Gary Kurtz (1940), John Cassin (1813), Rahm Emanuel (1959), Babyface (1958), Molly Shannon (1964), and Judy Greer (1975). After him are Edith Abbott (1876), Les Aspin (1938), Thomas A. Shannon Jr. (1958), Haskell Wexler (1922), Harry Hebner (1891), and Bess Meredyth (1890).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Joe Arpaio ranks 729. Before him are Philander C. Knox (1853), Simon Guggenheim (1867), Harlow Curtice (1893), Charles Sumner (1811), Frederick Muhlenberg (1750), and Rahm Emanuel (1959). After him are Les Aspin (1938), Anthony W. Gardiner (1820), Adriano Directo Emperado (1926), Clare Boothe Luce (1903), Edward Givens (1930), and Steven Mnuchin (1962).

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