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John C. Stennis

1901 - 1995

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John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901 – April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for his last eight years. He retired from the Senate in 1989, and is, to date, the last Democrat to have been a U.S. senator from Mississippi. At the time of his retirement, Stennis was the last senator to have served during the presidency of Harry S. Truman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. John C. Stennis is the 17,416th most popular politician (down from 16,824th in 2024), the 11,953rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,718th in 2019) and the 901st most popular American Politician.

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Among people born in 1901, John C. Stennis ranks 344. Before him are H. Bruce Humberstone, Malcolm MacDonald, Rudy Vallée, George Tobias, E. B. Ford, and Chester Morris. After him are Gilda Gray, Putte Kock, Alex James, Nikolai Khmelyov, Mary Eaton, and George Moorhouse. Among people deceased in 1995, John C. Stennis ranks 307. Before him are Red Amick, Peter Cook, Einari Teräsvirta, Johnny Moss, Margaret Chase Smith, and Ed Flanders. After him are Rogelio Farías, Terry Southern, Johnny Carey, Trevor Blokdyk, Vivian Blaine, and Frank Perry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John C. Stennis ranks 11,960 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Hanks (1914), Aarthi Agarwal (1984), Samuel Brannan (1819), Leilani Sarelle (1966), Capri Anderson (1988), Marshmello (1992), Josephine Hutchinson (1903), Tom Thibodeau (1958), Richard Cushing (1895), Blair Underwood (1964), and Johnnie Ray (1927). After him are Kim Turner (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John C. Stennis ranks 901. Before him are Mike Honda (1941), Andrew Young (1932), LeRoy Pope Walker (1817), James Barbour (1775), Tom Carper (1947), and John Bell (1796). After him are Robert Toombs (1810), Chris Christie (1962), Howard Dean (1948), Ed Markey (1946), John B. Anderson (1922), and Thomas Corwin (1794).

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