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John Carney

1956 - Today

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John Charles Carney Jr. (born May 20, 1956) is an American politician serving as the 57th mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Carney previously served as the 74th Governor of Delaware from 2017 to 2025, the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017, the 24th lieutenant governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009, and Delaware's secretary of finance from 1996 to 2000. He first unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2008, losing to Jack Markell. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Carney is the 9,544th most popular politician (up from 17,995th in 2019), the 3,604th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,869th in 2019) and the 305th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Carney ranks 9,544 out of 19,576Before him are Carlos Westendorp, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Louis, Duke of Montpensier, Giovanni Goria, Al-Adil Kitbugha, and Takelot III. After him are Ion C. Brătianu, Victoria Woodhull, Doug Jones, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Kaleb of Axum, and Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, John Carney ranks 134Before him are Kazumi Tsubota, Nobuko Kondo, Dana Delany, Stefan Johansson, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, and Mirek Topolánek. After him are Chieko Hase, Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, Dragan Čović, Cherry Jones, Pim Verbeek, and Kazuyo Sejima.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Carney ranks 3,604 out of 20,380Before him are Doris Hart (1925), Tommy Mottola (1949), Walter Cunningham (1932), Tom Wilson (1931), Edmond O'Brien (1915), and Machine Gun Kelly (1990). After him are Victoria Woodhull (1838), Doug Jones (1954), George Lincoln Rockwell (1918), Kristin Davis (1965), Harrison Dillard (1923), and Eric Stoltz (1961).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Carney ranks 305Before him are Scott Brown (1959), Chuck Schumer (1950), James F. Byrnes (1882), Barry Goldwater (1909), Bob Casey Jr. (1960), and Caesar Augustus Rodney (1772). After him are Victoria Woodhull (1838), Doug Jones (1954), David Axelrod (1955), George Koval (1913), Mangas Coloradas (1792), and Dean Rusk (1909).