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John Dingell

1926 - 2019

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John David Dingell Jr. ( DING-gəl; July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician from the state of Michigan who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Dingell holds the record as the longest-serving member of Congress in American history. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dingell attended Georgetown University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry in 1949 and a Juris Doctor in 1952. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Dingell is the 18,325th most popular politician (down from 18,264th in 2019), the 14,849th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,662nd in 2019) and the 1,172nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Dingell ranks 18,325 out of 19,576Before him are Movlud Miraliyev, Ze'ev Elkin, Alan Johnson, Oliver Spasovski, Annise Parker, and Walter Nash. After him are Luigi Di Maio, Lívia Járóka, Wilhelm Molterer, Howard Cooke, Andrea Bargnani, and Salvador Laurel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, John Dingell ranks 556Before him are James Merrill, Bud Yorkin, Alex Groza, James M. Beggs, Kenneth Richmond, and Mathilde Krim. After him are Eric Morecambe, Nalini Jaywant, Johnny Boyd, Yash Pal, Richard Schweiker, and Shakti Samanta. Among people deceased in 2019, John Dingell ranks 588Before him are Sandie Jones, Al Alvarez, D. C. Fontana, Ram Jethmalani, Okwui Enwezor, and Jorge Hernández. After him are Viktor Manakov, Anthoine Hubert, Heidi Mohr, Catherine Burns, Lisa Sheridan, and Jonathan Miller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Dingell ranks 14,854 out of 20,380Before him are Josephine Johnson (1910), Kay Starr (1922), Annise Parker (1956), Amor Towles (1964), Russell Allen (1971), and Joshua Oppenheimer (1974). After him are Daniel W. Bursch (1957), Dileep Rao (1973), Claire Dodd (1911), Nia DaCosta (1989), David DeLuise (1971), and Alana Haim (1991).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Dingell ranks 1,172Before him are John Hoeven (1957), Byron Dorgan (1942), Jean Carnahan (1933), Christine Gregoire (1947), Bruce Babbitt (1938), and Annise Parker (1956). After him are Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802), Bill Cassidy (1957), William Allen (1803), Ben Cayetano (1939), Christopher C. Miller (1965), and Edward Bates (1793).