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John Lewis

1940 - 2020

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John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins and the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966, and was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Fulfilling many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States, in 1965 Lewis led the first of three Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where, in an incident that became known as Bloody Sunday, state troopers and police attacked Lewis and the other marchers. A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986 and served 17 terms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Lewis is the 2,557th most popular politician (up from 13,915th in 2019), the 904th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,158th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John Lewis ranks 2,557 out of 19,576. Before him are Patrick Leahy, Harold Macmillan, Emperor Renzong of Song, Theodahad, Tianqi Emperor, and Isabella of Hainault. After him are Carloman, Charibert I, Ezer Weizman, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, Peroz I, and Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois.

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Among people born in 1940, John Lewis ranks 58. Before him are Richard Williamson, Anna Karina, Andrzej Żuławski, David Koch, Patrick Leahy, and Raquel Welch. After him are Paolo Borsellino, Nancy Pelosi, Thomas A. Steitz, Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Roberto Cavalli, and Eduardo Galeano. Among people deceased in 2020, John Lewis ranks 32. Before him are Jean Kennedy Smith, John Turner, Frances E. Allen, Rob Rensenbrink, Abdul Halim Khaddam, and Stanley Cohen. After him are Diana Rigg, John le Carré, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, Arthur Ashkin, Lee Teng-hui, and Little Richard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Lewis ranks 904 out of 20,380. Before him are Patrick Leahy (1940), Stanley Cohen (1922), Robert Curl (1933), Raquel Welch (1940), Jennifer Aniston (1969), and Ron Perlman (1950). After him are F. Murray Abraham (1939), John Hinckley Jr. (1955), Robert Hofstadter (1915), Chris Isaak (1956), Tippi Hedren (1930), and Thomas Friedman (1953).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Lewis ranks 93. Before him are Boris Johnson (1964), Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902), Jill Biden (1951), Charles Bolden (1946), Robert R. Livingston (1746), and Patrick Leahy (1940). After him are Michael Bloomberg (1942), Nancy Pelosi (1940), Crazy Horse (1840), Greg Abbott (1957), Joseph McCarthy (1908), and John Sherman (1823).

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