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Lamar Alexander

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Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician, academic administrator, and attorney who served as a U.S. senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and the 5th United States Secretary of Education under President George H. W. Bush, serving from 1991 to 1993. During his tenure at the Department of Education, he supported the implementation of the "America 2000" education reform initiative. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Lamar Alexander is the 17,297th most popular politician (down from 17,113th in 2024), the 11,617th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,460th in 2019) and the 881st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lamar Alexander ranks 17,297 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, Amit Shah, Jo Jorgensen, John Barrasso, Thomas Norton, and Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. After him are Gwendal Peizerat, David Perdue, Isidore Mankofsky, Margaret Chase Smith, Ranulf Flambard, and Ramil Safarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Lamar Alexander ranks 563. Before him are Judy Cornwell, Alberto Fouilloux, Ingrid Wendl, Mary Rand, Aytaç Yalman, and Steve O'Rourke. After him are Austin Pendleton, David Gates, Lucy Shapiro, Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Bjørn Tidmand, and Chelato Uclés.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lamar Alexander ranks 11,620 out of 20,380. Before him are Marshall Wayne (1912), Chad Gable (1986), Redd Foxx (1922), Edward Dillon (1879), Jaleel White (1976), James van Hoften (1944), and Big L (1974). After him are Birt Acres (1854), Arthur Fiedler (1894), Mike James (1990), Slater Martin (1925), and John Dean (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Lamar Alexander ranks 881. Before him are William Eustis (1753), John J. Crittenden (1787), John Adams Dix (1798), Richard Grenell (1966), Jo Jorgensen (1957), and John Barrasso (1952). After him are David Perdue (1949), Isidore Mankofsky (1931), Margaret Chase Smith (1897), Rodney Mullen (1966), Bob Avakian (1943), and Betsy DeVos (1958).

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