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Linda Lingle

1953 - Today

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Linda Lingle (née Cutter; June 4, 1953) is an American politician and publisher who served as the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since 1959, and was the state's first female and Jewish governor. Prior to serving as governor, Lingle served as mayor of Maui County from 1991 to 1999 and as chair of the Hawaii Republican Party from 1999 to 2002. As of 2025, Lingle and her lieutenant governor, Duke Aiona, are the last Republicans to have won or held statewide office in Hawaii. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Linda Lingle is the 18,227th most popular politician (down from 18,170th in 2024), the 14,342nd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,467th in 2019) and the 1,108th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Linda Lingle ranks 18,227 out of 19,576. Before her are Alam Shah, Malcolm Rifkind, Nathalie Arthaud, Khatia Dekanoidze, Whina Cooper, and Mike Eman. After her are Gifford Pinchot, Michael Chertoff, Klára Dobrev, Tony Evers, Ayman Nour, and Mokhtar Ould Djay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Linda Lingle ranks 647. Before her are Lincoln Chafee, Shelley Moore Capito, Moushumi Chatterjee, Pat Cadigan, Vladimir Kolev, and Alistair Darling. After her are Michael Chertoff, Stan Bush, Betty Wright, Rigoberto Cisneros, Tommy Shaw, and Carie Graves.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Linda Lingle ranks 14,346 out of 20,380. Before her are Barbara Bedford (1903), Alex Webster (1969), John Crowe Ransom (1888), Tim Schafer (1967), Michael Cimino (1999), and Yaya DaCosta (1982). After her are Kira Reed (1971), Vincent Martella (1992), William Safire (1929), Gifford Pinchot (1865), Matt Gerald (1970), and Mary Ann Mobley (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Linda Lingle ranks 1,108. Before her are Alex Padilla (1973), Martha Layne Collins (1936), Mike Oxley (1944), Paul LePage (1948), Kim Reynolds (1959), and Charles Pinckney (1757). After her are Gifford Pinchot (1865), Michael Chertoff (1953), Tony Evers (1951), Mike Braun (1954), Jack Valenti (1921), and Sam Nunn (1938).

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