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Marion Barry

1936 - 2014

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Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician who served as mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democrat, Barry had served three tenures on the Council of the District of Columbia, representing as an at-large member from 1975 to 1979, in Ward 8 from 1993 to 1995, and again from 2005 to 2014. In the 1960s, he was involved in the civil rights movement, first as a member of the Nashville Student Movement and then serving as the first chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Barry came to national prominence as mayor of the national capital, the first prominent civil rights activist to become chief executive of a major American city. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Marion Barry is the 18,586th most popular politician (down from 17,884th in 2024), the 15,325th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,639th in 2019) and the 1,218th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marion Barry ranks 18,586 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert Ouédraogo, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Dirk Kempthorne, Zell Miller, Andriy Melnyk, and Tamar Zandberg. After him are Olena Kondratiuk, Everett Dirksen, Norm Coleman, John Slidell, Nadhim Zahawi, and Martin Helme.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Marion Barry ranks 586. Before him are Don Cornelius, Martha Layne Collins, Juris Upatnieks, Saginaw Grant, Marge Piercy, and Levi Stubbs. After him are Skip Barber, Sushma Seth, Jimmy Ruffin, Freddy Cannon, Garfield Sobers, and Maurice Setters. Among people deceased in 2014, Marion Barry ranks 561. Before him are Sandy Jardine, Dora Bryan, Florica Lavric, Daisuke Oku, Howard Cooke, and Mavis Gallant. After him are Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Jimmy Ruffin, Deven Verma, Herb Jeffries, Ronny Jordan, and Ihor Kostenko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marion Barry ranks 15,331 out of 20,380. Before him are Diane Schuur (1953), The Sandman (1963), Betsy Nagelsen (1956), Anne Donovan (1961), Ann Leckie (1966), and Mark C. Lee (1952). After him are Winona LaDuke (1959), Mark Deklin (1967), Sam Esmail (1977), Everett Dirksen (1896), Marc Maron (1963), and Ken Maynard (1895).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Marion Barry ranks 1,218. Before him are Jim Wright (1922), Jon Tester (1956), Judd Gregg (1947), Hal Rogers (1937), Dirk Kempthorne (1951), and Zell Miller (1932). After him are Everett Dirksen (1896), Norm Coleman (1949), John Slidell (1793), Dave Heineman (1948), Seth Moulton (1978), and Sam Brownback (1956).

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