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Mark White

1940 - 2017

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Mark Wells White Jr. (March 17, 1940 – August 5, 2017) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 43rd governor of Texas from 1983 to 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 74th secretary of state of Texas from 1973 to 1977 and as the 46th attorney general of Texas from 1979 to 1983. White was elected governor in the 1982 gubernatorial election, defeating the incumbent Bill Clements. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark White is the 12,780th most popular politician (up from 18,580th in 2019), the 5,522nd most popular biography from United States (up from 15,718th in 2019) and the 460th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Mark White ranks 12,780 out of 19,576. Before him are Marc-Émile Ruchet, Ólafur Thors, Beau Biden, Gualberto Villarroel, An Dương Vương, and Mike Castle. After him are Patrick Hillery, Louis Michel, Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, Oh Se-hoon, Hilmar Baunsgaard, and Alexius Slav.

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Among people born in 1940, Mark White ranks 282. Before him are Bruce Beresford, Mario Zanin, Tony Allen, Margit Carstensen, Luis María Echeberría, and Georgi Ivanov. After him are Manuel Ojeda, Billy Hart, Gennadi Strekalov, Barry Corbin, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, and Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni. Among people deceased in 2017, Mark White ranks 272. Before him are Shyama, Kurt Moll, Qian Qichen, Hal Moore, Ricardo Piglia, and Daniil Granin. After him are Ilya Glazunov, Oleg Vidov, Holger Czukay, Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Barbara Hale, and Prodigy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark White ranks 5,522 out of 20,380. Before him are Beau Biden (1969), Diana Hyland (1936), Pat McCormick (1930), Saul Zaentz (1921), Tommy Dorsey (1905), and Mike Castle (1939). After him are Forrest Smithson (1884), George Kingsley Zipf (1902), Allen Iverson (1975), Sammy Gravano (1945), Roy Buchanan (1939), and Carol Potter (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Mark White ranks 460. Before him are Fred Thompson (1942), Roger Marshall (1960), Sanford B. Dole (1844), Jack Sharkey (1902), Beau Biden (1969), and Mike Castle (1939). After him are W. Averell Harriman (1891), Daniel Webster (1782), Glenn Youngkin (1966), Sarah Sanders (1982), Tom Perez (1961), and Lyndon LaRouche (1922).

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