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Nancy Pelosi

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Nancy Patricia Pelosi ( pə-LOH-see; née D'Alesandro; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who was the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman elected U.S. House speaker and the first woman to lead a major political party in either chamber of Congress, heading the House Democrats from 2003 to 2023. Her 20 years as a House party leader are tied with Joe Martin's as the second-longest after Sam Rayburn. Pelosi has served in the House since 1987, representing California's 11th congressional district, which includes most of San Francisco. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nancy Pelosi is the 2,691st most popular politician (down from 2,280th in 2019), the 945th most popular biography from United States (down from 679th in 2019) and the 95th most popular American Politician.

Nancy Pelosi is most famous for being the first female speaker of the House of Representatives.

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Among politicians, Nancy Pelosi ranks 2,691 out of 19,576. Before her are Nur Muhammad Taraki, Yazdegerd I, Chang Myon, Myeongjong of Joseon, Viktor Zubkov, and Julia Drusilla. After her are Yanis Varoufakis, François Darlan, Ladislaus of Naples, Cleomenes I, Quirinius, and Karolos Papoulias.

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Among people born in 1940, Nancy Pelosi ranks 60. Before her are Andrzej Żuławski, David Koch, Patrick Leahy, Raquel Welch, John Lewis, and Paolo Borsellino. After her are Thomas A. Steitz, Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Roberto Cavalli, Eduardo Galeano, Astrud Gilberto, and René Auberjonois.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nancy Pelosi ranks 945 out of 20,380. Before her are Walter Hill (1942), Vera Rubin (1928), Michael Bloomberg (1942), Melanie (1947), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), and Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930). After her are Alvin York (1887), Thomas A. Steitz (1940), Matt Damon (1970), John Gavin (1931), Les Paul (1915), and Jared Diamond (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Nancy Pelosi ranks 95. Before her are Jill Biden (1951), Charles Bolden (1946), Robert R. Livingston (1746), Patrick Leahy (1940), John Lewis (1940), and Michael Bloomberg (1942). After her are Crazy Horse (1840), Greg Abbott (1957), Joseph McCarthy (1908), John Sherman (1823), Kamehameha I (1758), and James Comey (1960).

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