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Nellie Tayloe Ross

1876 - 1977

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Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross (née Tayloe; November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was an American educator and politician who served as the 14th governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and as the 28th and first female director of the United States Mint from 1933 to 1953. She was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state, and remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming. She was a Democrat and supported Prohibition. Ross was born in St. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Nellie Tayloe Ross is the 11,984th most popular politician (up from 14,897th in 2024), the 4,927th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,319th in 2019) and the 418th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nellie Tayloe Ross ranks 11,982 out of 19,576. Before her are Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans, Richard Ratsimandrava, Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, and Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso. After her are Bouasone Bouphavanh, Anatoliy Zlenko, Michele Steno, George Forbes, Sihathor, Androtion, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, and Eleanor, Countess of Vermandois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Nellie Tayloe Ross ranks 115. Before her are Konstantinos Demertzis, Maria Ouspenskaya, Léon-Paul Fargue, Maurice Tourneur, Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini, and Heinrich Tessenow. After her are James Kirkwood Sr., Meshadi Azizbekov, Tiburcio Carías Andino, Hiroshi Yoshida, Aino Ackté, and Constantin von Economo. Among people deceased in 1977, Nellie Tayloe Ross ranks 133. Before her are Ivan Fedyuninsky, Norman Thomas Gilroy, Luciano Re Cecconi, Willem Schermerhorn, Jan-Carl Raspe, and Henry Tandey. After her are Juan Carlos Calvo, Jean Rostand, Tibor Déry, John L. McClellan, Hans Erich Nossack, and Eve Meyer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nellie Tayloe Ross ranks 4,927 out of 20,380. Before her are Scott Travis (1961), Radia Perlman (1951), John L. Sullivan (1858), Lillian Hellman (1905), Buck Adams (1955), and Jason Derulo (1989). After her are Norma Talmadge (1894), Odetta (1930), Joe Lando (1961), Lisa Niemi (1956), Susan Howard (1944), and Giovanni Ribisi (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Nellie Tayloe Ross ranks 418. Before her are Lamar Smith (1947), Gall (1840), James Clapper (1941), John J. McCloy (1895), Budge Patty (1924), and Pete Ricketts (1964). After her are Margaret Taylor (1788), Mike Lee (1971), Jim Gray (1944), Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968), Alexander H. Stephens (1812), and John Warner (1927).

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