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Orrin Hatch

1934 - 2022

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Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator in history, overtaking Ted Stevens, until Chuck Grassley surpassed him in 2023. Hatch chaired the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions from 1981 to 1987. He served as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001 and from 2003 to 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Orrin Hatch is the 15,294th most popular politician (up from 15,762nd in 2024), the 7,981st most popular biography from United States (up from 8,574th in 2019) and the 609th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Orrin Hatch ranks 15,294 out of 19,576. Before him are Mikio Aoki, Kamisese Mara, Sak Kʼukʼ, Sigeberht the Little, Nur-ili, and Fernando de Santiago. After him are Mudar Badran, Ariarathes VIII of Cappadocia, Mohamed Wali Akeik, Marco Aurelio Soto, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, and Fernando Haddad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Orrin Hatch ranks 399. Before him are Ingrid Lotz, Gulzar, Eddy Pieters Graafland, Hilla Limann, Gia Scala, and Mikio Aoki. After him are Mudar Badran, Yves Coppens, Cammie King, Kedarnath Singh, Roger Maris, and Alan Bennett. Among people deceased in 2022, Orrin Hatch ranks 427. Before him are Bill Nieder, Dagny Carlsson, Jan Nowicki, Manuel Duarte, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Emilio Trivini. After him are Yves Coppens, Barbara Thompson, Remco Campert, Jesús del Muro, F. Sionil José, and Dieter Henrich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Orrin Hatch ranks 7,983 out of 20,380. Before him are Roger Clark (1978), Lawrence Weiner (1942), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Louis L'Amour (1908), Frank Churchill (1901), and Barbara Ehrenreich (1941). After him are David Diamond (1915), Debra Monk (1949), Jaye Davidson (1968), Kathy Najimy (1957), Henry M. Leland (1843), and Lois Weber (1879).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Orrin Hatch ranks 609. Before him are Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (1953), Kay Ivey (1944), Mary Harrison McKee (1858), Abel P. Upshur (1790), Larry O'Brien (1917), and Janet Reno (1938). After him are Mike Rogers (1958), Joe Crowley (1962), Robert J. Walker (1801), Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815), Gray Davis (1942), and Michael C. Burgess (1950).

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