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Oveta Culp Hobby

1905 - 1995

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Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905 – August 16, 1995) was an American government official and businesswoman who served as the first United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1953 to 1955. A member of the Republican Party, Hobby was the second woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet. She also served as the first director of the Women's Army Corps from 16 May 1942 to 11 July 1945, and was sequentially editor, publisher and chair of the board of the Houston Post. She entered public service when President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed her administrator of the Federal Security Agency, soon after reorganized as a federal executive department, known then as Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; and Hobby became its first head. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Oveta Culp Hobby is the 18,334th most popular politician (up from 18,562nd in 2024), the 14,658th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,769th in 2019) and the 1,148th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Oveta Culp Hobby ranks 18,334 out of 19,576. Before her are Ángel Acebes, Ian Ferguson, Judy Martz, Kent Conrad, Riho Terras, and Jack Dalrymple. After her are Roy Cooper, Alton B. Parker, Stéphane Le Foll, Tom Udall, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, and Howie Hawkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Oveta Culp Hobby ranks 404. Before her are Stanley Kunitz, Agnes de Mille, Natalie Kingston, Bob Wills, Fela Sowande, and William Alwyn. After her are Jack London, Durga Khote, William Gargan, and Ilka Chase. Among people deceased in 1995, Oveta Culp Hobby ranks 330. Before her are Odette Hallowes, Paul Kipkoech, James Merrill, Alex Groza, Paul Eddington, and Genevieve Tobin. After her are Kay Aldridge, Gale Gordon, Mary Beth Hughes, Shannon Hoon, Qiu Miaojin, and Jeffrey Lynn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oveta Culp Hobby ranks 14,662 out of 20,380. Before her are Autumn Reeser (1980), Jenny Simpson (1986), Quinton Aaron (1984), Bob Armstrong (1939), Julie Plec (1972), and Jack Dalrymple (1948). After her are Rachel Talalay (1958), Roy Cooper (1957), James Burrows (1940), Paula Jones (1966), Max Casella (1967), and Ella Hall (1896).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Oveta Culp Hobby ranks 1,148. Before her are Federico Peña (1947), Jared Ingersoll (1749), Eliot Engel (1947), Judy Martz (1943), Kent Conrad (1948), and Jack Dalrymple (1948). After her are Roy Cooper (1957), Alton B. Parker (1852), Tom Udall (1948), Howie Hawkins (1952), Kirsten Gillibrand (1966), and Doris Matsui (1944).

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