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Paul Laxalt

1922 - 2018

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Paul Dominique Laxalt ( LAK-sawlt; August 2, 1922 – August 6, 2018) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971 and a United States senator representing Nevada from 1974 until 1987. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics. After Reagan was elected president in 1980, many in the national press referred to Laxalt as "the first friend". He was the older brother of writer Robert Laxalt and maternal grandfather of Adam Laxalt, who served as the 33rd attorney general of Nevada from 2015 to 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Paul Laxalt is the 18,617th most popular politician (down from 18,330th in 2024), the 15,401st most popular biography from United States (down from 14,938th in 2019) and the 1,229th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Paul Laxalt ranks 18,617 out of 19,576. Before him are Ernest Gruening, Gebran Bassil, Tom Coburn, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Pete Hoekstra, and Russ Feingold. After him are Don McKinnon, Valeriu Streleț, Firmin Ngrébada, José Manuel Soria, Emil Dimitriev, and Manik Sarkar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Paul Laxalt ranks 466. Before him are Len Lesser, Grayson Hall, Mavis Gallant, Jim Wright, Mundell Lowe, and Theodosia Okoh. After him are Hattie Jacques, John Chafee, Gale Storm, Rose Mofford, Dina Pathak, and Mark Hatfield. Among people deceased in 2018, Paul Laxalt ranks 601. Before him are Chelsi Smith, Annapurna Devi, Jimmy McIlroy, Stan Anderson, Zell Miller, and Anne Donovan. After him are Peggy McCay, Pamela Gidley, Reggie Lucas, Takayuki Fujikawa, Roland Baar, and Adrian Lamo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Laxalt ranks 15,407 out of 20,380. Before him are Nick Robinson (1995), Carol Bartz (1948), Jimmy Ruffin (1936), Dante Basco (1975), Donald R. McMonagle (1952), and Russ Feingold (1953). After him are Joe DeLoach (1967), Peggy McCay (1927), Edward P. Jones (1950), Aries Merritt (1985), Bonnie Rotten (1993), and James Murphy (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Paul Laxalt ranks 1,229. Before him are Seth Moulton (1978), Sam Brownback (1956), Jim Clyburn (1940), Ernest Gruening (1887), Tom Coburn (1948), and Russ Feingold (1953). After him are Katherine Tai (1974), Spencer Abraham (1952), Brian Schweitzer (1955), Ryan Zinke (1961), John Kitzhaber (1947), and B. B. Comer (1848).

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