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Paul Ryan

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Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician who served as the 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's vice presidential nominee in the 2012 election running alongside Mitt Romney, losing to President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Ryan is a native of Janesville, Wisconsin, and graduated from Miami University in 1992. He spent five years working for Congress in Washington, D.C., becoming a speechwriter, then returned to Wisconsin in 1997 to work at his family's construction company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Ryan is the 4,874th most popular politician (down from 4,039th in 2019), the 1,767th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,276th in 2019) and the 154th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul Ryan ranks 4,874 out of 19,576Before him are Nuri al-Said, Pranab Mukherjee, Ammi-Saduqa, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Al-Mustansir Billah, and Kerbogha. After him are Dalmatius, James Oglethorpe, Vsevolod the Big Nest, Astyanax, Neferkaure, and Li Dazhao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Paul Ryan ranks 25Before him are Uma Thurman, Naomi Campbell, Gianni Infantino, David James, Rachel Weisz, and Ekrem İmamoğlu. After him are Claudia Schiffer, Ethan Hawke, Fred Durst, Simon Pegg, Paolo Sorrentino, and Erik ten Hag.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Ryan ranks 1,767 out of 20,380Before him are Thomas Schelling (1921), Stevie Nicks (1948), Ronald Dworkin (1931), Courtney Love (1964), William C. McCool (1961), and Hugh Glass (1783). After him are Ronnie Coleman (1964), Kaley Cuoco (1985), Karen Uhlenbeck (1942), Lee Evans (1947), Fred Ward (1942), and Patrick McGoohan (1928).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Paul Ryan ranks 154Before him are Mike DeWine (1947), Aaron Burr (1756), George Read (1733), Liz Cheney (1966), John Forsyth (1780), and Elliot Richardson (1920). After him are Benjamin Butler (1818), Melvin Laird (1922), Alben W. Barkley (1877), Walter Mondale (1928), Pat Brown (1905), and Tecumseh (1768).