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Paul Tsongas

1941 - 1997

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Paul Efthemios Tsongas ( SONG-gəs; February 14, 1941 – January 18, 1997) was an American politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran for president in 1992. He won eight contests during the presidential primaries but ultimately lost the nomination to Bill Clinton, who later won the general election. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Tsongas graduated from Dartmouth College, Yale Law School and the Kennedy School of Government. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Tsongas is the 18,541st most popular politician (down from 18,334th in 2024), the 15,206th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,949th in 2019) and the 1,206th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Paul Tsongas ranks 18,541 out of 19,576. Before him are Carlo Calenda, Ömer Çelik, William M. Daley, Tobias Billström, Samy Badibanga, and Vincent Peillon. After him are Simone Tebet, Mateo Garralda, Ana Jara, Roscoe Conkling, Juan Manuel Moreno, and Sorin Cîmpeanu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Paul Tsongas ranks 643. Before him are Lamont Dozier, Mel Winkler, Christine Truman, Martha Reeves, Lucious Jackson, and Martin Carthy. After him are Eddie Rabbitt, Darshan Ranganathan, Lonnie Mack, Ted Strickland, Joe Caldwell, and George Will. Among people deceased in 1997, Paul Tsongas ranks 326. Before him are Gulshan Kumar, Eddie Arcaro, Ramiro Castillo, Miguel Ángel Blanco, Laurie Lee, and Brian Pillman. After him are Jermaine Stewart, Chetan Anand, Joyce Compton, Marjorie Reynolds, Barry Evans, and Sipan Shiraz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Tsongas ranks 15,212 out of 20,380. Before him are Euphemia Haynes (1890), Antonio Pettigrew (1967), Shawn Lane (1963), William M. Daley (1948), Bob Said (1932), and Eddie Gribbon (1890). After him are Frank Bello (1965), Tito Ortiz (1975), Danny McBride (1976), Barbara Acklin (1943), Trevor Murdoch (1980), and Lillian Roth (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Paul Tsongas ranks 1,206. Before him are Antonio Villaraigosa (1953), Shannon Johnson (1974), Josh Shapiro (1973), Jeff Flake (1962), Judy Chu (1953), and William M. Daley (1948). After him are Roscoe Conkling (1829), Ann Veneman (1949), Tom DeLay (1947), Jim Doyle (1945), Dave Freudenthal (1950), and Jim Wright (1922).

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