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Pete Stark

1931 - 2020

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Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr. (November 11, 1931 – January 24, 2020) was an American businessman and politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. A Democrat from California, Stark's district—California's 13th congressional district during his last two decades in Congress—was in southwestern Alameda County and included Alameda, Union City, Hayward, Newark, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, and Fremont (his residence during the early part of his tenure), as well as parts of Oakland and Pleasanton. At the time he left office in 2013, he was the fifth most senior Representative, as well as sixth most senior member of Congress overall. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Stark is the 18,738th most popular politician (up from 18,888th in 2024), the 15,785th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,891st in 2019) and the 1,267th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Pete Stark ranks 18,738 out of 19,576. Before him are Anna Gomis, Sébastien Lecornu, Somjit Jongjohor, Ralph Northam, Bill Brock, and Catarina Martins. After him are Krzysztof Bosak, Thomas Menino, Leonid Volkov, Jeyhun Bayramov, Jo Cox, and Sônia Guajajara.

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Among people born in 1931, Pete Stark ranks 613. Before him are Margaret Heckler, Tom Laughlin, Bina Rai, Jimmy McIlroy, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Hal Linden. After him are Douglas Wilder, Billy Casper, Zia Mohyeddin, Richard Bakalyan, and José Victor Toledo. Among people deceased in 2020, Pete Stark ranks 855. Before him are Howard Finkel, Sushant Singh Rajput, Vasili Kulkov, Stan Kirsch, Fabrice Philipot, and Maurice Setters. After him are Wallace Roney, Anele Ngcongca, Julie Bennett, Roman Monchenko, Ruhollah Zam, and Khagendra Thapa Magar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pete Stark ranks 15,792 out of 20,380. Before him are Ric Roman Waugh (1968), Brianne Howey (1989), Melissa Sagemiller (1974), Michael Oliver (1981), Michael Cuesta (1963), and Michael Raymond-James (1977). After him are Robert Curbeam (1962), Brandon Flynn (1993), Jerry Colonna (1904), Angel Haze (1991), William Malone (1953), and Brian Michael Bendis (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Pete Stark ranks 1,267. Before him are Claire McCaskill (1953), Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (1969), Tammy Baldwin (1962), Maria Cantwell (1958), Ralph Northam (1959), and Bill Brock (1930). After him are Thomas Menino (1942), Bob Corker (1952), Roy Moore (1947), Anthony Weiner (1964), Anna Eshoo (1942), and Ernie Fletcher (1952).

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