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Richard M. Daley

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Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1989 to 2011. Daley was elected mayor in 1989 and was reelected five times until declining to run for a seventh term. At 22 years, his was the longest tenure in Chicago mayoral history, surpassing the 21-year mayoralty of his father, Richard J. Daley. As Mayor, Daley took over the Chicago Public Schools, developed tourism, oversaw the construction of Millennium Park, increased environmental efforts and the rapid development of the city's central business district downtown and adjacent near North, South and West sides. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard M. Daley is the 18,168th most popular politician (down from 17,950th in 2019), the 14,393rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,757th in 2019) and the 1,119th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Richard M. Daley ranks 18,168 out of 19,576. Before him are Marian Kotleba, Sheridan Downey, Johnny Kerr, Giuliano Poletti, Eoin MacNeill, and Nasrin Oryakhil. After him are Marianna Madia, Arthur P. Bagby, Valery Tsepkalo, Sheila Jackson Lee, Georgina Beyer, and Mimma Zavoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Richard M. Daley ranks 713. Before him are Sharon Olds, Ian Hancock, Andraé Crouch, Suzanne Cory, Mac Davis, and Joe Boyd. After him are Letta Mbulu, Terry Neill, Byron Dorgan, Oliver Lake, Vincent C. Gray, and Walt Hazzard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard M. Daley ranks 14,397 out of 20,380. Before him are P. J. Byrne (1974), Daniel Cosgrove (1970), Jon M. Chu (1979), Johnny Kerr (1932), Claire Du Brey (1892), and Greg Daniels (1963). After him are Susan Williams (1969), Fred Wacker (1918), Arthur P. Bagby (1794), John A. Russo (1939), Jack Clement (1931), and Richard Biggs (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Richard M. Daley ranks 1,119. Before him are J. Donald Cameron (1833), George Stephanopoulos (1961), Mario Díaz-Balart (1961), John Garamendi (1945), Sheridan Downey (1884), and Johnny Kerr (1932). After him are Arthur P. Bagby (1794), Sheila Jackson Lee (1950), Maryon Pittman Allen (1925), Samuel Bodman (1938), Raffi Hovannisian (1959), and Dale Bumpers (1925).

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