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Richard Riley

1933 - Today

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Richard Wilson Riley (born January 2, 1933) is an American politician who served as the sixth United States secretary of education from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton and as the 111th governor of South Carolina from 1979 to 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Riley is the only Democrat to serve two consecutive terms as governor in the time since the state constitution was amended to allow governors to serve consecutive terms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Riley is the 18,555th most popular politician (up from 18,643rd in 2019), the 15,503rd most popular biography from United States (up from 15,905th in 2019) and the 1,245th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard Riley ranks 18,555 out of 19,576. Before him are Alberto Otárola, Richard Schweiker, Jordi Sànchez, Anthony Scaramucci, Shahbaz Bhatti, and Anniken Huitfeldt. After him are Laure Manaudou, Meritxell Batet, Chuck Robb, Olivier Besancenot, Saxby Chambliss, and Paul Fannin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Richard Riley ranks 548. Before him are Patricia Blair, Jean Carnahan, Peter Sillett, Paul Sarbanes, Stan Anderson, and Albert Quixall. After him is David Bellamy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Riley ranks 15,510 out of 20,380. Before him are Tyler Blackburn (1986), Anthony Scaramucci (1964), Robyn Lively (1972), Mickie James (1979), Kacy Catanzaro (1990), and Folarin Balogun (2001). After him are Lloyd Sherr (1956), Isabel May (2000), Walter Jon Williams (1953), Janet Jones (1961), Sam Posey (1944), and Bill Bridges (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Richard Riley ranks 1,245. Before him are Brian Goodell (1959), Phil Bryant (1954), Jim DeMint (1951), Denis McDonough (1969), Richard Schweiker (1926), and Anthony Scaramucci (1964). After him are Chuck Robb (1939), Saxby Chambliss (1943), Paul Fannin (1907), Charles L. McNary (1874), Hilda Solis (1957), and Jacky Rosen (1957).

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