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Richard Shelby

1934 - Today

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Richard Craig "Dick" Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 1987 to 2023. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat, Shelby switched to the Republican Party in 1994. Shelby is the longest-serving U.S. senator from Alabama, holding office for exactly 36 years. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Shelby is a 1957 graduate of the University of Alabama. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Shelby is the 16,776th most popular politician (down from 16,454th in 2024), the 10,414th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,876th in 2019) and the 784th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Richard Shelby ranks 16,776 out of 19,576. Before him are Michael Ben-Ari, Patrick Roy, Euthydemus II, Baji Rao II, Norovyn Altankhuyag, and Sandra Torres. After him are Ni Xialian, Kol of Sweden, Anthony Carmona, José Antonio Kast, Philippe Riboud, and Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Richard Shelby ranks 498. Before him are Pierre Joxe, Cedar Walton, George Ryan, Léon Mébiame, Shirley Brasher, and Carmine Caridi. After him are Oleg Golovanov, Elías Querejeta, Fredy Perlman, Jim Inhofe, Raymond Briggs, and Hans Mild.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Shelby ranks 10,416 out of 20,380. Before him are Taboo (1975), Brewster Kahle (1960), Ethan Phillips (1955), Neal Morse (1960), Janine Turner (1962), and Christine Darden (1942). After him are Asia Kate Dillon (1984), Hope Sandoval (1966), Dan Lauria (1947), Judy Tyler (1932), Lil Yachty (1997), and Lloyd Fredendall (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Richard Shelby ranks 784. Before him are Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927), George Ryan (1934), Richard Rush (1780), Mark Esper (1964), Elihu B. Washburne (1816), and Tim Kaine (1958). After him are Rufus King (1755), Tenskwatawa (1775), Spark Matsunaga (1916), Mike Enzi (1944), Tom McMillen (1952), and Thomas Ewing (1789).

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