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Spark Matsunaga

1916 - 1990

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Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (October 8, 1916 – April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Hawaii territorial house of representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, Matsunaga introduced legislation that led to the creation of the United States Institute of Peace and to reparations to Japanese-American World War II detainees. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Spark Matsunaga is the 16,792nd most popular politician (down from 16,428th in 2024), the 10,456th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,826th in 2019) and the 787th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Spark Matsunaga ranks 16,792 out of 19,576. Before him are Lionel Aingimea, Salou Djibo, Valeria Ciavatta, Tenskwatawa, Edward Akufo-Addo, and Moeketsi Majoro. After him are Pier Ferdinando Casini, Amir Ohana, Mike Enzi, Tom McMillen, Jaipal Singh Munda, and Thomas Ewing.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Spark Matsunaga ranks 280. Before him are Vivian McGrath, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, Robert Marshak, Walker Percy, Bohumil Modrý, and Charles F. Hockett. After him are Ruy de Freitas, Paul Felix Schmidt, Gene Mako, Giuseppe Tosi, Kanan Devi, and Peter Geach. Among people deceased in 1990, Spark Matsunaga ranks 285. Before him are Leongino Unzaim, Madge Bellamy, Çetin Zeybek, Mike Mazurki, József Moravetz, and Ed Czerkiewicz. After him are Bob Gerard, Pearl Bailey, David Hampshire, Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Donald A. Wollheim, and Juan Manuel Bordeu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Spark Matsunaga ranks 10,458 out of 20,380. Before him are David Koechner (1962), James Forbes (1952), Brian Helgeland (1961), William Rosecrans (1819), Roxann Dawson (1958), and Dwight Frye (1899). After him are Eldridge Cleaver (1935), Anne Dudek (1975), Dolores Huerta (1930), Mike Enzi (1944), Tom McMillen (1952), and William Hood Simpson (1888).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Spark Matsunaga ranks 787. Before him are Mark Esper (1964), Elihu B. Washburne (1816), Tim Kaine (1958), Richard Shelby (1934), Rufus King (1755), and Tenskwatawa (1775). After him are Mike Enzi (1944), Tom McMillen (1952), Thomas Ewing (1789), Henry Cabot Lodge (1850), Mae Young (1923), and Michael D. Griffin (1949).

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