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Ted Kennedy

1932 - 2009

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Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1962 to his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and the prominent Kennedy family, he was the second-most-senior member of the Senate when he died. He is ranked fifth in U.S. history for length of continuous service as a senator. Kennedy was the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and U.S. attorney general and U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the father of U.S. representative Patrick J. Kennedy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Kennedy is the 3,317th most popular politician (down from 2,595th in 2019), the 1,209th most popular biography from United States (down from 803rd in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Politician.

Ted Kennedy was a senator from Massachusetts and the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy. He was also the youngest senator in U.S. history. Ted Kennedy is most famous for being the youngest senator in U.S. history and for being the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy.

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Among politicians, Ted Kennedy ranks 3,317 out of 19,576. Before him are Ashikaga Takauji, Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Piast the Wheelwright, Pekah, and Rajendra Chola I. After him are Marco Rubio, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Igor Smirnov, Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, and Min Aung Hlaing.

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Among people born in 1932, Ted Kennedy ranks 60. Before him are Vytautas Landsbergis, John Searle, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Ryszard Kapuściński, Robert Mundell, and Hiroaki Sato. After him are Stephen Covey, Robert Benton, Stéphane Audran, Oliver E. Williamson, Robert Vaughn, and Tomohiko Ikoma. Among people deceased in 2009, Ted Kennedy ranks 31. Before him are Raúl Alfonsín, Milorad Pavić, Robert F. Furchgott, João Bernardo Vieira, Velupillai Prabhakaran, and Vivian Maier. After him are Takashi Takabayashi, Maurice Druon, Tomohiko Ikoma, Bobby Robson, Jennifer Jones, and John Updike.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ted Kennedy ranks 1,209 out of 20,380. Before him are Jonathan Demme (1944), Stanley Milgram (1933), Michael Crichton (1942), Bill Gates Sr. (1925), Lionel Richie (1949), and Shawn Michaels (1965). After him are Robert Solow (1924), Carroll O'Connor (1924), Marco Rubio (1971), Robert Venturi (1925), Linda Hunt (1945), and Gerald Edelman (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ted Kennedy ranks 108. Before him are Lewis Strauss (1896), Frank B. Kellogg (1856), William Perry (1927), Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900), Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891), and Frank Caprio (1936). After him are Marco Rubio (1971), Colin Powell (1937), George Papandreou (1952), Mike Johnson (1972), Eliot Ness (1903), and John Dickinson (1732).

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