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Tip O'Neill

1912 - 1994

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Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, the third-longest tenure in history and the longest uninterrupted tenure. He represented northern Boston in the House from 1953 to 1987. Born in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, O'Neill began campaigning at a young age by volunteering for Al Smith's campaign in the 1928 presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Tip O'Neill is the 17,467th most popular politician (down from 17,259th in 2024), the 12,116th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,812th in 2019) and the 916th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Tip O'Neill ranks 17,467 out of 19,576. Before him are Sol Plaatje, Jorge Fernández Díaz, Jake Garn, Alen Simonyan, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, and Don Young. After him are David Thompson, Guntars Krasts, Louis A. Johnson, Teodor Meleșcanu, Bhanu Athaiya, and Enele Sopoaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Tip O'Neill ranks 401. Before him are Marshall Wayne, Horace Gwynne, Henry M. Jackson, Zoltán Várkonyi, Wendy Barrie, and Zohra Sehgal. After him are John Le Mesurier, Kees Mijnders, Kamil Tolon, Harry Hay, Roger Verey, and Les Brown. Among people deceased in 1994, Tip O'Neill ranks 345. Before him are Roberto Balado, Lina Basquette, Sam Hanks, Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Aldo Donelli, and Ralph Miliband. After him are Raymond Scott, Louis Gabrillargues, Esther Ralston, István Timár, Mary Washburn, and Mark Stevens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tip O'Neill ranks 12,118 out of 20,380. Before him are AnnaSophia Robb (1993), Anthony Johnson (1984), Tamara Tunie (1959), Lester Bangs (1948), Don Young (1933), and Kristen Johnston (1967). After him are Terence Crawford (1987), Zina Garrison (1963), Sam McMurray (1952), Jessica Szohr (1985), Lisa Fischer (1958), and Eddie Griffin (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Tip O'Neill ranks 916. Before him are Xavier Becerra (1958), Timothy Geithner (1961), Susan Rice (1964), Chris Dodd (1944), Jake Garn (1932), and Don Young (1933). After him are Louis A. Johnson (1891), George Santos (1988), Richard J. Terrile (1951), Asa Hutchinson (1950), Jay Inslee (1951), and Maxine Waters (1938).

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