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Tom Lantos

1928 - 2008

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Thomas Peter Lantos (born Tamás Péter Lantos; February 1, 1928 – February 11, 2008) was a Hungarian-born American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1981 until his death in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 11th congressional district until 1993. After redistricting, he served from the 12th congressional district, which included both the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and a portion of the southwestern part of San Francisco. Lantos, who served as Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in his last term, announced in early January 2008 that he would not run for re-election because of cancer of the esophagus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Lantos is the 14,679th most popular politician (up from 15,076th in 2019), the 560th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 589th in 2019) and the 120th most popular Hungarian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tom Lantos ranks 14,679 out of 19,576. Before him are Pierre Nord Alexis, Eustace Grenier, Tage Reedtz-Thott, Petre P. Carp, Marian Lupu, and Brock Chisholm. After him are Paul Passy, Joaquín Sánchez de Toca, Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans, Hacı Pasha, Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster, and Koto Matsudaira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Tom Lantos ranks 399. Before him are Akira Miyawaki, Abdul Sattar Edhi, Hushang Ebtehaj, Manuel Scorza, Takako Doi, and Ion Druță. After him are Gerhard Stoltenberg, Alfred Hrdlicka, Nancy Olson, Earl Holliman, Jean Barraqué, and Harold Becker. Among people deceased in 2008, Tom Lantos ranks 242. Before him are Nikolai Baibakov, Xie Jin, David Gale, Heinz Wewers, Leonard Rosenman, and Wu Xueqian. After him are Ola Brunkert, John Templeton, Eugenio Montejo, Kurt Furgler, William Gibson, and Gábor Delneky.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Tom Lantos ranks 560 out of 1,077. Before him are György Bródy (1908), István Géczi (1944), István Szondy (1925), János Parti (1932), Jenő Rejtő (1905), and József Rády (1884). After him are Peter Carl Goldmark (1906), László Kiss (1956), Sándor Pósta (1888), Tibor Berczelly (1912), Antal Bolvári (1932), and György Szűcs (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Tom Lantos ranks 120. Before him are Dezső Gyarmati (1927), Tibor Szamuely (1890), Anton Seidl (1850), Károly Németh (1922), István Bibó (1911), and László Kovács (1939). After him are Menyhért Lónyay (1822), Károly Kárpáti (1906), Eva Šuranová (1946), Ervin Zádor (1935), Kálmán Széll (1843), and Anna Kéthly (1889).

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