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Tom Vilsack

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Thomas James Vilsack (; born December 13, 1950) is an American politician. He served as the 30th and 32nd United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2009 to 2017, during the Barack Obama administration, and again from 2021 to 2025 during the Joe Biden administration. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 40th Governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007. On November 30, 2006, he formally launched his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2008 election, but ended his bid on February 23, 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Vilsack is the 17,067th most popular politician (down from 15,847th in 2024), the 11,019th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,725th in 2019) and the 839th most popular American Politician.

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Among people born in 1950, Tom Vilsack ranks 589. Before him are Victoria Tennant, Philippe Delerm, Dietmar Danner, John Byrne, Christina Hoff Sommers, and John Patrick Shanley. After him are Volker Fischer, Gillian Armstrong, Markie Post, Danny Kirwan, Deepa Mehta, and Makio Akiyama.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Vilsack ranks 11,021 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Browder (1962), Tom Lenk (1976), Lauren Shuler Donner (1949), Robert John Braidwood (1907), Jelena Jensen (1981), and Maria Schneider (1960). After him are Todd Field (1964), Martha Mansfield (1899), Peter Kreeft (1937), Robert Spitzer (1932), Lou Harrison (1917), and Louis Sachar (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Tom Vilsack ranks 839. Before him are Spencer Cox (1975), Lester Bird (1938), Ken Salazar (1955), Richard A. Falk (1930), Eric Schmitt (1975), and Cynthia Lummis (1954). After him are Mark Hanna (1837), Herbert H. Lehman (1878), Nicholas Gilman (1755), Roger Wicker (1951), James Skivring Smith (1825), and William H. McRaven (1955).

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