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Wally Hickel

1919 - 2010

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Walter Joseph Hickel (August 18, 1919 – May 7, 2010) was an American businessman, real estate developer, and politician who served as the second governor of Alaska from 1966 to 1969 and 1990 to 1994, as well as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1969 to 1970. He worked as a construction worker and eventually became a construction company operator during Alaska's territorial days. Following World War II, Hickel became heavily involved with real estate development, building residential subdivisions, shopping centers and hotels. Hickel entered politics in the 1950s during Alaska's battle for statehood and remained politically active for the rest of his life. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Wally Hickel is the 18,115th most popular politician (down from 17,976th in 2024), the 14,041st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,872nd in 2019) and the 1,081st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Wally Hickel ranks 18,115 out of 19,576. Before her are Mamady Youla, John Davis Lodge, Bill Lee, Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez, Jean-Noël Barrot, and Johnny Paul Koroma. After her are Dmytro Razumkov, Jens Seipenbusch, Doina Ignat, Frank Carlson, Tom Tugendhat, and Tom Harkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Wally Hickel ranks 349. Before her are Marie Windsor, Stanley Middleton, George Avakian, Jayne Meadows, John Houbolt, and Mason Adams. After her are Shamshad Begum, Steve Brodie, Janet Waldo, Beryl Reid, Es'kia Mphahlele, and Mary Beth Hughes. Among people deceased in 2010, Wally Hickel ranks 470. Before her are Rajeshwari Chatterjee, Jim Fuchs, Walter Frederick Morrison, June Havoc, Mano Solo, and Juan Carlos Arteche. After her are Ksenija Pajčin, Billy Taylor, Sławomir Skrzypek, Eddie Baily, Lamont Johnson, and Dorothy Height.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wally Hickel ranks 14,045 out of 20,380. Before her are Matthew Glave (1963), John Elway (1960), John Morrison (1979), Rachel Brosnahan (1990), Kyle Anderson (1993), and Megan Gallagher (1960). After her are Roy Z (1963), Cecily von Ziegesar (1970), Countee Cullen (1903), John Tooby (1952), Candy Reynolds (1955), and Dana Brooke (1988).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Wally Hickel ranks 1,081. Before her are Eleanor Holmes Norton (1937), Eliot Spitzer (1959), Deval Patrick (1956), Varina Davis (1826), John Davis Lodge (1903), and Bill Lee (1959). After her are Frank Carlson (1893), Tom Harkin (1939), Harry F. Byrd (1887), Arthur Goldberg (1908), Thad Cochran (1937), and Albert B. Fall (1861).

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