Famous Democrats Of All Time

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‘Democrat’ is a term used to refer to a member of the Democratic Party, an American political outfit. The Democratic Party is the brainchild of former political stalwart Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States and was founded in 1828. Since then several leaders of the Democratic Party have been sworn in for the position of America’s supreme leader. Woodrow Wilson, Harry S Truman, Franklin D Roosevelt and John F Kennedy are considered to be the best Democrat Presidents of all time. During recent times, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were praised for their styles of governance and both these individuals were the darlings of the American masses. Obama doesn’t just hold the record for being the first black president in American history, but he is also praised for his unique initiatives such as ‘Obamacare’. Here are the names of other famous Democrats who are known worldwide for their glorious political careers.
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 1 
Barack Obama
(44th President of the United States (2009-2017))
Barack Obama
284
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 4, 1961
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 2 
John F. Kennedy
(35th President of the United States (1961 - 1963))
John F. Kennedy
155
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 29, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Died: November 22, 1963
 3 
Gregory Peck
(One of the Reigning Actors of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
Gregory Peck
23
Birthdate: April 5, 1916
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: La Jolla, California, United States
Died: June 12, 2003
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Lyndon B. Johnson
(36th President of the United States (1963 - 1969))
Lyndon B. Johnson
62
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 27, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stonewall, Texas, United States
Died: January 22, 1973
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 5 
Jimmy Carter
(39th President of the United States (1977 -1981))
Jimmy Carter
65
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 1, 1924
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Plains, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 6 
Eleanor Roosevelt
(Longest-Serving First Lady of The United States)
Eleanor Roosevelt
34
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 11, 1884
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: November 7, 1962
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 7 
Bill Clinton
(42nd President of the United States)
Bill Clinton
117
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 19, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hope, Arkansas, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 8 
Ethan Hawke
(Famous For His Role in 'Before Trilogy')
Ethan Hawke
26
Birthdate: November 6, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 9 
Milo Ventimiglia
(Best Known for His Role in the TV Series: 'Gilmore Girls', 'Heroes' and 'This Is Us')
Milo Ventimiglia
22
Birthdate: July 8, 1977
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Anaheim, California, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 10 
Stephen Colbert
(Host of the Satirical Comedy Central Show 'The Colbert Report')
Stephen Colbert
42
Birthdate: May 13, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 11 
Ashley Judd
(Best Known for Her Role in the Movie 'Double Jeopardy')
Ashley Judd
33
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 19, 1968
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 12 
John Glenn
(Tthe First American to Orbit the Earth)
John Glenn
15
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 18, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cambridge, Ohio, United States
Died: December 8, 2016
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 13 
Grover Cleveland
(The 22nd and 24th President of the United States)
Grover Cleveland
15
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 18, 1837
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
Died: June 24, 1908
 14 
Madeleine Albright
(64th United States Secretary of State (1997 - 2001))
Madeleine Albright
32
Birthdate: May 15, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Smíchov, Prague, Czechia
Died: March 23, 2022
Height: 4'10" (147 cm)
 15 
Jean Harlow
(American Actress Who was the Leading Sex Symbol of the Early 1930s)
Jean Harlow
23
Birthdate: March 3, 1911
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: June 7, 1937
 16 
James Woods
(Best Known for His Roles in the Films: 'Salvador' and 'Ghosts of Mississippi')
James Woods
31
Birthdate: April 18, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vernal, Utah, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 17 
Tony Curtis
23
Birthdate: June 3, 1925
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: September 29, 2010
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 18 
Jefferson Davis
(Former President of the Confederate States (1862 - 1865))
Jefferson Davis
53
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 3, 1808
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fairview, Kentucky, United States
Died: December 6, 1889
 19 
Davy Crockett
(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee from 1827 to 1831)
Davy Crockett
23
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 17, 1786
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Limestone, Tennessee, United States
Died: March 6, 1836
 20 
James Buchanan
(15th President of the United States)
James Buchanan
16
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 23, 1791
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 1, 1868
 21 
Calvin Klein
(American Fashion Designer and Founder of 'Calvin Klein Inc')
Calvin Klein
3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: November 19, 1942
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 22 
Martin Van Buren
(8th President of the United States (1837-1841))
Martin Van Buren
14
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 5, 1782
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kinderhook, New York, United States
Died: July 24, 1862
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 23 
Pancho Villa
(Governor of Chihuahua from 1913 to 1914)
Pancho Villa
27
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 5, 1878
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: La Coyotada, Mexico
Died: July 20, 1923
 24 
Hillary Clinton
(Former First Lady, 67th United States Secretary of State)
Hillary Clinton
87
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 26, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
 25 
Al Franken
(Former United States Senator from Minnesota (2009 - 2018))
Al Franken
17
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 21, 1951
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 26 
Jerry Springer
(Broadcaster, 56th Mayor of Cincinnati)
Jerry Springer
20
Birthdate: February 13, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Highgate, London, England
 27 
Nancy Pelosi
(Only Woman in U.S. History to Serve as Speaker of the House)
Nancy Pelosi
107
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 26, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 28 
Jesse Jackson
(United States Shadow Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997)
Jesse Jackson
45
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 8, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 29 
Jerry Brown
(34th and 39th Governor of California)
Jerry Brown
8
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 7, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
 30 
Denis Leary
(Actor and Comedian)
Denis Leary
10
Birthdate: August 18, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 31 
Clarence Darrow
5
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 18, 1857
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kinsman Township
Died: March 13, 1938
 32 
Ken Burns
(Documentary Filmmaker)
Ken Burns
4
Birthdate: July 29, 1953
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 33 
Joe Kennedy III
(Politician)
Joe Kennedy III
10
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 4, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brighton, Massachusetts, United States
 34 
Tim Kaine
(United States Senator from Virginia)
Tim Kaine
15
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 26, 1958
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 35 
Huey Long
(Politician)
Huey Long
24
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 30, 1893
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Winnfield
Died: September 10, 1935
 36 
Shirley Chisholm
(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th District (1969 - 1983))
Shirley Chisholm
16
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 30, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: January 1, 2005
 37 
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
(Business person)
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
24
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: September 6, 1888
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: November 18, 1969
 38 
Walter Mondale
(42nd Vice President of the United States (1977–1981))
Walter Mondale
32
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ceylon, Minnesota, United States
Died: April 19, 2021
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 39 
Valerie Jarrett
9
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 14, 1956
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Shiraz
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 40 
Gary Hart
(Politician)
Gary Hart
7
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 28, 1936
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ottawa, Kansas, United States
 41 
Wole Soyinka
(Author, Poet, Playwright)
Wole Soyinka
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 13, 1934
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Abeokuta
 42 
Hubert Humphrey
(38th Vice President of the United States (1965-1969))
Hubert Humphrey
12
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 27, 1911
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wallace, South Dakota, United States
Died: January 13, 1978
 43 
John Lewis
(Former United States Representative)
John Lewis
28
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 21, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Alabama, United States
Died: July 17, 2020
 44 
William Jennings Bryan
(41st United States Secretary of State (1913 - 1915))
William Jennings Bryan
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 19, 1860
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Salem, Illinois, United States
Died: July 26, 1925
 45 
Tom Hayden
(American Anti-War, Civil Rights, and Intellectual Activist in the 1960s)
Tom Hayden
13
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 11, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Died: October 23, 2016
 46 
Adlai Stevenson II
(5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations)
Adlai Stevenson II
7
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: February 5, 1900
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: July 14, 1965
 47 
Robert Byrd
(The Longest-Serving U.S. Senator in History)
Robert Byrd
19
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 20, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Died: June 28, 2010
 48 
Ann Richards
(Politician)
Ann Richards
21
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 1, 1933
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lacy Lakeview, Texas, United States
Died: September 13, 2006
 49 
Raila Odinga
(Former Prime Minister of Kenya)
Raila Odinga
10
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 7, 1945
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Maseno
 50 
George McGovern
(United States Senator from South Dakota (1963 - 1981))
George McGovern
13
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 19, 1922
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Avon, South Dakota, United States
Died: October 21, 2012
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)