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Paul Wellstone, born on July 21, 1944 in Washington, D.C., United States, was a politician, political scientist and university teacher. Paul Wellstone died on October 25, 2002, aged 58. Schooling on record includes Yorktown High School and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
My Take
Paul Wellstone strikes me as a politician who never quite stopped being a teacher. A political scientist and university lecturer before reaching the Senate, he became a leading voice for Minnesota's populist and progressive wings. I suspect his classroom roots gave him something rarer than slogans: the habit of arguing from real lives rather than abstractions. His death in a plane crash just sixteen days before the 2002 election still feels like a brutal interruption. The words of those cut down mid-mission tend to gain weight over time, and I think a politician who held his convictions this firmly deserves to be remembered.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul Wellstone
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・ウェルストーン
- Reading
- ぽーる・うぇるすとーん
- Born
- July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Occupation
- politician / political scientist / university teacher
2. Background
- High school
- Yorktown High School
- University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Wellstone
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731783
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Paul Wellstone born?
Born July 21, 1944.
When did Paul Wellstone die?
Died October 25, 2002, aged 58.
Where was Paul Wellstone from?
Paul Wellstone was from Washington, D.C., United States.
What did Paul Wellstone do?
Paul Wellstone worked as politician, political scientist, university teacher.
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