David Boren

American politician and academic (1941–2025)

Person human Q882362

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: April 21, 1941
Date of death: February 20, 2025
Place of birth: Washington, D.C.
Place of death: Norman
Country of citizenship: United States^[13]
Occupation: politician, lawyer, governor, jurist, captain
Position held: Governor of Oklahoma, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, senator^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Educated at: Yale University, University of Oklahoma College of Law, Balliol College, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Grace Hopper College^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Member of political party: Democratic Party^[27]
Award received: Rhodes Scholarship^[23]
Father: Lyle Boren^[10]
Spouse: Janna Lou Little Boren^[11]
Child: Dan Boren^[12]
Work location: Washington, D.C.^[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[31]
Family name: Boren^[28]
Given name: David^[29]
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa Society^[24]^[25]
Name in native language: David L. Boren^[32]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 36

ISNI: 0000000114782582
VIAF cluster ID: 97690700
Library of Congress authority ID: n88640150
GND ID: 1053073259
C-SPAN person numeric ID: 2033
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated): davidboren
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11344066
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741724919808
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/David-Boren
FAST ID: 230453
Freebase ID: /m/0bzmkx
GeneaStar person ID: borend0

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Geni.com profile ID: 6000000016361775600
IMDb ID: nm2960182
IdRef ID: 123971071
JRC Names ID: 247148
LegiStorm person ID: 127344
LittleSis people ID: 154091
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA1225226X
NUKAT ID: n2014196696
National Governors Association biography URL: www.nga.org
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007258823905171
National Library of Korea ID: KAC202246532
Notable Names Database ID: 839/000051686
OpenSanctions ID: David Boren
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 4735
Political Graveyard politician ID: boothby-borunda.html#025.88.32
Prabook ID: 885343
RERO ID (legacy): A006386890
SNAC ARK ID: w68s7csr
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10571258
UOM ID: 79681
US Congress Bio ID: B000639
WikiTree person ID: Boren-84
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJc7QFKmrqwhDb7wJMP4v3
Yale LUX ID: person/61b32e48-4373-410c-ad5e-27f2662a9853

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🔗 Connections

Position held 9

United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator +1 more

Educated at 2

Yale University, Balliol College

Member of 2

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa Society

Occupation 2

lawyer, politician

Award received 1

Rhodes Scholarship

Child 1

Dan Boren

Children (paternal) 1

Dan Boren

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Employees / affiliates 1

Ernest Istook

Father 1

Lyle Boren

Given name 1

David

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of political party 1

Democratic Party

OpenSanctions ID 1

David Boren

Parent of 1

Lyle Boren

Place of birth 1

Washington, D.C.

Place of death 1

Norman

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Washington, D.C.

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David Boren

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Summary

David Boren was born on April 21, 1941^[1], in Washington, D.C.^[2]. He died on February 20, 2025^[3], in Norman^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5], lawyer^[6], governor^[7], jurist^[8], and captain^[9].

FAQs

Where was David Boren born?

David Boren was born in Washington, D.C.^[2].

Where did David Boren die?

David Boren died in Norman^[4].

Who were David Boren's parents?

David Boren's father was Lyle Boren^[10].

Who was David Boren married to?

David Boren's spouses include Janna Lou Little Boren^[11].

What did David Boren do for work?

David Boren worked as a politician^[5], lawyer^[6], governor^[7], jurist^[8], and captain^[9].

Where did David Boren go to school?

David Boren was educated at Yale University^[18], University of Oklahoma College of Law^[19], Balliol College^[20], and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School^[21].

What awards did David Boren receive?

Honors received include Rhodes Scholarship^[23].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ David Boren — place of birth (P19): Washington, D.C.. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ David Boren — place of death (P20): Norman. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ David Boren — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ David Boren — father (P22): Lyle Boren. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ David Boren — spouse (P26): Janna Lou Little Boren. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ David Boren — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ David Boren — position held (P39): Governor of Oklahoma. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ David Boren — position held (P39): United States senator. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2021-01-29. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ David Boren — position held (P39): member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ David Boren — position held (P39): senator. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ David Boren — child (P40): Dan Boren. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ David Boren — educated at (P69): Yale University. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ David Boren — educated at (P69): University of Oklahoma College of Law. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ David Boren — educated at (P69): Balliol College. Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved 2024-04-26. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ David Boren — educated at (P69): Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ David Boren — educated at (P69): Grace Hopper College. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ David Boren — member of political party (P102): Democratic Party. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ David Boren — occupation (P106): politician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ David Boren — occupation (P106): lawyer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ David Boren — occupation (P106): governor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ David Boren — occupation (P106): jurist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ David Boren — occupation (P106): captain. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ David Boren — award received (P166): Rhodes Scholarship. Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved 2024-04-26. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ David Boren — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ David Boren — member of (P463): Phi Beta Kappa Society. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ David Boren — date of birth (P569): April 21, 1941. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ David Boren — date of death (P570): February 20, 2025. oudaily.com. Retrieved 2025-02-22. oudaily.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ David Boren — family name (P734): Boren. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ David Boren — given name (P735): David. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-12. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ David Boren — work location (P937): Washington, D.C.. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ David Boren — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ David Boren — name in native language (P1559): David L. Boren. wikidata.org.

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David Boren

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