Patrick Leahy

American politician and lawyer (born 1940)
Person human Q59315
Patrick Leahy
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Summary

Patrick Leahy was born on March 31, 1940[1], in Montpelier[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], lawyer[4], and jurist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,163 views/month, #6,251 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Position held: senator[8]
  • Educated at: Georgetown University[9]
  • Award received: James Joyce Awards[10], James Madison Award[11], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[13], Roman Catholic[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party[16]
  • Commons category: Patrick Leahy[17]
  • Family name: Leahy[18]
  • Given name: Patrick[19]
  • Official website: https://www.leahy.senate.gov/[20]
  • Work location: Washington, D.C.[21], Burlington[22]
  • Phone number: +1-202-224-4242[23]
  • Participant in: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014[24], World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26]
  • Commons Creator page: Patrick Leahy[27]
  • Name in native language: Patrick Leahy[28]
  • Different from: Patrick Leahy[29]
  • Number of children: 3[30]
  • Writing language: English[31]
  • Social media followers: 211,948[32], 140,501[33], 233,770[34], 228,255[35]

Why It Matters

Patrick Leahy has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Patrick Leahy born?

Patrick Leahy was born in Montpelier[2].

What did Patrick Leahy do for work?

Patrick Leahy worked as a politician[3], lawyer[4], and jurist[5].

Where did Patrick Leahy go to school?

Patrick Leahy was educated at Georgetown University[9].

What awards did Patrick Leahy receive?

Honors received include James Joyce Awards[10], James Madison Award[11], and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . ala.org. ala.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nndb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Davos 2013 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es',
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  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → President pro tempore of the United States Senate, United States senator, United States senator +24
    Occupation → politician, lawyer, state's attorney +1
    Harper's tag → patrick-j-leahy
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, lawyer, state's attorney +1
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  5. 21w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013
    Given name → Patrick
    Instance of → human
    Religion or worldview → Catholic Church, Roman Catholic
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