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Birth name: Hillary Diane Rodham.
Born: October 26, 1947.
Occupation: Politician. First Lady of the United States from 1992 to 2000 who served as the 67th U.S. Secretary of State under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. She was also a U.S. Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. She ran for U.S. President in 2016.
Before Fame: She campaigned for Republicans Richard Nixon and Barry Goldwater while serving on the student council at Maine East High School.
Trivia: She has been listed twice on the list of the 100 most influential lawyers in America. She became the first woman to be nominated by a major US party as a presidential candidate. Her 2003 autobiography, Living History, sold more than one million copies in its first month and earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for the audio recording of the book.
Family Life: She married the 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton in 1975 and gave birth to her daughter, Chelsea, in 1980.
Source: www.famousbirthdays.com