Newt Gingrich

Alive

Born: 6/17/1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Age: 81

Full name: Newton Leroy Gingrich
Noted For: U.S. Congressman (R-GA, 1979-99), House Minority Whip (1989-95), Speaker of the House (1995-99). Co-authored (with Dick Armey) the "Contract with America", which led to a Republican majority in the House of Representatives (1994). Candidate for the Republican nomination for President (2012).
Quotation: "President Obama is the most successful food stamp president in American history."