Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

Fame74.0
Momentum0.0
Wikipedia114.7K

Claim profile

Source-basedFalling

Born 1948 · age 78United States

United States PoliticiansPolitician

Verify ownership in 2 minutes. Keeps the profile accurate and discoverable.

Wikipedia
108 languages
Cross-language footprint
Age
78
Born 1948
Known for
The One
2001

Summary

Updated 2026-06-08

He won the popular vote in 2000 and still lost the presidency — one of five candidates in American history to do so. The Supreme Court decided it 5–4, and he stepped aside. Then he became the face of climate change activism and won a Nobel.

Biography

About

Albert Arnold Gore Jr. was born March 31, 1948, the son of politician Albert Gore Sr., and raised between Tennessee and Washington, D.C. After Harvard and a stint in the U.S. Army, he quit law school to run for Tennessee's 4th congressional district in 1976, won, and served until 1985 when he moved to the Senate. Considered a moderate "Atari Democrat," he was tapped as Bill Clinton's running mate in 1992 and became the 45th vice president, serving two full terms — the first Democrat to do so since John Nance Garner. In 2000 he ran for president, won the popular vote by 543,895 votes, but lost…

Voice

In their own words

Sourced, dated quotes from Al Gore

Al Gore

said6 Jun 2005

Please don't recount this vote.

— Webby Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech (limited to 5 words) (6 June 2005).

Al Gore

said29 Sep 2004

More important than his record as a debater is Mr. Bush's record as a president.

— "How to Debate George Bush" in The New York Times (29 September 2004).

Al Gore

said29 Sep 2004

American troops and American taxpayers are shouldering a huge burden with no end in sight because Mr. Bush took us to war on false premises and with no plan to win the peace.

— "How to Debate George Bush" in The New York Times (29 September 2004).

Al Gore

said10 Nov 2002