Hillary Rodham Clinton, former First Lady of the United States, former Senator, former Secretary of State, and Democratic Presidential contender in 2016, was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1947.
The former United States Senator, First Lady and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton or Hillary Rodham Clinton was born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. In the year 2016, as the nominee of President from Democratic Party, she became the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major party in United States.
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