- Attended Columbia University.
- Democratic U.S. Senator from Alaska, 3 January 1969 - 3 January 1981.
- Has a dog named Ginger.
- Has a son and a daughter and four grandchildren.
- Was a Libertarian Party candidate for President of the United States in the 2008 election.
- Is a politician and real estate developer and had also worked as a brakeman for the Alaska Railroad.
- Served in the Alaska House of Representatives, 1963-1966. Served as Speaker of the House, 1965-1966.
- Served in the U.S. Army, 1951-1954.
- Son of Marie Delia (Bourassa) and Alphonse Gravel, who were French-Canadians from Québec, with roots in Sorel-Tracy and Saint-Ours.
- Was a Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1972 election.
- Released a large portion of the Pentagon Papers to the public, exposing government lies.
- In 1971, staged a one-man filibuster for five months that forced the Nixon government to cut a deal, effectively ending the draft.
- Currently running for president. (January 2008)
- Writer William S. Tribell served as State Campaign Chair of Louisiana for Senator Gravel in the 2008 presidential election.
- Writer William S. Tribell served as State Campaign Chair of Tennessee and as a Senior Advisor to Senator Gravel in the 2020 presidential election.
- Founder and chairman of the non-profit Democracy Foundation.
- Served in the US Army as an adjutant in the Communications Intelligence Service in Germany and a special agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps in France from 1951 to 1954.
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