Barbara Everitt Bryant

Barbara Everitt Bryant
18th Director of the U.S. Census Bureau
In office
1989–1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byJohn G. Keane
Succeeded byMartha Farnsworth Riche
Personal details
Born
Barbara Everitt

(1926-04-05)April 5, 1926
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 2023(2023-03-03) (aged 96)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Spouse
John H. Bryant
(m. 1948; died 1997)
Children3, including Randal
Alma mater

Barbara Everitt Bryant (née Everitt; April 5, 1926[1] – March 3, 2023) was an American market researcher who became the first woman to head the United States Census Bureau. She directed the bureau from 1989 to 1993, including leading the 1990 United States census, and later also directed the American Customer Satisfaction Index.[2]

  1. ^ "Barbara Everitt Bryant". MLive Media Group. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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