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Abraham Beame

1906 - 2001

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Abraham David Beame (né Birnbaum; March 20, 1906 – February 10, 2001) was an American accountant, investor, and Democratic Party politician who was the 104th mayor of New York City, in office from 1974 to 1977. As mayor, he presided over the city during the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when the city was almost forced to declare bankruptcy. Beame was born Abraham David Birnbaum in London. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abraham Beame has received more than 766,618 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Abraham Beame is the 17,211th most popular politician (down from 15,212th in 2019), the 5,538th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,622nd in 2019) and the 620th most popular British Politician.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

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  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abraham Beame ranks 17,211 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas Norton, Isidore Mvouba, Mark Hanna, Vadym Prystaiko, Balram Jakhar, and Ed Lee. After him are Mariusz Błaszczak, Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, Andris Šķēle, Marjan Šarec, and Vere Bird.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Abraham Beame ranks 419. Before him are James Corson, Pat O'Callaghan, Oscar Levant, Cuth Harrison, Katsuo Takaishi, and Hiram Fong. After him are Dorothy Tree, Irving Jaffee, Dunc Gray, Sue Carol, Einar Haugen, and Albert Charles Smith. Among people deceased in 2001, Abraham Beame ranks 324. Before him are Bob Tinning, Javed Iqbal, Ronnie Allen, Tony Ashton, Leamon King, and Mike Mansfield. After him are Hilda Cameron, Jennifer Syme, Régine Cavagnoud, Madge Adam, Imogene Coca, and Thuy Trang.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Abraham Beame ranks 5,538 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander Wood (1907), Anthony Taylor (1978), Jim Leighton (1958), Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1765), Thomas Norton (1532), and Steven Isserlis (1958). After him are Tara Fitzgerald (1967), Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851), Tony Waiters (1937), Christopher Fry (1907), Reg Presley (1941), and Aslı Enver (1984).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Abraham Beame ranks 620. Before him are William Fox (1812), Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845), Dru Drury (1725), David Amess (1952), Peter Mandelson (1953), and Thomas Norton (1532). After him are Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851), David Kelly (1944), Ben Wallace (1970), Shashi Tharoor (1956), Nick Clegg (1967), and Kenneth Clarke (1940).

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