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Caspar Weinberger

1917 - 2006

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Caspar Willard Weinberger (August 18, 1917 – March 28, 2006) was an American politician and businessman. As a Republican, he served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades, most notably as Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from January 1981 to November 1987. He was indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstructing government investigations as part of the Iran–Contra investigation, but was pardoned by President George H. W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Caspar Weinberger has received more than 1,146,111 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Caspar Weinberger is the 10,214th most popular politician (up from 10,310th in 2019), the 3,803rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,157th in 2019) and the 234th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Caspar Weinberger ranks 10,214 out of 15,577Before him are George of Antioch, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Philip Simonsson, Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Qahhor Mahkamov, and Václav Talich. After him are Pietro III Candiano, Muse Bihi Abdi, Lysandra, Omayra Sánchez, Constantin Dăscălescu, and Frances Cleveland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Caspar Weinberger ranks 154Before him are Vasiľ Biľak, Adam Malik, Suzy Delair, Ernst von Glasersfeld, Barry Commoner, and Zoltán Fábri. After him are William H. McNeill, Red Auerbach, Dabbs Greer, James Jesus Angleton, Dondinho, and Ann Rutherford. Among people deceased in 2006, Caspar Weinberger ranks 149Before him are Shigeru Kayano, Valentín Paniagua, Marie Tharp, Georgios Rallis, Galina Ustvolskaya, and Tetsurō Tamba. After him are Jurij Brězan, Rocío Jurado, Mickey Hargitay, Maynard Ferguson, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, and Yuval Ne'eman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Caspar Weinberger ranks 3,803 out of 18,182Before him are William Conrad (1920), Brett Cullen (1956), Rosalind Russell (1907), James Samuel Coleman (1926), Anne Applebaum (1964), and George McGovern (1922). After him are Fred Lawrence Whipple (1906), Jack Klugman (1922), Frances Cleveland (1864), Hank Azaria (1964), Bruce Cabot (1904), and Bob Iger (1951).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Caspar Weinberger ranks 234Before him are Bobby Seale (1936), Spotted Elk (1826), Richard Mentor Johnson (1780), Gabriel Almond (1911), Lunalilo (1835), and George McGovern (1922). After him are Frances Cleveland (1864), Daniel D. Tompkins (1774), William Joseph Simmons (1880), Thomas E. Dewey (1902), Jesse Ventura (1951), and Michael Kors (1959).