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Chuck Hagel

1946 - Today

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Charles Timothy Hagel ( HAY-gəl; born October 4, 1946) is an American military veteran and former politician who served as the 24th United States secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015 in the administration of Barack Obama. He previously served as chairman of the president's Intelligence Advisory Board from 2009 to 2013 and as a United States senator representing Nebraska from 1997 to 2009. A recipient of two Purple Hearts while an infantry squad leader in the Vietnam War, Hagel returned home to start careers in business and politics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chuck Hagel has received more than 1,924,783 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Chuck Hagel is the 11,212th most popular politician (up from 12,514th in 2019), the 4,087th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,467th in 2019) and the 272nd most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chuck Hagel ranks 11,212 out of 19,576. Before him are Khamerernebty I, Chatichai Choonhavan, Ralph Gonsalves, Safiya Zaghloul, Herman V, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. After him are John I of Trebizond, Ulanhu, Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Porcius Festus, Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen, and Agnes of Babenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Chuck Hagel ranks 302. Before him are Allan Holdsworth, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Johnson Toribiong, Lana Wood, Murray Head, and Ralph Gonsalves. After him are Moritz Leuenberger, Robert Gadocha, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Andreas Katsulas, Gerrie Mühren, and Aleksander Wolszczan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chuck Hagel ranks 4,087 out of 20,380. Before him are Philip Bosco (1930), Ann Morgan Guilbert (1928), Edward MacDowell (1860), Bruce Cabot (1904), Eddie Guerrero (1967), and Jack Klugman (1922). After him are Robert Parish (1953), William Kaelin Jr. (1957), Fred MacMurray (1908), John Cromwell (1886), William J. Seymour (1870), and David Huddleston (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Chuck Hagel ranks 272. Before him are Ambrose Burnside (1824), Patrick Henry (1736), Robert Smith (1757), Michael Kahn (1935), George M. Dallas (1792), and John Nance Garner (1868). After him are Maurice Hilleman (1919), Gus Hall (1910), Lynne Cheney (1941), Richard Mentor Johnson (1780), Frank Carlucci (1930), and Horace Greeley (1811).

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