1893 - 1971
Dean Gooderham Acheson (pronounced ATCH-iss-ən; April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was also Truman's main foreign policy advisor from 1945 to 1947, especially regarding the Cold War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dean Acheson has received more than 1,019,779 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Dean Acheson is the 34th most popular diplomat, the 2,321st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,305th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Diplomat.
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Among diplomats, Dean Acheson ranks 34 out of 52. Before him are Giovanni Villani, Édith Cresson, Alfonso García Robles, Antony Blinken, Porfirio Rubirosa, and Hans Blix. After him are Jean Kennedy Smith, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Yukiya Amano, Mikhail Borodin, Martin Luther, and Zannanza.
1276 - 1348
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 28
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 29
1911 - 1991
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 30
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 31
1909 - 1965
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 32
1928 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 33
1893 - 1971
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 34
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 35
1864 - 1958
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 36
1947 - 2019
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 37
1884 - 1951
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 38
1895 - 1945
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 39
1350 BC - 1320 BC
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 40
Among people born in 1893, Dean Acheson ranks 78. Before him are Kurt Huber, Federico Mompou, Roman Ingarden, Clark Ashton Smith, Bill Tilden, and William Dieterle. After him are Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, Merian C. Cooper, Henry Murray, Dorothy L. Sayers, Bai Chongxi, and Clas Thunberg. Among people deceased in 1971, Dean Acheson ranks 56. Before him are John Boyd Orr, Ub Iwerks, Vladislav Volkov, Duane Allman, Helene Weigel, and Van Heflin. After him are J. D. Bernal, Dita Parlo, Leslie White, Philippe Thys, Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa, and Shigeyoshi Suzuki.
1893 - 1943
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 72
1893 - 1987
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 73
1893 - 1970
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 74
1893 - 1961
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 75
1893 - 1953
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 76
1893 - 1972
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 77
1893 - 1971
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 78
1893 - 1945
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 79
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 80
1893 - 1988
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 81
1893 - 1957
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 82
1893 - 1966
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 83
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 84
1880 - 1971
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 50
1901 - 1971
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 51
1935 - 1971
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 52
1946 - 1971
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 53
1900 - 1971
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 54
1908 - 1971
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 55
1893 - 1971
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 56
1901 - 1971
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 57
1906 - 1971
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 58
1900 - 1971
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 59
1889 - 1971
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 60
1896 - 1971
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 61
1902 - 1971
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 62
Among people born in United States, Dean Acheson ranks 2,321 out of 18,182. Before him are Paul Bremer (1941), Sarah Wayne Callies (1977), Warren Christopher (1925), Mark Spitz (1950), James L. Brooks (1940), and Richard S. Hamilton (1943). After him are David Lane (1938), Edward Weston (1886), Maurice White (1941), Selena (1971), Donald E. Westlake (1933), and Clyde Tolson (1900).
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,315
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,316
1925 - 2011
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,317
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,318
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,319
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,320
1893 - 1971
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,321
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,322
1886 - 1958
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 2,323
1941 - 2016
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 2,324
1971 - 1995
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 2,325
1933 - 2008
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 2,326
1900 - 1975
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 2,327
Among diplomats born in United States, Dean Acheson ranks 6. Before him are Pocahontas (1595), John Jay (1745), John R. Bolton (1948), George F. Kennan (1904), and Antony Blinken (1962). After him are Jean Kennedy Smith (1928), Ralph Bunche (1904), Richard Holbrooke (1941), J. Christopher Stevens (1960), Victoria Nuland (1961), and William J. Burns (1956).
1595 - 1617
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 1
1745 - 1829
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 2
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 3
1904 - 2005
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 4
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 5
1893 - 1971
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 6
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 7
1904 - 1971
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 8
1941 - 2010
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9
1960 - 2012
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 10
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 11
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 12