DIPLOMAT
Dean Acheson
1893 - 1971
Dean Acheson
Dean Gooderham Acheson ( ATCH-iss-ən; April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American politician 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 during early years of the Cold War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dean Acheson has received more than 1,100,500 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Dean Acheson is the 38th most popular diplomat (down from 34th in 2019), the 2,239th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,319th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Diplomat.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
57.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
4.37
Effective Languages (L*)
4.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among DIPLOMATS
Among diplomats, Dean Acheson ranks 38 out of 90. Before him are George Blake, Yukiya Amano, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Amr Moussa, Ralph Bunche, and Porfirio Rubirosa. After him are Martin Luther, Mikhail Borodin, Jean Kennedy Smith, William J. Burns, Richard Holbrooke, and Zannanza.
Most Popular Diplomats in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Blake
1922 - 2020
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 32
Yukiya Amano
1947 - 2019
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 33
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
1864 - 1958
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 34
Amr Moussa
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 35
Ralph Bunche
1904 - 1971
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 36
Porfirio Rubirosa
1909 - 1965
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 37
Dean Acheson
1893 - 1971
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 38
Martin Luther
1895 - 1945
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 39
Mikhail Borodin
1884 - 1951
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 40
Jean Kennedy Smith
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 41
William J. Burns
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 42
Richard Holbrooke
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 43
Zannanza
1350 BC - 1320 BC
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 44
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Dean Acheson ranks 78. Before him are Marianne Brandt, Wilhelm Zaisser, Leonarda Cianciulli, Jean Absil, Carl Værnet, and Dorothy Parker. After him are Henry Murray, Armand Călinescu, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, William Moulton Marston, Clark Ashton Smith, and Alexander Korda. Among people deceased in 1971, Dean Acheson ranks 56. Before him are Vladislav Volkov, T. V. Soong, Jo Siffert, Philippe Thys, J. D. Bernal, and Viktor Patsayev. After him are Royal Rife, Broncho Billy Anderson, Dita Parlo, Pedro Rodríguez, Philo Farnsworth, and Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsMarianne Brandt
ARTIST
1893 - 1983
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 72
Wilhelm Zaisser
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 73
Leonarda Cianciulli
EXTREMIST
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 74
Jean Absil
COMPOSER
1893 - 1974
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 75
Carl Værnet
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1965
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 76
Dorothy Parker
WRITER
1893 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 77
Dean Acheson
DIPLOMAT
1893 - 1971
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 78
Henry Murray
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 79
Armand Călinescu
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1939
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 80
Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1968
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 81
William Moulton Marston
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 82
Clark Ashton Smith
WRITER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 83
Alexander Korda
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1956
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 84
Others Deceased in 1971
Go to all RankingsVladislav Volkov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1971
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 50
T. V. Soong
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1971
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 51
Jo Siffert
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 52
Philippe Thys
CYCLIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 53
J. D. Bernal
CHEMIST
1901 - 1971
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 54
Viktor Patsayev
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 1971
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 55
Dean Acheson
DIPLOMAT
1893 - 1971
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 56
Royal Rife
INVENTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 57
Broncho Billy Anderson
ACTOR
1880 - 1971
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 58
Dita Parlo
ACTOR
1906 - 1971
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 59
Pedro Rodríguez
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 1971
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 60
Philo Farnsworth
INVENTOR
1906 - 1971
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 61
Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa
NOBLEMAN
1896 - 1971
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 62
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dean Acheson ranks 2,239 out of 20,380. Before him are Terry Riley (1935), James Tolkan (1931), Patricia Cornwell (1956), Chris Brown (1989), Jenna Jameson (1974), and Wilford Brimley (1934). After him are George Stevens (1904), Rhea Seehorn (1972), Thomas Gordon (1918), Wade Williams (1961), Charles Eames (1907), and John Harvey Kellogg (1852).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTerry Riley
COMPOSER
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 2,233
James Tolkan
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 2,234
Patricia Cornwell
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 2,235
Chris Brown
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 2,236
Jenna Jameson
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 2,237
Wilford Brimley
ACTOR
1934 - 2020
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 2,238
Dean Acheson
DIPLOMAT
1893 - 1971
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 2,239
George Stevens
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1975
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 2,240
Rhea Seehorn
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 2,241
Thomas Gordon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 2,242
Wade Williams
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 2,243
Charles Eames
ARCHITECT
1907 - 1978
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 2,244
John Harvey Kellogg
PHYSICIAN
1852 - 1943
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 2,245
Among DIPLOMATS In United States
Among diplomats born in United States, Dean Acheson ranks 7. Before him are Pocahontas (1595), John Jay (1745), John R. Bolton (1948), Antony Blinken (1962), George F. Kennan (1904), and Ralph Bunche (1904). After him are Jean Kennedy Smith (1928), William J. Burns (1956), Richard Holbrooke (1941), Victoria Nuland (1961), Adlai Stevenson II (1900), and Joseph Grew (1880).
Pocahontas
1595 - 1617
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 1
John Jay
1745 - 1829
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 2
John R. Bolton
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 3
Antony Blinken
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 4
George F. Kennan
1904 - 2005
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 5
Ralph Bunche
1904 - 1971
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 6
Dean Acheson
1893 - 1971
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 7
Jean Kennedy Smith
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 8
William J. Burns
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 9
Richard Holbrooke
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 10
Victoria Nuland
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 11
Adlai Stevenson II
1900 - 1965
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 12
Joseph Grew
1880 - 1965
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 13