POLITICIAN

Eliot Ness

1903 - 1957

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Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition in Chicago. He was leader of a team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, handpicked for their incorruptibility. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eliot Ness has received more than 5,797,302 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Eliot Ness is the 4,168th most popular politician (down from 2,304th in 2019), the 1,318th most popular biography from United States (down from 741st in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Politician.

Eliot Ness was a Prohibition agent who is most famous for his work in taking down Al Capone.

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  • 5.8M

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  • 60.84

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.24

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  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eliot Ness ranks 4,168 out of 19,576. Before him are Graça Machel, Hyeonjong of Goryeo, Julia the Younger, Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, and Andocides. After him are Leontios, Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia, Baron Alexander von Bach, Marek Edelman, Charles VII of Sweden, and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Eliot Ness ranks 60. Before him are Yisrael Kristal, Vladimir Bartol, Alonzo Church, Ernest Walton, Claudette Colbert, and Abul A'la Maududi. After him are George Davis Snell, Vincente Minnelli, Maud Lewis, Raymond Radiguet, Tamam Shud case, and Louis Leakey. Among people deceased in 1957, Eliot Ness ranks 43. Before him are Beniamino Gigli, Max Ophüls, Maurice Garin, Antonín Zápotocký, Erich Auerbach, and Moša Pijade. After him are Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, Leo Perutz, Carl Clauberg, Aga Khan III, Sacha Guitry, and Hermann Buhl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eliot Ness ranks 1,318 out of 20,380. Before him are Angela Bassett (1958), Kathleen Turner (1954), Thomas Burke (1875), Gene Tierney (1920), Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), and Rosemary Kennedy (1918). After him are Larry King (1933), James Spader (1960), Ben E. King (1938), Wes Anderson (1969), Mahalia Jackson (1911), and John Grisham (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Eliot Ness ranks 103. Before him are George Papandreou (1952), Allen Dulles (1893), Tecumseh (1768), Paul Ryan (1970), John Dickinson (1732), and Cordell Hull (1871). After him are John Foster Dulles (1888), Charles G. Dawes (1865), Aaron Burr (1756), George Clinton (1739), Red Cloud (1822), and Kalākaua (1836).

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