POLITICIAN

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

1921 - 2009

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Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009) was an American philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization for persons with intellectual disabilities. For her efforts on behalf of disabled people, Shriver was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984. She was a sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, and U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eunice Kennedy Shriver has received more than 5,984,280 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Eunice Kennedy Shriver is the 6,749th most popular politician (up from 7,148th in 2019), the 2,184th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,457th in 2019) and the 146th most popular American Politician.

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Over the past year Eunice Kennedy Shriver has had the most page views in the with 1,123,856 views, followed by Spanish (52,509), and French (48,374). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (153.34%), German (144.99%), and Danish (139.77%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eunice Kennedy Shriver ranks 6,749 out of 19,576Before her are Samuel Doe, Johann Patkul, Clara Campoamor, Blanche of Lancaster, Muhammad II of Granada, and Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria. After her are Boniface II, Marquis of Montferrat, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, Walther Hewel, Hatuey, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, and Bonosus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Eunice Kennedy Shriver ranks 113Before her are James Clavell, Hannah Szenes, Virgilio Barco Vargas, Oskar Gröning, Meir Amit, and Maurice Richard. After her are Betty Friedan, Arno Babajanian, Gavriil Ilizarov, Ralph Asher Alpher, Stein Rokkan, and Manitas de Plata. Among people deceased in 2009, Eunice Kennedy Shriver ranks 78Before her are Oleg Yankovsky, Kim Peek, Brittany Murphy, Luís Cabral, Meir Amit, and Robert Enke. After her are Tavo Burat, Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Tomohiko Ikoma, Augusto Boal, Lino Lacedelli, and Pat Hingle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eunice Kennedy Shriver ranks 2,184 out of 20,380Before her are William Carlos Williams (1883), Ron Johnson (1955), Peter Diamond (1940), Joan Didion (1934), Buddy Rich (1917), and W. I. Thomas (1863). After her are Cindy Crawford (1966), John Barrymore (1882), Henry King (1886), Anna Moffo (1932), Charles M. Rice (1952), and Edmond Hamilton (1904).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Eunice Kennedy Shriver ranks 146Before her are Cus D'Amato (1908), Cochise (1805), Mike Pompeo (1963), George Wallace (1919), Charles Curtis (1860), and Ron Johnson (1955). After her are Maxwell D. Taylor (1901), Curtis LeMay (1906), Robert Todd Lincoln (1843), John Conyers (1929), Kamehameha II (1797), and Paul P. Harris (1868).