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Everett Dirksen

1896 - 1969

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Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 until his death in 1969, he played a highly visible and key role in the politics of the 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Everett Dirksen has received more than 851,987 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Everett Dirksen is the 18,098th most popular politician (down from 16,810th in 2019), the 14,157th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,826th in 2019) and the 1,026th most popular American Politician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Everett Dirksen ranks 18,098 out of 19,576. Before him are Brad Sherman, Robinah Nabbanja, Om Birla, Denis McDonough, Fredis Refunjol, and Rohit Sharma. After him are Milton Latham, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Katherine Tai, Smith Thompson, Christine Lieberknecht, and Mateo Garralda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Everett Dirksen ranks 279. Before him are Ken Myers, Cyril Slater, Ruth Etting, Louis Fischer, Ivan Dresser, and John L. McClellan. After him is Ruth Donnelly. Among people deceased in 1969, Everett Dirksen ranks 253. Before him are Rex Ingram, George "Gabby" Hayes, Cyril Slater, Josh White, Rod La Rocque, and John Boles. After him are Mitzi Green, Tom Mboya, Charles Winninger, Richard Allen, Norman Manley, and Stanley Andrews.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Everett Dirksen ranks 14,157 out of 20,380. Before him are Rutina Wesley (1978), Cindy Wilson (1957), Lauren Ambrose (1978), NF (1991), Lindsay Price (1976), and Cynthia Myers (1950). After him are Medina Dixon (1962), Milton Latham (1827), Kelly Rohrbach (1990), Michael Angarano (1987), Bruce Altman (1955), and Masta Killa (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Everett Dirksen ranks 1,026. Before him are Robert Bergland (1928), Alton B. Parker (1852), George B. Cortelyou (1862), Bill Brock (1930), Brad Sherman (1954), and Denis McDonough (1969). After him are Milton Latham (1827), Katherine Tai (1974), Smith Thompson (1768), Bill Walker (1951), Arthur P. Bagby (1794), and Antonio Villaraigosa (1953).

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