RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ezra Taft Benson

1899 - 1994

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Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was an American farmer, government official, and religious leader who served as the 15th United States Secretary of Agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as the 13th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his death in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ezra Taft Benson is the 3,039th most popular religious figure (down from 2,994th in 2024), the 11,536th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,601st in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ezra Taft Benson ranks 3,039 out of 3,187. Before him are Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, Luis José Rueda Aparicio, David Miscavige, Roberto Repole, Gregorio Aglipay, and Hilarion. After him are Peter the Aleut, William Morgan, Maelgwn Gwynedd, Joseph Parecattil, Gianni Ambrosio, and John Kilian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Ezra Taft Benson ranks 306. Before him are Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, Phyllis Haver, Martha Mansfield, Irena Krzywicka, Lillian Disney, and Carlos P. Romulo. After him are Esna Boyd, Neil Hamilton, Marie Mosquini, Francis Lederer, Paul Kelly, and Edward Charles Titchmarsh. Among people deceased in 1994, Ezra Taft Benson ranks 336. Before him are Irena Krzywicka, Ulrike Maier, Bill Hicks, Martha Raye, Macdonald Carey, and Kristen Pfaff. After him are Duncan Hamilton, Valentin Kuzin, Roberto Balado, Lina Basquette, Sam Hanks, and Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ezra Taft Benson ranks 11,538 out of 20,380. Before him are Art Clokey (1921), William Eustis (1753), N. Scott Momaday (1934), B. J. Novak (1979), Kurt Sutter (1960), and Ja Rule (1976). After him are Jim Starlin (1949), Nicki Aycox (1975), Phyllis Somerville (1943), Thane Baker (1931), Abby Mann (1927), and Eric Van Lustbader (1946).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Ezra Taft Benson ranks 107. Before him are Dan Osman (1963), Edward Egan (1932), William Cameron Townsend (1896), James Aloysius Hickey (1920), Lillian Disney (1899), and David Miscavige (1960). After him are Peter the Aleut (1800), John Shelby Spong (1931), Gintaras Grušas (1961), Richard Cushing (1895), Katharine Jefferts Schori (1954), and Terence Cooke (1921).

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