POLITICIAN
Harry Dexter White
1892 - 1948
Harry Dexter White
Harry Dexter White (October 29, 1892 – August 16, 1948) was a senior U.S. Treasury department official. Working closely with the Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., he helped set American financial policy toward the Allies of World War II. He was later accused of espionage by passing information to the Soviet Union, an allegation which was confirmed after his death. He was a senior American official at the 1944 Bretton Woods conference that established the postwar economic order. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harry Dexter White has received more than 735,057 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Harry Dexter White is the 7,598th most popular politician (down from 6,795th in 2019), the 2,492nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,346th in 2019) and the 163rd most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
740k
Page Views (PV)
56.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
5.40
Effective Languages (L*)
2.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Harry Dexter White ranks 7,598 out of 19,576. Before him are Paul Martin, Edward the Exile, Józef Cyrankiewicz, Joseph Darnand, Hayam Wuruk, and Beatrice of Luxembourg. After him are William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Johann Trollmann, Setepenre, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Chea Sim, and Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons.
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HPI: 56.30
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Edward the Exile
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HPI: 56.30
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HPI: 56.30
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Joseph Darnand
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HPI: 56.30
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Hayam Wuruk
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HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,596
Beatrice of Luxembourg
1305 - 1319
HPI: 56.29
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Harry Dexter White
1892 - 1948
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,598
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
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HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,599
Johann Trollmann
1907 - 1943
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,600
Setepenre
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HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,601
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
1913 - 1996
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,602
Chea Sim
1932 - 2015
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7,603
Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons
1635 - 1673
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 7,604
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Harry Dexter White ranks 102. Before him are Ivan Šubašić, Dietrich von Saucken, Edoardo Agnelli, Ludwig Crüwell, Erich Brandenberger, and Mahidol Adulyadej. After him are Helmuth Plessner, Herman Potočnik, James M. Cain, Karl Lennart Oesch, Josyf Slipyj, and Eugen Meindl. Among people deceased in 1948, Harry Dexter White ranks 68. Before him are Irmfried Eberl, Radola Gajda, Hasan Salama, Jacques Feyder, Therese Brandl, and Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma. After him are Manuel Ponce, Arshile Gorky, Paul Wegener, Solomon Mikhoels, Fakhri Pasha, and Jorge Eliécer Gaitán.
Others Born in 1892
Go to all RankingsIvan Šubašić
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1955
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 96
Dietrich von Saucken
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1980
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 97
Edoardo Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1892 - 1935
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 98
Ludwig Crüwell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1958
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 99
Erich Brandenberger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1955
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 100
Mahidol Adulyadej
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1929
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 101
Harry Dexter White
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 102
Helmuth Plessner
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1985
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 103
Herman Potočnik
ENGINEER
1892 - 1929
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 104
James M. Cain
WRITER
1892 - 1977
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 105
Karl Lennart Oesch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1978
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 106
Josyf Slipyj
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1984
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 107
Eugen Meindl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1951
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 108
Others Deceased in 1948
Go to all RankingsIrmfried Eberl
PHYSICIAN
1910 - 1948
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 62
Radola Gajda
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 63
Hasan Salama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1948
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 64
Jacques Feyder
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1948
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 65
Therese Brandl
EXTREMIST
1902 - 1948
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 66
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1948
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 67
Harry Dexter White
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 68
Manuel Ponce
COMPOSER
1886 - 1948
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 69
Arshile Gorky
PAINTER
1904 - 1948
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 70
Paul Wegener
ACTOR
1874 - 1948
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 71
Solomon Mikhoels
ACTOR
1890 - 1948
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 72
Fakhri Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1868 - 1948
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 73
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1948
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 74
In United States
Among people born in United States, Harry Dexter White ranks 2,492 out of 20,380. Before him are Jesse Livermore (1877), George Antheil (1900), Julia Ann (1969), John Mearsheimer (1947), Nan Goldin (1953), and Mervyn LeRoy (1900). After him are Sela Ward (1956), George Segal (1934), Bruce Nauman (1941), James Ingram (1952), Bill Finger (1914), and Elijah Wood (1981).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJesse Livermore
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,486
George Antheil
COMPOSER
1900 - 1959
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,487
Julia Ann
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,488
John Mearsheimer
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,489
Nan Goldin
PHOTOGRAPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,490
Mervyn LeRoy
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,491
Harry Dexter White
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,492
Sela Ward
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,493
George Segal
ACTOR
1934 - 2021
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,494
Bruce Nauman
PAINTER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,495
James Ingram
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2019
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,496
Bill Finger
COMIC ARTIST
1914 - 1974
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,497
Elijah Wood
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 2,498
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Harry Dexter White ranks 163. Before him are Stacey Abrams (1973), John Connally (1917), Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891), John Hancock (1737), Dan Quayle (1947), and Jeb Bush (1953). After him are Thomas R. Marshall (1854), James Baker (1930), John C. Calhoun (1782), Nicholas Murray Butler (1862), Dianne Feinstein (1933), and Robert Gates (1943).
Stacey Abrams
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 157
John Connally
1917 - 1993
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 158
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
1891 - 1967
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 159
John Hancock
1737 - 1793
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 160
Dan Quayle
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 161
Jeb Bush
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 162
Harry Dexter White
1892 - 1948
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 163
Thomas R. Marshall
1854 - 1925
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 164
James Baker
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 165
John C. Calhoun
1782 - 1850
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 166
Nicholas Murray Butler
1862 - 1947
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 167
Dianne Feinstein
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 168
Robert Gates
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 169