POLITICIAN

Henry M. Jackson

1912 - 1983

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Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti-Communist member of the Democratic Party, Jackson supported higher military spending and a hard line against the Soviet Union, while also supporting social welfare programs, civil rights, and labor unions. Born in Everett, Washington, to Norwegian immigrants, Jackson practiced law in Everett, after graduating from the University of Washington School of Law. He won election to Congress in 1940, and joined the Senate in 1953 after defeating incumbent Republican Party senator Harry P. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry M. Jackson has received more than 888,739 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Henry M. Jackson is the 16,861st most popular politician (down from 16,080th in 2019), the 10,765th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,601st in 2019) and the 710th most popular American Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry M. Jackson ranks 16,861 out of 19,576. Before him are Justo Figuerola, Hussein Farrah Aidid, Ali Babacan, Aulus Didius Gallus, Enrique Peñalosa, and Peter Hardeman Burnett. After him are William Eustis, Ousmane Issoufi Maïga, Giorgos Kaminis, Sorin Grindeanu, Mercedes Aráoz, and Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Henry M. Jackson ranks 377. Before him are Dorothy Brookshaw, Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein, George Woodcock, Eva Dawes, Richard Doll, and Sam Snead. After him are Hisakichi Toyoda, Elizaveta Mukasei, John Le Mesurier, Henry Jonsson, Joan Hartigan, and Studs Terkel. Among people deceased in 1983, Henry M. Jackson ranks 256. Before him are Frank Forde, Thomas S. Gates Jr., Lynn Fontanne, Merle Travis, Kai Winding, and Alice White. After him are James Workman, John Le Mesurier, Giuliano Nostini, Bjarne Pettersen, Antonio Siddi, and William Demarest.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry M. Jackson ranks 10,765 out of 20,380. Before him are Marley Shelton (1974), Len Wiseman (1973), Elena Kagan (1960), Enrique Peñalosa (1954), Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807), and Jackson C. Frank (1943). After him are Michael Cooper (1956), James M. Bardeen (1939), Kenyon Cox (1856), Richard O. Covey (1946), Barbara Dare (1963), and William Eustis (1753).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Henry M. Jackson ranks 710. Before him are Cory Booker (1969), Nellie Connally (1919), Dennis Hastert (1942), Richard Bassett (1745), Enrique Peñalosa (1954), and Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807). After him are William Eustis (1753), Giorgos Kaminis (1954), David Rice Atchison (1807), Jay Inslee (1951), Josiah Bartlett (1729), and Andrew Young (1932).

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