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James Brady

1940 - 2014

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James Scott Brady (August 29, 1940 – August 4, 2014) was an American public official who served as assistant to the U.S. president and the 17th White House Press Secretary, serving under President Ronald Reagan. In 1981, John Hinckley Jr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Brady has received more than 3,894,167 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). James Brady is the 15,202nd most popular politician (down from 13,979th in 2019), the 7,715th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,156th in 2019) and the 491st most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James Brady ranks 15,202 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohammad Mirmohammadi, Otto Winzer, Eormenric of Kent, Earl Browder, Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, and Alexandros Nikolopoulos. After him are Eugene Meyer, József Szlávy, Gideon Sa'ar, Alfredo Duhalde, Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, and Robert Andersson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, James Brady ranks 428. Before him are Jean Clair, Jack Thompson, Mutsuhiko Nomura, Wolfgang Paul, Franco Balmamion, and David Peoples. After him are Henri Dès, Franco Bitossi, Michael Ruse, Jerry Lawson, Jaak Lipso, and Leila Ahmed. Among people deceased in 2014, James Brady ranks 371. Before him are Bobby Keys, Nina Andrycz, Rokurō Naya, Georges Lamia, Kira Zvorykina, and Henry Hartsfield. After him are Klaus Schmidt, François Deguelt, Ernest Mühlen, Eugene Dynkin, Gyula Török, and Dorothy Cheney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Brady ranks 7,715 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Hartsfield (1933), John Colter (1774), Vanessa Marcil (1968), Emanuel Steward (1944), David Peoples (1940), and Bill Robinson (1877). After him are Eugene Meyer (1875), Elliott Smith (1969), Loni Anderson (1945), Miriam Cooper (1891), Penny Johnson Jerald (1961), and Edward Binns (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, James Brady ranks 491. Before him are Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), John M. Clayton (1796), Carrie Chapman Catt (1859), Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737), Metacomet (1639), and Earl Browder (1891). After him are Eugene Meyer (1875), John W. Snow (1939), Billy Cunningham (1943), DeWitt Clinton (1769), Jeff Sessions (1946), and Julian Castro (1974).

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