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James Jesus Angleton

1917 - 1987

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James Jesus Angleton (December 9, 1917 – May 11, 1987) was an American intelligence operative who served as chief of the counterintelligence department of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1954 to 1975. According to Director of Central Intelligence Richard Helms, Angleton was "recognized as the dominant counterintelligence figure in the non-communist world". Angleton served in the Office of Strategic Services, a wartime predecessor to the CIA, in Italy and London during World War II. After the war, he returned to Washington, D.C. to become one of the founding officers of the CIA. He was initially responsible for the collection of foreign intelligence and liaison with counterpart organizations in allied countries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Jesus Angleton has received more than 1,692,186 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. James Jesus Angleton is the 1,768th most popular military personnel (down from 1,176th in 2019), the 6,493rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,871st in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, James Jesus Angleton ranks 1,768 out of 2,058. Before her are Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, Matthew Fontaine Maury, Jonathan M. Wainwright, John Byng, Boston Corbett, and Johannes Block. After her are Eddie Chapman, Ruben Lagus, John Shalikashvili, Bazilio Olara-Okello, Paul von Plehwe, and John Pope.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, James Jesus Angleton ranks 241. Before her are James Donald, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert Fano, Ibrahim Shams, Madeleine Robinson, and Joseph Wresinski. After her are John Berry, Dmitry Polyansky, José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, Torsten Lindberg, Odd Lundberg, and Juan Tuñas. Among people deceased in 1987, James Jesus Angleton ranks 176. Before her are Igor Newerly, Gerhard Fieseler, Charles Stark Draper, Robert Preston, Alexandru Borbely, and Uwe Barschel. After her are Franjo Wölfl, Igor Ilyinsky, Galo Plaza, Gerald Moore, Alphonse Alley, and Arne Borg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Jesus Angleton ranks 6,493 out of 20,380. Before her are Iwao Takamoto (1925), Estelle Parsons (1927), Bella Hadid (1996), Sarah Rafferty (1972), Wilfred Jackson (1906), and George Peabody (1795). After her are Sid Caesar (1922), Trent Reznor (1965), Michelle Akers (1966), Robert Towne (1934), Jeff Corey (1914), and Mildred Davis (1901).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, James Jesus Angleton ranks 109. Before her are George Pickett (1825), James Joseph Dresnok (1941), James Van Fleet (1892), Lewis Powell (1844), Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806), and Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883). After her are John Pope (1822), Richard Bong (1920), Robert Anderson (1805), Irvin McDowell (1818), Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), and Peter Pace (1945).

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