POLITICIAN

John B. Anderson

1922 - 2017

Photo of John B. Anderson

Icon of person John B. Anderson

John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the Chairman of the House Republican Conference from 1969 until 1979. In 1980, he ran an independent campaign for president, receiving 6.6% of the popular vote. Born in Rockford, Illinois, Anderson practiced law after serving in the Army during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John B. Anderson has received more than 1,294,876 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. John B. Anderson is the 17,134th most popular politician (down from 15,447th in 2019), the 11,486th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,955th in 2019) and the 760th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John B. Anderson ranks 17,134 out of 19,576. Before him are Roberts Zīle, Nicolas Tiangaye, Lamar Alexander, Mikola Statkevich, Maria Damanaki, and Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse. After him are Isabelle Faust, Franklin Farrell, Themba Masuku, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Walden Bello, and John Henninger Reagan.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, John B. Anderson ranks 430. Before him are George R. Price, Emil Wolf, Dick King-Smith, Leslie Marr, Bert I. Gordon, and Johnny Thomson. After him are Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Helen Gurley Brown, Bill Macy, Ivor Broadis, Miloslava Misáková, and Audrey Meadows. Among people deceased in 2017, John B. Anderson ranks 561. Before him are Rhodri Morgan, Fernand Decanali, Yash Pal, Mario Tullio Montano, Richard Wilbur, and Benjamin Whitrow. After him are Jim Nabors, Howard Hodgkin, George Steele, Carlos Gómez, Valery Asapov, and Zdravko Hebel.

Others Born in 1922

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2017

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, John B. Anderson ranks 11,486 out of 20,380. Before him are Arthur Kopit (1937), John McCloskey (1810), Michael Burry (1971), Janelle Monáe (1985), Marcella Detroit (1952), and Johnny Thomson (1922). After him are Greg Bell (1930), Vanessa Marano (1992), Sanaa Lathan (1971), Don Meineke (1930), Franklin Farrell (1908), and Sunny Lane (1980).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John B. Anderson ranks 760. Before him are Jonathan Dayton (1760), Dennis Kucinich (1946), James Seddon (1815), Sonny Perdue (1946), Marsha Blackburn (1952), and Lamar Alexander (1940). After him are Franklin Farrell (1908), Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (1946), John Henninger Reagan (1818), Margaret Chase Smith (1897), Jon Kyl (1942), and Mike Gravel (1930).

American born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous