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John B. Anderson

1922 - 2017

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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 1,136,262 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). John B. Anderson is the 15,504th most popular politician (down from 14,201st in 2019), the 9,978th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,089th in 2019) and the 628th most popular American Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

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  • 1.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John B. Anderson ranks 15,504 out of 15,577. Before him are Vano Merabishvili, Surangel Whipps Jr., Grace Poe, Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen, Themba Dlamini, and Edward Akufo-Addo. After him are Arthur Fadden, Alberto Héber Usher, Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera, Herbert H. Lehman, G. William Miller, and Tatyana Averina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, John B. Anderson ranks 371. Before him are Cécile DeWitt-Morette, Fyvush Finkel, Rudolf Haag, Les Baxter, Roger Gautier, and Héctor Rossetto. After him are Nancy Mackay, Janis Paige, Ken Hughes, Kai Winding, Nicholas Katzenbach, and Johnny Thomson. Among people deceased in 2017, John B. Anderson ranks 481. Before him are Bajram Rexhepi, Karel Schoeman, Ahmed Kathrada, Gilbert Stork, Egon Günther, and Desmond Connell. After him are Josef Augusta, Roberta Peters, Niels Helveg Petersen, Luis Garisto, Marc Baecke, and Tore Eriksson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John B. Anderson ranks 9,978 out of 18,182. Before him are Ken Berry (1933), Bobbie Gentry (1942), Cam Newton (1989), Edith Massey (1918), Dave Schultz (1959), and Madelaine Petsch (1994). After him are Melissa Ponzio (1972), Roderick Chisholm (1916), Phyllis Thaxter (1919), Rosemary Casals (1948), William Inge (1913), and Buddy Adler (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John B. Anderson ranks 628. Before him are Mae Young (1923), John Edwards (1953), Jo Jorgensen (1957), Daniel Akaka (1924), Margaret Chase Smith (1897), and Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968). After him are Herbert H. Lehman (1878), G. William Miller (1925), Isidore Mankofsky (1931), Morrison Waite (1816), Melville Fuller (1833), and Richard Rush (1780).

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