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John Chafee

1922 - 1999

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John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( CHAY-fee; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 66th governor of Rhode Island, as the secretary of the Navy, and as a United States senator. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Chafee is the 18,676th most popular politician (down from 18,449th in 2024), the 15,529th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,331st in 2019) and the 1,237th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Chafee ranks 18,676 out of 19,576. Before him are Annick Girardin, B. B. Comer, Gervais Ndirakobuca, Vincent C. Gray, Christel Schaldemose, and Alessandro Mancini. After him are Margarita Drobiazko, Denis Voronenkov, Urmas Paet, James Abdnor, Anke Rehlinger, and Mahdi al-Mashat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, John Chafee ranks 468. Before him are Mavis Gallant, Jim Wright, Mundell Lowe, Theodosia Okoh, Paul Laxalt, and Hattie Jacques. After him are Gale Storm, Rose Mofford, Dina Pathak, Mark Hatfield, Benedicto Kiwanuka, and Don Hewitt. Among people deceased in 1999, John Chafee ranks 333. Before him are Rex Allen, Bobby Troup, Ella Mae Morse, Indrani Rahman, Diane Foster, and Gonzalo Rodríguez. After him are Peggy Cass, Jill Dando, Greg Moore, Menno Oosting, Vikram Batra, and Ibragim Gasanbekov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Chafee ranks 15,535 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrea Anders (1975), Mitch Kupchak (1954), Kris Humphries (1985), John Ingle (1928), Michael Batiste (1977), and Rhys Chatham (1952). After him are Little Jimmy Dickens (1920), Tiffany Cohen (1966), Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (1957), Rupert Crosse (1927), David Dobkin (1969), and Kenneth Turan (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Chafee ranks 1,237. Before him are Spencer Abraham (1952), Brian Schweitzer (1955), Ryan Zinke (1961), John Kitzhaber (1947), B. B. Comer (1848), and Vincent C. Gray (1942). After him are James Abdnor (1923), Vera C. Bushfield (1889), Dixy Lee Ray (1914), Andrew Card (1947), Brian Goodell (1959), and Phil Bryant (1954).

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