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John J. McCloy

1895 - 1989

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John Jay McCloy (March 31, 1895 – March 11, 1989) was an American lawyer, diplomat, banker, and presidential advisor. He served as Assistant Secretary of War during World War II under Henry Stimson, helping deal with issues such as German sabotage, political tensions in the North Africa Campaign, and opposing the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, he served as the president of the World Bank, U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Warren Commission, and a prominent United States adviser to all presidents from Franklin D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John J. McCloy has received more than 500,712 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John J. McCloy is the 12,765th most popular politician (down from 11,778th in 2019), the 5,664th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,525th in 2019) and the 354th most popular American Politician.

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  • 17

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  • 2.59

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John J. McCloy ranks 12,765 out of 15,577Before him are Colville Young, Mirza Ibrahimov, Sandra Kalniete, José Tadeo Monagas, Titus Aebutius Elva, and Islam Shah Suri. After him are Ellen Gleditsch, René Felber, Jean Batten, Mahmud Shah Durrani, Jon Huntsman Jr., and Loki Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, John J. McCloy ranks 183Before him are Giovanni Brunero, Gabriel Chevallier, José Díaz, Julijans Vaivods, Louis Calhern, and Joseph Banks Rhine. After him are Carl Westergren, Max Valier, Frank Foss, Edmund Wilson, Fredric Wertham, and Shemp Howard. Among people deceased in 1989, John J. McCloy ranks 174Before him are Mary McCarthy, Hilmar Baunsgaard, Alvin Ailey, Kazimierz Sabbat, Richard Quine, and János Farkas. After him are Merab Kostava, Ján Cikker, Roy Eldridge, Manuel Rosas, Yannis Tsarouchis, and Don Revie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John J. McCloy ranks 5,664 out of 18,182Before him are Chloë Grace Moretz (1997), Stuart Gordon (1947), Henry M. Leland (1843), Deirdre McCloskey (1942), Max O. Lorenz (1876), and Ben Adams (1890). After him are Janice Dickinson (1955), Norman Spinrad (1940), Jon Huntsman Jr. (1960), Nicholas Pileggi (1933), Rafer Johnson (1935), and William Guarnere (1923).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John J. McCloy ranks 354Before him are Stephen A. Douglas (1813), Joseph Brant (1742), Joshua Chamberlain (1828), David Dinkins (1927), Edward Livingston (1764), and Janet Reno (1938). After him are Jon Huntsman Jr. (1960), Dan Sullivan (1964), Sally Yates (1960), Stacey Abrams (1973), William Livingston (1723), and Stephen F. Austin (1793).