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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 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John J. McCloy is the 13,156th most popular politician (down from 12,722nd in 2019), the 5,431st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,652nd in 2019) and the 346th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year John J. McCloy has had the most page views in the with 75,162 views, followed by German (23,121), and Russian (3,253). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (65.31%), Esperanto (51.00%), and Serbo-Croatian (34.62%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John J. McCloy ranks 13,156 out of 19,576. Before him are Ioannis Sarmas, Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov, Robert Themptander, Uesugi Harunori, and Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla. After him are Babushka Lady, Henryk Sławik, Walter Veltroni, Dariga Nazarbayeva, Richard Helms, and Lucius Aurelius Cotta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, John J. McCloy ranks 188. Before him are Ayna Sultanova, Louis Raymond, Giovanni Brunero, August Emil Fieldorf, Carl Westergren, and Ngaio Marsh. After him are Henry Gunther, Paul Neményi, Harold Hotelling, Giuseppe Bottai, John Diefenbaker, and Max Valier. Among people deceased in 1989, John J. McCloy ranks 181. Before him are Christine Jorgensen, Maurice Evans, René Petit, Yasushi Akutagawa, Sándor Weöres, and Ronald Syme. After him are Mark Krein, Harald Edelstam, Richard Quine, Edmund Leach, Inji Aflatoun, and Chico Landi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John J. McCloy ranks 5,431 out of 20,380. Before him are Leslie Grossman (1971), William Cohen (1940), Dixie Carter (1939), Bill Medley (1940), Muhtar Kent (1952), and Brian Austin Green (1973). After him are Babushka Lady (1930), John Ashton (1948), Richard Helms (1913), Joel-Peter Witkin (1939), William R. Pogue (1930), and Kathy Acker (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John J. McCloy ranks 346. Before him are Jay Garner (1938), John Warner (1927), Spotted Elk (1826), Alger Hiss (1904), Ed Koch (1924), and William Cohen (1940). After him are Babushka Lady (1930), Richard Helms (1913), Maura Healey (1971), Pete Rose (1941), Ishi (1860), and Ida Saxton McKinley (1847).

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