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John Lindsay

1921 - 2000

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John Vliet Lindsay (; November 24, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American politician and lawyer. During his political career, Lindsay was a U.S. congressman, the mayor of New York City, and a candidate for U.S. president. He was also a regular guest host of Good Morning America. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Lindsay has received more than 1,488,917 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Lindsay is the 17,561st most popular politician (down from 15,638th in 2019), the 12,607th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,503rd in 2019) and the 866th most popular American Politician.

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  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Lindsay ranks 17,561 out of 19,576. Before him are William Windom, Lorella Stefanelli, Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, Anniken Huitfeldt, and Mairead McGuinness. After him are Henry Puna, P. B. S. Pinchback, John W. Davis, Priti Patel, Jean-Pierre Bel, and Brad Little.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, John Lindsay ranks 453. Before him are Art Clokey, Kitty Kallen, Juanita M. Kreps, Kathleen Byron, Tommy Noonan, and Monty Hall. After him are Wilbur Thompson, Harold Camping, Robert Muldoon, Cliff Barker, Janet Blair, and Henry Cockburn. Among people deceased in 2000, John Lindsay ranks 356. Before him are Jacob Lawrence, Mack Robinson, Veerasamy Ringadoo, Kurt Schmid, Roger Verey, and Humberto Donoso. After him are Ali Sardar Jafri, R. S. Thomas, Joan Marsh, A. H. Albut, Tex Beneke, and Robert R. Gilruth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Lindsay ranks 12,607 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Loesser (1910), Jan Kleyna (2000), Seamus Dever (1976), Mel Winkler (1941), Chris Byrd (1970), and Danielle Harris (1977). After him are Nate Brooks (1933), Amy Hennig (1964), Lori Nelson (1933), William Monahan (1960), Pete Davidson (1993), and Danny Jacobs (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Lindsay ranks 866. Before him are Raffi Hovannisian (1959), Eliot Spitzer (1959), Kim Reynolds (1959), Kelly Craft (1962), Varina Davis (1826), and William Windom (1827). After him are P. B. S. Pinchback (1837), John W. Davis (1873), Brad Little (1954), Caesar Rodney (1728), George S. Boutwell (1818), and Richard Russell Jr. (1897).

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