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John McCain

1936 - 2018

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John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a U.S. senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Republican Party's nominee in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. McCain was a son of Admiral John S. McCain Jr. and grandson of Admiral John S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John McCain has received more than 35,346,447 page views. His biography is available in 106 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 105 in 2019). John McCain is the 1,117th most popular politician (down from 1,099th in 2019), the most popular biography from Panama and the most popular Panamanian Politician.

John McCain is most famous for being a navy pilot and prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. He was also the Republican nominee for president in 2008.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John McCain ranks 1,117 out of 19,576. Before him are Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, Yulia Tymoshenko, Nikephoros II Phokas, Kayqubad I, Halfdan Ragnarsson, and Gaius Gracchus. After him are Samuel of Bulgaria, Christian VI of Denmark, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Rani of Jhansi, Simeon I of Bulgaria, and Baldwin V of Jerusalem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, John McCain ranks 16. Before him are Ken Loach, Mikhail Tal, Amancio Ortega, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Andrei Chikatilo, and F. W. de Klerk. After him are Valery Legasov, Ismail Kadare, Wilt Chamberlain, Dennis Hopper, Ursula Andress, and Barack Obama Sr.. Among people deceased in 2018, John McCain ranks 14. Before him are Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Stan Lee, Bernardo Bertolucci, Miloš Forman, Amos Oz, and Isao Takahata. After him are Philip Roth, Stephen Hillenburg, France Gall, Paul Bocuse, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Peter Grünberg.

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In Panama

Among people born in Panama, John McCain ranks 1 out of 71. After him are Manuel Noriega (1934), Carlos Fuentes (1928), Omar Torrijos (1929), Roberto Durán (1951), Edward A. Murphy Jr. (1918), Rubén Blades (1948), Miguel Bosé (1956), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), Billy Cobham (1944), Diego de Almagro II (1520), and Mireya Moscoso (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Panama

Among politicians born in Panama, John McCain ranks 1. After him are Manuel Noriega (1934), Omar Torrijos (1929), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), Mireya Moscoso (1946), Ricardo Martinelli (1952), Guillermo Endara (1936), Ricardo Maduro (1946), Juan Carlos Varela (1963), Ernesto Pérez Balladares (1946), Eric Arturo Delvalle (1937), and Martín Torrijos (1963).

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