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Les Aspin

1938 - 1995

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Leslie Aspin Jr. (July 21, 1938 – May 21, 1995) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1993 and as the 18th United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994. In Congress, Aspin had a reputation as an intellectual who took a middle-of-the-road position on controversial issues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Les Aspin has received more than 517,868 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Les Aspin is the 15,972nd most popular politician (down from 14,324th in 2019), the 11,254th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,414th in 2019) and the 739th most popular American Politician.

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  • 39.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Les Aspin ranks 15,972 out of 15,577. Before him are Domingos Simões Pereira, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Seán Lemass, Jean Ravelonarivo, Marina Kaljurand, and Gene Okerlund. After him are Kenneth Clarke, Alexandru Athanasiu, Lynden Pindling, Irfaan Ali, Zhan Videnov, and Rui Maria de Araújo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Les Aspin ranks 499. Before him are Ann Jones, Mary Jo Catlett, Herb Elliott, Bertie Auld, Peter Jennings, and Satch Sanders. After him are Caryl Churchill, Timmy Mayer, Neville Lederle, Peter Westbury, Ernie Pieterse, and Arthur Scargill. Among people deceased in 1995, Les Aspin ranks 284. Before him are Art Taylor, Paul Eddington, Einari Teräsvirta, Ed Flanders, David Marshall, and John C. Stennis. After him are Salil Chowdhury, Vivian Blaine, Albert Hackett, Johnny Carey, Trevor Blokdyk, and Alex Groza.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Les Aspin ranks 11,254 out of 18,182. Before him are Daniel Cosgrove (1970), Gene Okerlund (1942), Frederick Hauck (1941), Katie Couric (1957), Kate Nauta (1982), and Phyllis Haver (1899). After him are Geri Allen (1957), Joan Severance (1958), Tucker Carlson (1969), Eric Millegan (1974), André 3000 (1975), and Eric Winter (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Les Aspin ranks 739. Before him are John Breckinridge (1760), Dennis Kucinich (1946), Lamar Alexander (1940), Ed Markey (1946), William Wyatt Bibb (1781), and Gene Okerlund (1942). After him are Jim Webb (1946), Xavier Becerra (1958), Charles Magill Conrad (1804), Jan Brewer (1944), John Langdon (1741), and Jane Irwin Harrison (1804).

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