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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. He supported the Reagan administration regarding the MX missile and aid to the Nicaraguan Contras, but he opposed the B-2 bomber and the Strategic Defense Initiative. He played a major role in convincing the House to support the January 1991 resolution supporting the use of force by President George H. W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Les Aspin has received more than 511,622 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Les Aspin is the 16,523rd most popular politician (down from 15,914th in 2019), the 10,013th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,228th in 2019) and the 653rd most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Les Aspins by language

Over the past year Les Aspin has had the most page views in the with 72,270 views, followed by Russian (4,071), and German (2,122). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Pashto (175.50%), Thai (159.07%), and Portuguese (49.30%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Les Aspin ranks 16,523 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, Daniel Risch, Jozefina Topalli, José Luis Ábalos, Eevi Huttunen, and Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin. After him are Roy Welensky, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Charles Lee, Reiner Haseloff, Jan-Erik Enestam, and Anna Fotyga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Les Aspin ranks 526. Before him are Richard Goldstone, Jan Lála, Robin Hartshorne, Alton Ellis, Rita Achkina, and Shyamala Gopalan. After him are Emilio Trivini, Luciano Federici, Phillip Griffiths, Bernard Malivoire, Marjatta Kajosmaa, and Anne Buttimer. Among people deceased in 1995, Les Aspin ranks 293. Before him are Dorothy Poynton-Hill, Trevor Blokdyk, Red Amick, Hideko Maehata, Todor Diev, and Víctor Peralta. After him are József Bencsics, Róbert Antal, Eeva-Liisa Manner, Peter Cook, Michael Hordern, and Salil Chowdhury.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Les Aspin ranks 10,013 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Dobson (1943), Stephen R. Donaldson (1947), Peyton List (1986), Wendie Jo Sperber (1958), Jon Huertas (1969), and Isaac Kashdan (1905). After him are Dee Bradley Baker (1962), Vincenzo Natali (1969), Miguel Cotto (1980), Phil Silvers (1911), David Faustino (1974), and Virginia Valli (1895).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Les Aspin ranks 653. Before him are Oliver Otis Howard (1830), Edward Rutledge (1749), Susan Collins (1952), Ted Stevens (1923), Rufus King (1755), and Robert Elswit (1950). After him are Richard A. Falk (1930), Howard Baker (1925), Mike Huckabee (1955), Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), John Delaney (1963), and Mike Honda (1941).

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