1922 - 2016
Melvin Robert Laird Jr. (September 1, 1922 – November 16, 2016) was an American politician, writer and statesman. He was a U.S. congressman from Wisconsin from 1953 to 1969 before serving as Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973 under President Richard Nixon. Laird was instrumental in forming the administration's policy of withdrawing U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Melvin Laird has received more than 364,928 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Melvin Laird is the 15,020th most popular politician (down from 13,725th in 2019), the 8,906th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,834th in 2019) and the 549th most popular American Politician.
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Among politicians, Melvin Laird ranks 15,020 out of 15,577. Before him are Arkadi Ghukasyan, Ole von Beust, Owain Gwynedd, Emiliano González Navero, Christopher Hornsrud, and Sæward of Essex. After him are Loyola de Palacio, Gavin Newsom, Han Pil-hwa, Æthelric of Bernicia, Eevi Huttunen, and Xhafer Ypi.
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 15,014
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 15,015
1100 - 1170
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 15,016
1861 - 1934
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 15,017
1859 - 1960
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 15,018
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 15,019
1922 - 2016
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 15,020
1950 - 2006
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 15,021
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 15,022
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 15,023
600 - 572
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 15,024
1922 - 2015
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 15,025
1880 - 1940
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 15,026
Among people born in 1922, Melvin Laird ranks 347. Before him are Georgy Adelson-Velsky, Rudolf Illovszky, Leslie Marr, Regina Resnik, Jeanne Sauvé, and Giorgio Anglesio. After him are Eevi Huttunen, Jim Pollard, Elsa Joubert, Redd Foxx, Roberto Lovera, and Darren McGavin. Among people deceased in 2016, Melvin Laird ranks 424. Before him are Denton Cooley, Armando Tobar, Anton Pronk, Sammy Lee, Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, and Kevin Randleman. After him are André Guelfi, Robert Stigwood, Van Williams, Abu Omar al-Shishani, Bertil Roos, and Muriel Casals i Couturier.
1922 - 2014
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 341
1922 - 2008
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 342
1922 - 2021
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 343
1922 - 2013
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 344
1922 - 1993
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 345
1922 - 2007
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 346
1922 - 2016
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 347
1922 - 2015
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 348
1922 - 1993
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 349
1922 - 2020
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 350
1922 - 1991
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 351
1922 - 2016
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 352
1922 - 2006
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 353
1920 - 2016
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 418
1938 - 2016
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 419
1941 - 2016
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 420
1920 - 2016
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 421
1951 - 2016
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 422
1971 - 2016
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 423
1922 - 2016
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 424
1919 - 2016
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 425
1934 - 2016
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 426
1934 - 2016
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 427
1986 - 2016
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 428
1943 - 2016
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 429
1945 - 2016
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 430
Among people born in United States, Melvin Laird ranks 8,906 out of 18,182. Before him are Kevin Randleman (1971), Mary Carew (1913), Kylie Ireland (1970), Mark Mancina (1957), Art Babbitt (1907), and Janet Rowley (1925). After him are Maggie McNamara (1928), Harvey Kurtzman (1924), Carmine Caridi (1934), Tim DeKay (1963), Garrett Birkhoff (1911), and Bob Gaudio (1942).
1971 - 2016
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 8,900
1913 - 2002
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 8,901
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 8,902
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 8,903
1907 - 1992
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 8,904
1925 - 2013
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 8,905
1922 - 2016
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 8,906
1928 - 1978
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 8,907
1924 - 1993
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 8,908
1934 - 2019
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 8,909
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 8,910
1911 - 1996
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 8,911
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 8,912
Among politicians born in United States, Melvin Laird ranks 549. Before him are William L. Marcy (1786), William Z. Foster (1881), George Pataki (1945), Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927), Edward Givens (1930), and Benjamin Harrison V (1726). After him are Gavin Newsom (1967), Bob Avakian (1943), Richard Olney (1835), Alfred Francis Russell (1817), John F. Kelly (1950), and John Adair (1757).
1786 - 1857
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 543
1881 - 1961
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 544
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 545
1927 - 2003
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 546
1930 - 1967
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 547
1726 - 1791
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 548
1922 - 2016
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 549
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 550
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 551
1835 - 1917
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 552
1817 - 1884
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 553
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 554
1757 - 1840
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 555