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Melvin Laird

1922 - 2016

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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

Among politicians, Melvin Laird ranks 15,020 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Melvin Laird ranks 347Before 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 424Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melvin Laird ranks 8,906 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Melvin Laird ranks 549Before 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).