POLITICIAN

Michael Chertoff

1953 - Today

Photo of Michael Chertoff

Icon of person Michael Chertoff

Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. He was the co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. Chertoff previously served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as a federal prosecutor, and as Assistant U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Chertoff has received more than 908,427 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Michael Chertoff is the 18,637th most popular politician (down from 17,073rd in 2019), the 15,887th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,665th in 2019) and the 1,222nd most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 910k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael Chertoff ranks 18,637 out of 19,576Before him are Cécile Duflot, Steve Daines, Jiří Dienstbier Jr., Judy Martz, Lamar Smith, and Alan Keyes. After him are Kristian Jensen, Dixy Lee Ray, Camelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea, Albert Demchenko, André Boisclair, and Bob Woolmer.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Michael Chertoff ranks 687Before him are Danny Philip, Ian Ferguson, Gus Williams, Sylvia Steiner, Pippa Norris, and Reggie Lucas. After him are William Malone, Pete Hoekstra, Kevin Beattie, Michael Curry, Karen Moe, and Dipak Misra.

Others Born in 1953

Go to all Rankings

In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Chertoff ranks 15,887 out of 20,380Before him are D'Angelo Russell (1996), Tony Yayo (1978), Lorenzo Brown (1990), Christian Coleman (1996), Alan Keyes (1950), and Shawn Colvin (1956). After him are Rachel True (1966), Becca Fitzpatrick (1979), Metro Boomin (1993), Dixy Lee Ray (1914), Candace Owens (1989), and Karl Glusman (1988).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Michael Chertoff ranks 1,222Before him are David Brenner (1962), Steve Daines (1962), Jiří Dienstbier Jr. (1969), Judy Martz (1943), Lamar Smith (1947), and Alan Keyes (1950). After him are Dixy Lee Ray (1914), Alan Cranston (1914), Richard Riley (1933), Tom Cotton (1977), Marty Walsh (1967), and William Roth (1921).