1908 - 1979
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford. A member of the Republican Party and the wealthy Rockefeller family, he previously served as the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973. Rockefeller also served as assistant secretary of State for American Republic Affairs for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (1944–1945) as well as under secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1954. A son of John D. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nelson Rockefeller has received more than 7,797,469 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Nelson Rockefeller is the 1,774th most popular politician (down from 1,749th in 2019), the 545th most popular biography from United States (up from 591st in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Politician.
Nelson Rockefeller is most famous for his political career, including serving as Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States.
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Among politicians, Nelson Rockefeller ranks 1,774 out of 15,577. Before him are Ziying, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Munjong of Joseon, James E. Webb, Maymunah bint al-Harith, and Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. After him are Yolande de Polastron, Kaidu, Ish-bosheth, Peter II of Aragon, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Sophia Palaiologina.
300 BC - 206 BC
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 1,768
1913 - 1993
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 1,769
1414 - 1452
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 1,770
1906 - 1992
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,771
594 - 674
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,772
1584 - 1647
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,773
1908 - 1979
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,774
1749 - 1793
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,775
1230 - 1301
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,776
1100 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,777
1174 - 1213
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,778
1908 - 1972
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,779
1455 - 1503
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,780
Among people born in 1908, Nelson Rockefeller ranks 26. Before him are John Bardeen, Edward Teller, Mika Waltari, Amon Göth, David Oistrakh, and David Lean. After him are Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Joseph McCarthy, Franz Stangl, Carole Lombard, Manoel de Oliveira, and William Saroyan. Among people deceased in 1979, Nelson Rockefeller ranks 16. Before him are Hafizullah Amin, Jean Seberg, Sándor Kocsis, Jean Monnet, Dennis Gabor, and Mika Waltari. After him are Hanna Reitsch, Ludvík Svoboda, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Mustafa Barzani, Nadia Boulanger, and Sonia Delaunay.
1908 - 1991
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 20
1908 - 2003
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 21
1908 - 1979
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 22
1908 - 1946
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 23
1908 - 1974
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 24
1908 - 1991
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 25
1908 - 1979
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 26
1908 - 1972
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 27
1908 - 1957
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 28
1908 - 1971
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 29
1908 - 1942
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 30
1908 - 2015
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 31
1908 - 1981
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 32
1929 - 1979
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 10
1938 - 1979
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 11
1929 - 1979
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 12
1888 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 13
1900 - 1979
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 14
1908 - 1979
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 15
1908 - 1979
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 16
1912 - 1979
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 17
1895 - 1979
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 18
1917 - 1979
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 19
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 20
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 21
1885 - 1979
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 22
Among people born in United States, Nelson Rockefeller ranks 545 out of 18,182. Before him are Aaron T. Beck (1921), Sidney Sheldon (1917), Herbert Spencer Gasser (1888), John Howard Northrop (1891), T. S. Eliot (1888), and James E. Webb (1906). After him are Jerry Lewis (1926), Anthony Perkins (1932), Francis Fukuyama (1952), James Caan (1940), Margaret Keane (1927), and Ernest Lawrence (1901).
1921 - 2021
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 539
1917 - 2007
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 540
1888 - 1963
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 541
1891 - 1987
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 542
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 543
1906 - 1992
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 544
1908 - 1979
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 545
1926 - 2017
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 546
1932 - 1992
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 547
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 548
1940 - 2022
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 549
1927 - 2022
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 550
1901 - 1958
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 551
Among politicians born in United States, Nelson Rockefeller ranks 64. Before him are Sarah Palin (1964), Chester A. Arthur (1829), Crazy Horse (1840), John Kerry (1943), Bernie Sanders (1941), and James E. Webb (1906). After him are Boris Johnson (1964), Jim Mattis (1950), Donald Rumsfeld (1932), Ted Kennedy (1932), Joseph McCarthy (1908), and Michael Bloomberg (1942).
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 58
1829 - 1886
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 59
1840 - 1877
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 60
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 61
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 62
1906 - 1992
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 63
1908 - 1979
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 64
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 65
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 66
1932 - 2021
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 67
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 68
1908 - 1957
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 69
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 70